Merchandiser at Smollan

Smollan - We are a global commerce solutions company. We work at the pivot point where retailer, brand owner and shopper intercept. We help our clients achieve faster and scalable growth through planning, executing, measuring and reporting on all aspects of commerce.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Merchandiser

Reference Number: SMWA-17
Location: Nigeria
Work Level: Junior
Job Type: Permanent

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables
Shelf Health and Effective Administration:

• Maintains store shelves by observing displays of company products
• Check quality continuously, respond to poor quality or damage
• Keep area clean, tidy and uncluttered including store room
• Observe and Maintain perfect store through maintaining inventory by restocking shelves with product from inventory; observing inventory levels; prompting supervisors to reorder when levels appear low; arranging for return for damaged products.
• Identify cross merchandising opportunities and ensure execution after approval
• Provides information by reporting growth, expansion, or closing of supermarkets in assigned territory.
• Timeously identify problems areas and communicate to relevant party for resolution
• Observe call cycle by reviewing priorities with supervisor; discussing special instructions, product promotions, new products, and price changes.
• Document data or Input data on Handheld Terminals (HHT) with integrity and observing data hygiene.
• Ensuring that the set sales targets are achieved.
• Daily collection sales orders from the outlets.
• Observe layout and themes according to the planograms.
• Maintain Minimum number of stores required.
• Helps field sales representatives with special promotions by setting-up displays at aisle ends; checking daily on special promotions; observing customer reaction to special promotions; forwarding observations to management through supervisors; removing promotions at end of special promotion period.

Customer / Client Satisfaction:

• Enhances merchandising and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Ensure professional appearance and conduct
• Ensure company uniform is clean and tidy
• Maintains customer relationships by visiting store, (modern trade outlets) & General Trade outlets and answering their questions; responding to special requests; describing product features.
• Knowledge of competitor Products and Positioning of our brands in the market.

Effective teamwork and self-management:

• Maintains quality results by following and enforcing standards.
• Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures
• Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organizational needs
• Responsible for own career pathing and initiative
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; as organized by learning and development officer.
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements

• Grade D+ (D Plus) in Secondary Education
• 3 months’ experience in Merchandising 
• Valid motorbike / vehicle licence
• Own motorbike / vehicle

Salary
Market Related.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online