Highlights
We are looking for merchandisers to work independently across various retail locations, showcasing their organization and time management skills to display and maintain inventory levels of our celebrations product, including greeting cards, gift wrap accessories, party goods, plush and more. Primary Responsibilities: Service stores on your assigned route, including merchandising and organizing product orders, displaying product within greeting card departments and other retail locations, maintaining an organized backroom areas, and other inventory tasks as needed.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Franklin, NC |
| Industry | Manufacturing - Other |
| Company Size | 2,500 to 4,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1906 |
| Website | http://corporate.americangreetings.com/careers/whoweare.html |
Description
Job Description
American Greetings is a global leader in the Celebrations marketplace.
Celebrate with us and join our team today!
As a Merchandiser with American Greetings, you are a vital part of our company's purpose: helping people celebrate holidays, each other, and all of life's special moments, by making the world a more thoughtful and caring place every single day. We are looking for merchandisers to work independently across various retail locations, showcasing their organization and time management skills to display and maintain inventory levels of our celebrations product, including greeting cards, gift wrap accessories, party goods, plush and more.
Pay:
- The starting pay is $11.70 per hour with two increases during the first year of employment (the listed rates are subject to change based on work location)
- After 6 months of employment the pay rate will increase to $12.40
- After 1 year of continued employment the pay rate will increase to $13.00
- We offer flexible work scheduling
- We provide paid training
- 401(k) with company match
Route and Schedule:
This route will service the following retail locations at:
245 Macon Plaza, Franklin, NC 28734
140 Shawn Pack Circle
668 E Main St
152 W Palmer St
2909 Georgia Rd
3974 Highlands Rd
3230 Old Murphy Rd
6549 Georgia Rd
The weekly average hours are 3 hours per week.
The weekly hours may increase to an average of 6 hours per week around holidays.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Service stores on your assigned route, including merchandising and organizing product orders, displaying product within greeting card departments and other retail locations, maintaining an organized backroom areas, and other inventory tasks as needed.
- Communicate with management any questions or concerns regarding service or schedules.
- Work in a fast-paced retail environment utilizing effective time management skills and organizational skills.
- Partner and build relationships with retail store associates and management during daytime retail business hours.
- Availability for additional working days and extended hours leading up to and immediately following major holidays.
- Provide occasional assistance with store resets which may include minor fixture work, product assembly, relocation, or removal as requested.
- Review and plan your weekly service schedule and workload in your assigned stores, utilizing a company-issued tablet
- The ability to work on your own and with a team.
About Company
For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation has been a creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships to create happiness, laughter and love. The Company's major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards. American Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and electronic greeting cards available at AmericanGreetings.com. In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates and licenses popular character brands through the American Greetings Properties group. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $1.9 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide.