Merchandiser
Company Overview
Discover a career with Construction Resources and its family of brands — Bell Cabinets, UMI Stone/Opustone, Cancos Tile and Stone, The Jarrell Company, MVP Granite, and Ramos Marble and Granite, where craftsmanship and collaboration meet. For over 50 years, we’ve empowered designers, builders, and remodelers to turn visions into reality. Join a team that values problem-solving, people-first service, and excellence at every level.
Position Purpose
POSITION OVERVIEW
The merchandiser will be an integral member of the field sales team. With a nearby support branch support, this individual will promote our brands and product lines by visiting kitchen and bath (K&B) showrooms, Fabricators, design studios in the designated region. With Corporate support, they would be responsible for the Company’s promotional and sales/marketing efforts in the region.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Brand Development
- Engage business owners & other key decision makers through friendly, consistent and professional communications
- Qualify and evaluate potential showrooms for UMI displays and marketing efforts
- Identify opportunities for CR to improve the consumer experience in the marketplace Product Knowledge & Education
- Regularly conduct product informational updates, educating our retail sales partners and fabricators about CR and our lines of products.
- During these meaningful visits/discussions obtain a better understanding of their business needs and potential sales opportunities for CR.
- Customer Evaluation and categorization of all customers assigned to your region, using existing sales “intel” report to collect all information CR requires for better serve our clients and improve sales performance.
- Maintain accurate information about the customer, address, email addresses of all members of the clients’ team and updating the information into our Inventory system.
Display maintenance and installation/deliveries and marketing collaterals
- During these meaningful visits, CR expects all displays to be in order, clean and with all samples in place, placing an order when samples are missing from our displays and making sure all of our marketing collateral are in place. Window decals, location cards, catalogs, updated price list when applicable and any other marketing initiative we have in place.
Work environment & Physical demands
- The merchandiser role is an outside field position where 80% of the time will be out on the field visiting customer, driving most of the time and part of your time will be spend internally at your assigned branch, helping customers showing slabs, assembling displays, collecting samples and supporting internal staff under supervision of the local Branch manager or the executive team.
- Merchandisers will be part of the internal staff as needed and will be part of the schedule rotating Saturday.
- Merchandisers should expect to handle heavy lifting, loading and unloading displays up to 50 pounds.
- Merchandisers will support distribution centers in their region
REQUIREMENTS/EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- EXCEPTIONAL organization and planning skills
- Energetic and confident in engaging with business owners and staff
- Very strong interpersonal communication skills
- Experience in sales, customer service or other people-oriented fields is preferred
- Ability to occasionally work extended hours on the weekend
- Must be over 21 yrs. of age and have a good driving record.
- We are drug-free workplace and an EEO employer.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
- Communication Skills – Verbal Communication, Listening, Negotiation, Persuasion, Writing Skills
- Critical Thinking – Adaptable, Flexible, Problem Solving, Desire to Learn
- Positive Attitude – Cooperation, Courteous, Friendly, Honest, Respectful
- Teamwork – Collaborative, Team Player, Accept Feedback, Customer Service, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Skills
- Work Ethic – Multi-tasking, Organization, Time management & Efficiency, Strategic Planning, Results Oriented
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Pay Range
The pay range for this position is between *
Work Location
Onsite – These roles offer the opportunity to be part of a team at a specific physical location. Associates in these locations work in person at a local store, warehouse, or office, supporting daily operations and building strong relationships with their teams.
Building Location
7427 15th Street East
Sarasota, FL
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Online Assessments
As part of our application process for this role, there is an online assessment that you will need to complete. You’ll be directed to the link to start the assessment immediately after submitting your application. Once you click on the assessment link, you’ll have 96 hours to complete it. You may stop and restart the assessment as many times as needed during your 96-hour time frame. The assessment should only take about 20 minutes to complete.
During the assessment, we’ll ask you questions about how you approach work and various other work-related situations. The questions are based on characteristics that are related to performing successfully in hourly roles at The Home Depot, including: how you work as part of a team; whether you are responsible, dependable and thorough; and your ability to learn new skills. For Store/Merchandising roles we will ask a few additional questions around how you help customers and drive sales.
If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation related to the assessment, or you would like to obtain more information about the assessment, click here.
Benefits
Parental Leave
Paid parental leave to bond with your new addition
Profit-Sharing Bonuses
Merit increases and performance bonuses
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Home Depot stock at a 15% discount through payroll deductions
Retirement Plans
401(k) savings plan with company matching
Health & Wellness
Medical, dental, vision insurance plans and more
Tuition Reimbursement
Tuition reimbursement, scholarships, and discounted tuition rates
Paid Time Off Benefits
Salaried associates are eligible for 2 weeks of vacation in their first year. FT hourly will be eligible for 40 hours of paid vacation time after 6 months of continuous service. For positions in Washington State, Spokane, and Tacoma only: Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater. For positions in Seattle only: Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater.
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