Retail Specialist - Lakewood, CO

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.  

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.