Retail Specialist - Detroit, MI - Full/Part Time

Retail Specialist will sell and insure best in class in store merchandising to include building displays, packing out product, and replenishing permanent secondary displays and maintain salability of all authorized items. The job does include weekend work as needed and will include some weekend hours. The Retail Specialist position could be a Full- time or a Part- time position, with the same responsibilities.

 Job Summary 

Retail
Activities   

• Empire supports Meat/Seafood,
  Deli/Bakery, Produce, and Grocery suppliers in the Kroger stores which
  includes calling on all the stores in assigned territory within the
  established call frequency 
• Sell and service all principal
  accounts represented by Empire to ensure all of the authorized items are
  on shelf and priced and tagged properly  
• Rotate product as required by
  manufacturer for perishable merchandise and for merchandise requiring
  freshness checks 
• Set up displays of manufacturer-client
  brands while working within the guidelines of customer regulations and
  manufacturer-client display objectives  
• Obtain and maintain 100% distribution
  of all manufacturer-client products approved by the Kroger POG  
• Conduct regular checks of store shelf
  tags to insure continued distribution and reordering of product  
• Carry out all previously planned
  promotion and programs to a successful conclusion  
• Supply point-of-sale material to
  store(s) as required by the manufacturer-client and approved by the retailer  
• Apply manufacturer’s cents-off coupons
  and special offers to product as required by the manufacturer and approved
  by the customer  
• Insure that all retail objectives and
  shelf standards are met and maintained in assigned territory  
• Keep sections set to customer’s
  schematic or stocking plan as is required or beneficial to
  manufacturer-clients  
• Maintain competitive awareness and
  promptly report all information through proper channels 

Administration
  

• Implement and maintain organization’s
  ‘call system’ 
• Carefully review all sales reports to
  maintain awareness of progress toward assigned goals  
• Sales bulletins 
• Call reports with drive objectives  
• Maintain all permanent equipment in
  the best possible condition  
• Territory files and company owned
  office equipment  
• Maintain and update all territorial
  records 
• Advise all company customers of
  information regarding pricing and policy 
• Attend and participate in all
  scheduled company meetings 
• Report completely and on time using
  forms supplied and with the frequency requested 
• Exercise expense control within
  guidelines of Retail Supervisor 
•  Accountable to the Retail Supervisor for
  proper interpretation and fulfillment of functions, responsibilities and
  relationships 
• Coordinate activities and cooperate
  with Operations, under the direction of the Retail Supervisor, in the
  execution of promotional programs 
• Establish and maintain rapport with
  all store personnel and buying personnel in assigned accounts 
• Follow and adhere to company policy
  and procedures, under the direction of the Retail Supervisor, when working
  with a manufacturer-client 
• Follow proper protocol and procedures
  when communicating with administrative or office personnel 

Requirements 

• High School Diploma or equivalent  
• 1-2 years of CPG/grocery/retail
  industry related experience preferred 
• Strong verbal and persuasive
  communication skills 
• Ability to be able to operate
  autonomously, with strong personal drive for results 

LANGUAGE
SKILLS: 

Ability to read
and comprehend simple to sometimes complex instructions, correspondence, and
memos. Ability to write clear and
concise correspondence. Ability to
effectively present information in one on one or group situations.  

MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS: 

Ability to add,
subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,
common fractions, and decimals. Ability
to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. 

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. 

PHYSICAL
DEMANDS: 

The physical
demands described here are 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. 

While performing
the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use
hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with
hands and arms. The employee must be
able to remain in a standing position at least 75% of the time. The employee is required to communicate with
co-workers and/or customers and must be able to accurately exchange
information. The employee must also be able to lift and move up to 40-50 pounds
from one location to another, sometimes several feet away from each other. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision and ability to see objects, information on computer screens,
and/or view written information, from distances of 20-40 feet. 

WORK
ENVIRONMENT: 

Duties are
typically performed a retail grocery store environment and will include
customers and store personnel. Duties require the employee to be in outside
facilities, including but not limited to, customer warehouses, kitchens, and
manufacturer-client facilities, all of which require more safety precautions
than a normal office environment. The noise level in the work environment is
usually moderate. The work environment
characteristics described here are those that the employee should expect while
performing the essential functions of this job. 

Standards of
Conduct and Dress Code:  

Adhere to the
standards set forth in organization’s Employee Handbook, Standards of Conduct
section. Review in particular: Conflict
of Interest; Confidentiality & non-disclosure; Dress code. 

The job description does not constitute an
employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change
by the Employer as the needs of the employer and job requirements change.