Job Description
Title: Product Placement
Classification: Non-Exempt
Reports to: Senior Manager
Pay Range: $24.00 - $28.00/Hourly
The compensation range provided is in compliance with state-specific laws. Factors that may be used to determine your actual rate of pay include your specific skills, years of experience, and other factors.
This position is currently located in Sylmar, California, and will relocate to Santa Clarita in the third quarter of 2023. We do not provide remote or hybrid employment.
Position Overview: Responsible for ensuring that store locations adhere to guidelines of product merchandising. Manage merchandising changes and resets at assigned store locations.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Seek to understand Vallarta Supermarket’s merchandising standards and communicate those standards to store personnel.
- Communicate store challenges to the Merchandising and Category Management teams - be an advocate for customers and for customer-facing personnel.
- Visit assigned store locations to oversee Grocery and Deli product merchandising.
- Ensure that all Grocery and Deli schematics are properly implemented at all assigned locations.
- Ensure that all Grocery and Deli displays in assigned stores are built to specification.
- Discuss with Store Director and Assistant Store Director any instances where new item implementation or product merchandising does not conform to Vallarta Supermarket’s standards.
- Monitor proper rotation of all perishable products.
- Transfer product from location to location as needed.
- Assist stores in maintaining adequate stock levels.
- Assist in store resets and remodels as required.
- Other related duties and assignments as required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Technical: Knowledgeable in the marketing influence of product placement. Knowledgeable of all grocery products. Ability to be creative and innovative. Highly effective organizational and time management skills. Skilled in independently prioritizing, planning, coordinating, organizing, leading, and monitoring multiple organizational projects of a complex nature simultaneously and quickly adapting to changes in time frames.
- Communication: Ability to effectively convey and understand information verbally and in written format. Ability to interface with all levels of the company through active listening, comprehending questions, and providing answers.
- Interpersonal Relationships: Ability to interface with vendors, customers, management, and company personnel on a regular basis, to obtain or provide information. Has the propensity to project a positive attitude and look for solutions to problems. Ability to collaborate with others through teamwork and share ideas to work towards a common goal.
- Decision Making: Ability to manage time and adhere to deadlines. Knowledge of processes necessary to make an informed decision. Ability to work on own initiative when minimum supervision is provided.
Required Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Two (2) years of merchandising experience.
- Retail and/or supermarket field experience preferred.
- Proficient in computer applications, including MS Word, Excel, and email applications.
Physical Demands:
- Must be physically able to safely ascend to heights, be able to bend, crawl and move safely and freely around machinery and building. Must have eyesight or corrected eyesight to safely work around and inspect the equipment, identify insect pests, and prepare inspection notes and reports.
- Will be required to stand and walk throughout the work shift with some bending, squatting, and climbing to conduct inspections in the stores and in various cold and hot temperatures.
- Will be required to sit and use office equipment and computers.
- Will be required to travel long hours in the vehicle to commute to company locations; overnight stays may be needed.
- May also have to do some light lifting of supplies and materials from time to time.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a non-exempt level position, must be able to work full time, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Friday; some Saturdays as needed.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and employees may perform other duties as directed. All employees are expected to perform any reasonable task or request that is consistent with fulfilling company goals and objectives.