Merchandiser

Chattanooga, TN, USA|Travel, Onsite

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Hourly
Exact $21.00
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
Fixed Shifts
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Benefits

Mileage reimbursement
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Equal opportunity employer
comprehensive training
career advancement
Supportive team environment

Job Description

PepsiCo, a global leader in the food and beverage industry, is renowned for its commitment to quality, innovation, and community involvement. The company operates across various segments including snacks, beverages, and convenient foods, serving millions of customers worldwide. With a strong presence in retail environments such as grocery stores, PepsiCo drives excellence not only through its products but also through its people and operational standards. The company fosters a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, ensuring equal opportunity for all employees. PepsiCo emphasizes employee growth, safety, and delivering outstanding customer service in all areas of operation.

The Merchandiser position at PepsiCo is a full-time role dedicated to product merchandising within high-volume retail locations like grocery stores. This role is pivotal in ensuring PepsiCo's products are properly stocked, organized, and appealingly displayed to maximize sales and enhance the customer shopping experience. The job involves a variety of hands-on tasks including stocking shelves, rotating products to maintain freshness, setting up promotional displays, and managing product inventory both on the sales floor and in storage areas such as coolers and backrooms. Merchandisers interact regularly with store personnel and PepsiCo management to communicate issues, provide customer service, and maintain operational standards.

This position demands physical endurance and the ability to handle products that weigh between 20 and 45 pounds, alongside frequent bending, squatting, and reaching while performing merchandising duties. The role requires strict adherence to established schedules and routes to service multiple store locations efficiently. There is an opportunity to gain different work schedules over time, adding flexibility. The Merchandiser should be self-motivated and capable of operating independently with minimal supervision, leveraging handheld technology for order input and inventory tracking. A valid driver’s license, insurance, and personal transportation are essential due to travel requirements between multiple store sites. PepsiCo prioritizes safety and compliance by conducting pre-employment background checks and drug screenings, ensuring a secure and trustworthy workforce.

This position offers a competitive hourly wage of $21 and the chance to build strong customer relationships within the retail space. PepsiCo’s Merchandisers play a vital role in the company’s success by keeping product shelves well-stocked and attractive, helping maintain strong brand presence while delivering excellent customer service. Employees in this role benefit from comprehensive training, a supportive team environment, and the opportunity for career advancement within a major multinational corporation dedicated to employee welfare and equality.

Job Requirements

  • 18 years or older
  • Pass the physical capabilities test if applicable
  • Must have car or personal transportation to access multi-store locations within assigned shift
  • Valid U.S. driver's license
  • Proof of insurance

Job Qualifications

  • 18 years or older
  • Pass the physical capabilities test if applicable
  • Must have car or personal transportation to access multi-store locations within assigned shift
  • Valid U.S. driver's license
  • Proof of insurance
  • Helpful experience includes working in retail or grocery store settings, understanding store operations, merchandising products, managing inventory, using transport equipment
  • Ability to handle customer interactions effectively

Job Duties

  • Merchandise store shelving, coolers and displays with products in assigned accounts
  • Rotate products in the backroom and on the shelf
  • Transport products to and from backroom to shelf location
  • Use equipment to transport products such as U Boats, hand trucks, pallet jacks
  • Display promotional material such as signs and banners in accounts
  • Keep back room stock in neat and orderly condition
  • Communicate store issues to store managers and Pepsi management
  • Build customer relationships at the store level
  • Comply with operating procedures such as scan-in/scan-out, following designated route
  • Service accounts during designated times established by management
  • Deliver customer service such as communication, rapport building, attentiveness to customer needs
  • Ability to operate under minimal supervision
  • Use hand held devices to write/input orders
  • Regular, reliable, predictable attendance

Job Criteria

Experience

Entry Level (1-2 years)


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