Retail Coverage Merchandiser - Grocery

Retail Coverage Merchandiser – Grocery (Position #115116) – Acosta

Company: Acosta (ACO-US)

Location: Highland Park, Michigan, 48203

Pay Rate: $16.50 per hour (range $16.50 – $16.50)

Employment Duration: Part-time

Function: Merchandising

Description: As a Retail Coverage Merchandiser, you help products from one of the world’s largest CPG companies stand out in assigned grocery stores. By ensuring product availability, building displays, and supporting promotional activity, you connect shoppers with the brands they love while driving incremental sales. The position offers independence, flexible scheduling, and hands‑on merchandising.

What’s in it for you?

• Set your own workdays, Sunday through Saturday, with occasional ad‑hoc day‑specific work.
• Work with brands you know and love across multiple product categories.
• Experience a dynamic, independent workday with variety in daily tasks.
• Learn from retail experts to master merchandising and reporting tools.
• Earn reimbursement for travel between stores.
• Competitive salary with opportunities to advance within Acosta.

What will you do?

• Visit assigned stores to ensure client products are stocked, properly displayed, and positioned to drive incremental sales.
• Collaborate with store managers to resolve inventory issues and maintain strong display standards.
• Sell pre‑approved incremental items to support promotions and build secondary displays.
• Complete client‑required audits and submit same‑day reporting through mobile technology.
• Stock, pack out, and merchandise products, regularly lifting up to 40 lbs.
• Receive promotional and marketing materials at home and deliver them to stores for installation.
• Pre‑sell and build displays that enhance product visibility.
• Capture and upload photos of completed work to demonstrate merchandising execution.
• Partner with store leadership and associates while staying in communication with the direct manager via phone, email, and text.

How will you succeed?

• Maintaining strong attention to detail and commitment to high‑quality work.
• Staying organized, self‑motivated, and consistent with store visit execution.
• Demonstrating professionalism when engaging with store teams and managers.
• Following instructions accurately and completing technology‑based reporting reliably.
  
  Working efficiently with minimal supervision while adapting to varying store needs.
• Managing time effectively across multiple stores and tasks.
• Showing reliability, accountability, and consistency in completing responsibilities.

Experience and Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Prior retail or merchandising experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs and stand/walk for extended periods.
• Comfortable using technology such as tablets, mobile apps, Teams, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong communication, customer service ability, and attention to detail.
• Reliable transportation.
• Must be at least 18 years old.

Who We Are

Acosta is part of the Acosta Group, a collective of the industry’s most trusted retail, marketing and food service agencies reimagining the way people connect with brands at every point in their shopping journey. Specializing in retail sales services, digital strategy, and business intelligence, Acosta empowers brands to thrive in the world of omnichannel shopping. Our sales and digital teams build lasting relationships, ensuring our client brands get the space they deserve in stores and outperform the competition online, while our merch reps make brands shine in retail locations across the world.

We empower you to discover your path and fully embrace being you as you shape your journey with us. At Acosta Group, we value equal opportunity in employment practices and career progression. We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive workforce, and provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race/ethnicity, gender/gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, and local laws.

Acosta is an equal‑opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with physical or mental disabilities to complete applications or interviews for employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact

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