BlueTriton is a leading provider of spring and purified water products - the name behind your favorite bottled water brands. We are proud to offer an extensive portfolio of highly recognizable, responsibly sourced, and sustainably packaged spring water in addition to other quality products and services. Get ready to quench your thirst with exciting possibilities when you join BlueTriton for a fiercely good career doing work that matters.

ReadyRefresh brings hydration that supports a healthy lifestyle, and convenience that preserves precious time and sustainability to help improve our world. Our ReadyRefresh branches and warehouses are where our iconic brands begin their journey to the customer.

**Job Description**

We are currently seeking a **Merchandiser** to be located in Tampa, FL.

**The primary responsibilities will include:**

The **Merchandisers** primary responsibility is to grow revenue by developing and servicing DSD chain accounts and small independent DSD customers within a designated territory. This includes, taking product orders, merchandising both cold vault and warm shelves, expanding our product portfolio within existing accounts, ensuring planogram compliance, ensuring proper POS is visible and updated, adhering to pricing guidelines, managing account information and working safely. This role is highly interactive and has a strong sales and service focus. Specific accountabilities:

**Sales**

Takes inventory and places orders for future delivery to avoid out-of-stocks and reduction of out of-date product. Upsell and increase SKUs where authorized

Minimum of weekly visits to assigned stores. 20-30 visits per day with avg order size of $125-$150

Develops all assigned accounts relative to sales volume, market share, product distribution, space allocation, and customer service

Solicits placement of equipment, sells sufficient product inventory, and executes promotions; adhering to pricing and promotion guidelines

Monitor competitive environment to understand and leverage sales opportunities

Solicitation of new accounts fitting approved ReadyRefresh target profile

**Service**

Responsible for regular merchandising duties at store level, which include areas such as stocking and rotating product, placement of POS materials, execute resets, building displays, etc.

Merchandising store displays to ensure proper inventory, pricing, and rotation

Solicits weekly orders utilizing tablet for order taking and solicitation of new products. Ensure all paperwork and orders are filled out properly and completely

Maintain delivery information on all accounts and ensure DSD RSR is updated on changes or issues

Anticipate customer needs to maintain proper product inventories

Provides excellent service to assigned accounts; creates and maintains goodwill with all customers

**Safety**

Follow defined safe work practices

Take ownership of personal safety, and that of co-workers and the public

**Qualifications**

**Requirements/Qualifications:**

You must be at least 18 years of age

You must possess a valid Driver's License and have an acceptable driving record (no major driving offenses in the last 3 years) and reliable transportation

Prior store sales or merchandising experience preferred

Good Verbal communications skills for face-to-face sales/negotiations

Must be able to perform basic financial calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Service-oriented

Ability to work independently, efficiently, and in different types of weather

Ability to effectively interact with people from diverse backgrounds

Ability to work hours necessary to complete assigned tasks, including variable start/end times

Ability to alternately sit, climb, stand, push, lift, pull and walk all day an average of 300 units per day, each weighing up to 45 lbs., using product handling tools as appropriate with or without a reasonable accommodation

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BlueTriton Brands offers an extensive portfolio of highly recognizable, responsibly sourced and packaged spring water, purified water and water beverage brands that include Poland Spring, Deer Park, Ozarka, Ice Mountain, Zephyrhills, Arrowhead, Origin, Saratoga, AC ION, Pure Life, BEAU, Splash Blast and Splash Fizz. BlueTriton Brands also owns and operates ReadyRefresh, a customizable water and beverage delivery service that has been certified as a CarbonNeutral business.

Based in Stamford, Connecticut, BlueTriton Brands and its affiliates in the United States and Canada employ over 7,000 employees. BlueTriton Brands manages resources for long-term sustainability and helps to safeguard more than 20,000 acres of watershed land. The Company has 28 production facilities across the United States, 13 of which are Alliance for Water Stewardship certified across 12 sites, with eight of the certified facilities being AWS Platinum, the highest-level certification.

BlueTriton Brands is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. BlueTriton Brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at BlueTritonHR@bluetriton.com (xyz@bluetriton.com)