Merchandiser - Whangarei

**The Role**

We’re on the lookout for a committed and reliable individual to be the face of The Better Drinks Company out in the market. You’ll take ownership for The Better Drinks Company in-store execution across our stores in the Whangarei covering our Pak'N Save, New World and Woolworths stores merchandising both the chilled and grocery TBDC lines. You’ll be ensuring our brands are well-presented through effectively merchandising our products in stores, as well as engaging with our consumers in-store through leading product tastings.

**You will be in market 3 days a week with early starts and working up to 6 hours per week.**

On a day to day basis, you’ll work closing with our Grocery Territory Sales Managers to support in driving sales within the region - so, we’ll need you to be a team player who works collaboratively to achieve results.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Merchandising and activating promotional plans with customers
- Managing product tastings in stores, including full set up, customer engagement and driving sales
- Stocking shelves and chillers, building product displays
- Ensuring compliance to our sales agreements, on-shelf positioning and new product ranging
- Delivering on negotiated incremental activity
- Building strong relationships with customers

**About You**

First and foremost, you’ll be someone who thrives on building strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders. As the face of our business, you’ll have strong interpersonal skills, and drives positive engagements with our customers and consumers.

You’ll need to be someone who is comfortable working autonomously, has strong initiative and a proactive approach to your work. Being planned and organised is key to success in this role, so you’ll need to be able to identify your priorities and plan out how you’ll deliver on them. Finally, strong attention to detail will be what takes you from _good_ to _great_ in this role - you’ll actively seek out opportunities, have high work standards, and ensure our brands are executed best in class.

The ‘must haves’:

- You’ll also need a valid NZ Driver’s Licence (restricted or above) and access to a personal vehicle to travel between stores
- You’ll also need to hold the right to work in New Zealand
- The job is a physical one - so you’ll need to be able to safely and comfortably lift product cases up to 15kg on a repeated basis

**Why Asahi Beverages?**

Asahi Beverages is a leading beverage organisation with a rich and varied history. Part of the Oceania Region, our New Zealand head office is based in Parnell, Auckland, with our manufacturing centre located in Papakura. We produce and market some of New Zealand’s most iconic brands, including Major Major, Long White, Peroni, Asahi Super Dry, Lipton’s Iced Teas and Charlies Juices. We have a great track record of success, we work at pace, our teams are high-performing, and there’s always a lot going on. There are so many opportunities in our company for those ready to take them on

We’re proud of who we are, and humble in how we work - we believe in creating a culture of excellence, innovation, and diversity. We offer a range of benefits such as product discounts, flexible work arrangements, health and wellness programs, and learning & development opportunities. We are passionate about our commitment to the communities we serve and are clear on our role in enhancing environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

We are a Circle Back Initiative employer and commit to responding to all applicants.