Merchandiser

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Date: Mar 21, 2023

Location: Les Pailles, MU

Company: AkzoNobel

We’ve been pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years. As experts in making coatings, there’s a good chance you’re only ever a few meters away from one of our products. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. It’s what you’d expect from the most sustainable paints company, which has been inventing the future for more than two centuries.

Job Purpose

  • To manage all the operation aspects of the store.
    • Stock ordering & planning
    • Stock merchandising
    • Logistic follow up
    • Assistance with Cycle count
    • Mauvimatching function
    • POS management (colour cards/display)
    • Help to loadcarry stock when possible
    • Cleanliness
    • HSE
  • To manage the people aspect of the store.
    • Arrival and departure on time
    • Manage replacement when leave is taken
    • Respectful to clients and store supervisors
  • To manage the sales aspect of the store.
    • Customer facing
    • Technical knowledge
    • Selling of solutions to customers
    • Monitor customer satisfaction
  • Communication
    • Customer complaints
    • In store sales feedback
    • Reporting
       

Key Accountabilities

Passionate Expert

  • Role model AkzoNobel Value.
  • Focus on self-development in merchandising/tinting.
  • Strive for best service deliveries
  • Under promise-over deliver
  • Communicate effectively
  • Be target driven
  • Positive attitude
  • Open to new ideas and change

Operational Excellence

  • Manage HSE & cleanliness in store
  • Assist with:
    • Stock take
    • Cycle count
    • APS follow up
    • Stock transfer
  • Display flexibility

Customer Engagement

  • Every customer, every time, receives a warm welcome,
  • Listen carefully to customer needs before offering a solution
  • Assist customer with colour solutions
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of need and use your technical knowledge to provide a solution
  • Always inform customers of any delays/stock shortage as soon as possible
  • Follow up call as much as possible
  • Build effective relationships with factory/logistics &sales force so as to better assist your customers
  • Ask for help to colleague and superior when needed

Business Performance

  • Lead your store to achieve a market leading business performance.
  • Differentiate your store from competitors through better customer engagement & service
  • Use the knowledge of your area to alert your colleagues & superiors of potential project opportunities
  • Review performance - customer and store trends and understand the WHY behind these and implement the relevant actions.
  • Understand the behaviour and activities of your immediate competitors and communicate to your superiors 
  • Develop ideas to win in your area and communicate with your team
  • Manage your stock effectively
     

Experience

Experience

  • Sales / Tinting machine
  • Operational – managing stock/colorants
  • IT – excel, MS office experience is beneficial
  • Mauvimatch experience
     

Knowledge

  • Tinting & colour knowledge
  • Attributes of products/services
  • Merchandising of stock and POS
  • Company processes and procedures

 

AkzoNobel is an equal opportunity employer. We are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason, we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In accordance with applicable laws, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed servicemember status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

 

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Requisition ID: 26238