MERCHANDISER SUPERVISOR LADSON (Transportation)

Job Title: Merchandiser Supervisor

Industry Code:  Wholesale Trade 424000 Non-Durable Goods

Job Code:  B6553-1031(04)

Reports To:  Area/Sales Manager or General Manager

FLSA Status:  Non-Exempt FWW

Department:  Distribution

Department of Labor:  53-1031 First Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

Description:  Directly supervise and coordinate activities of transportation and material moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.

Summary:  Supervises and coordinates activities of workers in material handling distribution by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned. 

Assign duties to workers and schedule break periods, work hours, and vacations.

Trains workers in policies, procedures, and job duties.

Requests merchandise, supplies, and equipment based on needs through the Area Sales Manager.

Inspects and reviews daily route paperwork to ensure accuracy.  Records and reviews material handling of merchandise.

Listens to customer complaints, examines work performed by merchandiser specialists, and resolves problems to restore and promote good public relations.

Assists sales workers in completing difficult sales, placing displays or coolers, and performing resets.

Ensure all deliveries are properly worked by the team by scheduling routine visits to customer locations and by following up on customer complaints.

Ensures all deliveries are properly worked, and stocked, displays set, promotions executed, back stock broken down and placed in proper areas in an organized fashion, shells/flats picked up and recorded, damaged or out of date picked up, recorded, and properly discarded, and any other issues related to the delivery, customer service, sales, and employment of this team.

Communicates issues, problems, or opportunities with the sales and delivery team as well as management.

Ensures the safety of all employees by reporting and investigating all safety concerns and/or violations.

Follows all company policies and procedures set forth by management.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Language Ability: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Math Ability: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates and Licenses: Valid driver's license meeting acceptable criteria.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds using an electric pallet jack or cart. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.

Salary Minimum: 48000Salary Maximum: 53560