Merchandiser (Edmonton)- 6 Month Contract

Get to know Sleeman Breweries

At Sleeman Breweries, our people make us exceptional. We're a company founded by entrepreneurs, and that spirit is alive and thriving today. If you want to make your mark, this is the place for you - and we want to work with you!

While we're Canada's third-largest brewer, we're also a place where you can get to know everyone's name and they'll get to know yours. People here care about what they do and the people they work with.

Our commitment to our people and our values are clear. In 2023, we were named one of Canada's Best Employers (Forbes Magazine) and one of Canada's Greenest Employers.

What you'll get

To attract top-tier talent, we offer top-tier benefits:

• Compensation that's a step ahead
• RRSP matching program to help you save for retirement
• A commitment to work-life balance and flexible work arrangements when appropriate for the role
• Benefits coverage for partners and kids
• Parental leave top-up for primary and secondary caregivers
• Employee beer credit
• Tuition reimbursement program for eligible employees
• Employee and family assistance program
• Discount program with access to perks from big brands and local favourites

What you'll do - The opportunity

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Reporting to the District Sales Manager, the Merchandiser will support regional sales teams (Northern Alberta; Edmonton) to grow Sleeman Breweries' portfolio presence within the trade. Please note that this is a six-month contract role.

Responsibilities

• Merchandise product, stocking products on shelves in warm section, coolers, cold vault, floor displays, and racks
• Rotate product and ensure the freshness codes of products are checked
• Install point of sale material (POS) to support promotions or product launches, ensuring product and promotional/point of sale materials are visible and accessible
• Support the regional sales team to reach established sales targets by ensuring execution requirements negotiated by the Sales Representative or Key Account teams are applied at the store level
• Support Sales Representative in attaining more space allotment and product visibility/accessibility by persuading customers with sales or execution comparisons based on knowledge of other regional stores, informing customers of "best practices", demonstrating "A" type execution, and various other techniques
• Establish business relationships with customers and regularly follow up to ensure on-going satisfaction with products and services. Provide back-up support to Sales Representatives (e.g., selling, negotiation) in their absence or as requested by manager
• Participate in team meetings and share customer feedback, potential business opportunities and detailed local market intelligence with Sales team, as required
• Remain apprised of industry trends and changes to the competitive environment
• Communicate with key resources in-store
• Assist sales team in mass communication to stores via phone, email or in person to deliver essential information to accounts
• Perform other related duties as required

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year customer service experience in a retail sales environment
• Post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent
• Strong customer service skills and experience
• Proven ability to build strong working relationships, internal and external to the organization
• Effective communication, both written and verbal; strong presentation skills
• Computer skills with ability to use Microsoft Office
• Beverage alcohol industry experience is an asset
• Valid driver's license and able to provide own transportation
• Ability to demonstrate behaviours compatible with organizational values

Working Conditions

• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required
• Spends majority of time working in field
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs

Think you have what we need, but your credentials don't perfectly line up? You should apply! We know that folks in some equity-deserving groups miss opportunities if they think their qualifications don't fit. We would love to chat about your skills and experience and see how we might work together.

What matters here

We like you just the way you are. We believe in creating safe and inclusive spaces for everyone and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee helps us live up to that commitment.

You're welcome here no matter your sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion/creed, language, national or ethnic background, Indigenous identity, race, colour, neurodivergence, or disability status. We're an equal-pay employer and believe in opportunity for everyone.

Need an accommodation during the application process? Let us know!

What we make

Our consumers know we create some of the best beers in Canada from our breweries across the country: Sleeman, Okanagan Spring, Unibroue, and Wild Rose. And we're growing into new and innovative spaces with our ready-to-drink SoCIAL LITE line.

Get an inside look at what it's like working at Sleeman Breweries by following @lifeatsleeman on Instagram. We think you'll like working here!

We thank all candidates for their interest however only those selected to proceed will be contacted.