Merchandiser

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Detail information about job Merchandiser. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Join an international leader in retail consumer electrical goods
• Represent category-leading brands to key retail & wholesale clients
• Casual role (approx. 15-20 hours per week, mostly Mon-Wed)

Headquartered in the US, Spectrum Brands is a leading global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high profile consumer products. Through organic growth and acquisition, we have become a global and diversified consumer products company listed on the NYSE employing close to 18,000 people and generating annual revenue in excess of $5 billion. Our diverse brands cross the home appliance, personal care, hardware, home improvement, battery, automotive and pet categories and are sold in more than 140 countries. Spectrum Brands has a dynamic, progressive and results-focused yet friendly and down to earth culture where people are engaged, valued, respected and given opportunity for growth.

Reporting to the National Field Sales Manager, you will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with existing wholesale and retail customers in your territory. Key accounts include Harvey Norman’s, Target, Big W and Priceline. Working to a set 12 weekly call cycle, you will be responsible for store-based execution of the national marketing, promotional and merchandising strategy in order to promote brand awareness, ensuring optimal shelf presence, positioning and stock availability. You will also be responsible for using your negotiation and influencing skills to drive sales through presentation of deals and maintaining good stock weights across all inventory, as well as to identifying and maximising the use of off-shelf location and other point of sales (POS) opportunities to drive sales. Key to your success will be your ability to impart product knowledge to key retail staff so that they understand product features and benefits to become brand demonstrators who actively promote company brands to the end-consumer.  Key to the role are also reporting and administrative requirements and proactively enhancing the organisations reputation by accepting ownership to accomplish new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value and achieve positive outcomes.

This is a challenging and exciting role which requires a high level of drive, ambition and self motivation, excellent communication and product demonstration skills, the ability to build and maintain relationships and excellent time management and planning skills.  This role is ideally suited to somebody with similar experience in merchandising or field sales, ideally in the consumer electrical or consumer durables sector.

This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing and dynamic business offering a supportive and friendly team culture.  This is a casual role with varying hours depending on the needs of the business. 

If this sounds like you, then please apply via email to [email protected]