Merchandiser

This is a casual entry level position

The company:

Oriental Merchant is a leading wholesaler and distributor of authentic Asian food goods in the FMCG industry. We supply major supermarkets and independent grocery stores across Australia New Zealand and Europe with brands and products familiar throughout the Asia Pacific region. We are proud of what we have achieved in the Asian food category and are looking for a new addition to our team!

An incredible opportunity for a Merchandiser to join our Trade Engagement team in Adelaide!

Job description:

Primary Responsibilities

• Visit customers and stores as per prescribed call schedules
• Maintain store shelves with company product tidying store shelves removing outofdate product and providing optimum display of company products
• Observe inventory levels and prompt sales reps to reorder when stock level appears low
• Place reorders with individual retailers as required to optimize stock levels where possible
• Recommend new line opportunities
• Solicit additional stock orders where opportunities exist
• Attend to fixtures and maintain presentation standards to requirements
• Fill fixtures as required with reserve stocks from stockroom and capping
• Check date codes and rotate stock as required
• Check quality and appearance of stocks to ensure saleability and report discrepancies that may be considered a product risk
• Check and report missing descriptive flag tickets and store POS
• Check store range compliance against applicable layout profiles
• Build layouts and relay stores as required
• Complete merchandising call report including POSM report and status reporting competitor activities pricing product ranging promotional activities displays audit daily through SalesIQ
• Assist Sales Reps and shops with promotions by setting up regular small or largescale display of product replenish the product in the display and feedback to sales reps and team leaders re customer reaction to the display and promotions
• Contact demo promoters and being capable to illustrate demo briefings to demo promoters
• Conduct regular weekday and weekend instore demos
• Conduct regular visit to restaurants and feedback sales reps and team leaders the info required.
• Distribute samples to shops and restaurants as requested and generate a report to the team leader through SalesIQ
• Conduct and execute sales driven activities/campaigns as required
• The above may be subject to change from time to time and be willing to undertake any other responsibility as assigned by management as and when necessary.

Promotional Activity

• Check weekly promotional tie up against Masterfile
• Build and ticket display as required
• Use product knowledge to seek in store promotional activities within available retail space

To be successful you will need:

Full Australian working rights

Current Australian drivers Licence

Excellent verbal communication skills (Fluency in spoken and written Chinese is advantageous)

1 years experience in a similar role

Ability to multitask and ability to prioritise

Attention to detail and commercial acumen

Benefits:

Join an expanding global company and gain extensive exposure to the FMCG industry

Opportunities for growth and progression

Supportive work environment

Generous company discounts

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*At Oriental Merchant the security of our employees and candidates is a priority. Recently we have been made aware of certain unauthorized individuals falsely presenting themselves as recruiters as part of online scams or phishing attempts. We will never request sensitive information such as your bank account information money or any personal information for visa sponsorships during the application and interview process.

If someone asks you for sensitive information we strongly advise that you assume that individual is not affiliated with Oriental Merchant. Some things to watch out for:

We will never request payment from you to process employer sponsored visas of any kind. Employer sponsored visas is something Oriental Merchant unfortunately do not currently facilitate for candidates.

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