Driver Helper/Merchandiser

Who We Are:
Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:
Driver helper/merchandisers support our delivery and merchandising teams by helping drivers with local deliveries within a defined territory and by traveling to grocery stores and other beverage outlets to ensure our products are stocked, displayed, and rotated correctly in accounts along their route.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help deliver product in a safe, timely, and professional manner.
• Unload product from trailer using a pallet jack and/or hand truck.
• Handle a wide array of different beverage products, safely and efficiently.
• Fill all cooler space, shelf space, displays, and backstock areas with beverage products.
• Rotate stock to comply with “sell-by” dates and company freshness standards.
• Build, maintain, and dismantle branded promotional displays and endcaps.
• Install signage, decals, and promotional point-of-sale materials.
• Pick up empty keg shells, damaged items, or mis-ordered product for credit.
• Drive a company or personal vehicle between stops.
• Communicate effectively with delivery drivers, sales representatives, merchandising supervisor, and store personnel, and follow directions they communicate.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Preferred Skills & Abilities:

• Self-motivated, as they will not always have a supervisor on site.
• Organized, with strong time management, excellent attention to detail, and communication skills.
• Customer service orientation.
• Must be able to navigate a hand truck full of product.
• Ability to utilize standard hand-held computer input/output devices.
• Enjoys a position where they are active and moving around often.
• Prefers a flexible, dynamic position, as this is not a 9-5 “office job.”

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record with no major violations.
• Reliable transportation to use throughout workday and proof of auto insurance. Mileage reimbursement provided.
• Must be able to lift and move cases ranging from 20 - 30 lbs. regularly and 160 lbs. to waist level. Tasks include bending, squatting, reaching, and standing for extended periods.
• Work independently across multiple retail locations, including early mornings and during weekends or peak holiday periods.
• Operate delivery vehicle safely in frequently varying weather conditions.

Benefits:

• Beverage product discounts

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