What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Service Merchandiser NE position at Distribution Company?
At Imperial (IDI), our customer connection is what drives our success. The person that connects with our customers on a daily basis is our Retail Merchandisers. As a Retail Merchandiser, you play a key role in supporting supermarket partners by ensuring well-stocked, organized, and visually appealing in-line categories, seasonal displays, and promotional sections. This position is focused on helping customers drive profitable sales while representing IDI through strong in-store relationships. Responsibilities include generating sales orders, stocking shelves, maintaining inventory levels, and addressing basic store-level issues across one or more assigned locations.
About Imperial (IDI)
Imperial is a recognized leader in supermarket non-foods distribution and merchandising. For over 85 years, we’ve helped our partners grow smarter and stronger—offering unmatched product selection, customized programs, and expert retail support across health, beauty, wellness, general merchandise categories. IDI supports over 50 regional and independent retail grocery banners with products from major national CPG brands as well as customized private label and seasonal program options.
What sets us apart? Our singular focus is on providing retailers with the value, innovation, and differentiation they need to thrive in today's dynamic marketplace.
Our Mission prioritizes people, embraces change, and fosters growth. And our Vision is to redefine partnership with a lasting impact on our customers, communities, and the industry. At the center of it all is our amazing team.
Join the Imperial Team: Where Excellence Meets Partnership
We are looking for self-motivated individuals with a sharp eye for detail and a passion for delivering exceptional results. Ideal candidates are strong communicators who thrive in a fast-paced, physical work environment and take pride in providing outstanding customer service.
If you enjoy working independently, building positive relationships with co-workers and customers, solving problems on the go, and achieving goals—all while maintaining a daytime schedule—this could be the perfect role for you.
Essential Responsibilities/Duties Include:
- Make regularly scheduled store visits
- Ensure inline General Merchandise categories are well stocked and maintained
- Place/Maintain displays (set up promotional and sales displays, introduction and cut-in of new items)
- Complete resets
- Build relationship with store managers and employees
- Stock merchandise
- Maintain shelf conditions by keeping sections blocked and free of debris
- Tag/price compliance
- Reorder products that you service
- Maintain inventory levels for inline sections, power panels, clip strips, and cross merchandise
- Prepare and complete weekly service reports for timely submission via tablet
- Manage back stock ensuring product is worked to shelf
- Ensure planogram compliance at shelf
- Other duties as assigned
Schedule: Mon-Fri
Travel required:
Monday: Johnston RI
Tuesday: Warwick RI
Wednesday: Flex day Warwick/Johston RI
Thursday: Johnston RI
Friday: Warwick RI
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Prior experience in retail, grocery, food service, or merchandising is preferred.
- Basic computer skills – requiring able to use a log in and password and follow simple instructions.
- Knowledge of product and/or experience with merchandising general merchandise or health and beauty care products preferred.
- Ability to read and write short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
- Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
- Your Own/Reliable Transportation
Why Join Imperial?
- Schedule: Consistent Monday - Friday schedule – enjoy your weekends
- Growth Culture: Opportunities for professional advancement
- Employee Perks: No night shifts or holiday work, flexible scheduling to support a healthy work life balance, independence to plan the day
- Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO and more
**A full comprehensive job description will be available during the interview process, this is a condensed job posting.
Salary : $35,880 - $47,840