FMCG Sales : Merchandizer
2025-05-20T10:58:44+00:00
Buildmart Limited
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FULL_TIME
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
00000
Tanzania
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Sales & Retail
2025-06-01T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
8
Job Purpose :The job purpose of a Merchandiser for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) is to maximize sales and profitability by ensuring products are visually appealing, readily available, and strategically placed in retail environments. This involves a range of activities aimed at influencing consumer purchasing decisions at the point of sale.
Key responsibilities of an FMCG Merchandiser :
- Planning and Development – Planning and developing merchandising strategies.
- Ensuring product availability: Making certain the right products are stocked in the right quantities at the right time. This includes monitoring inventory levels and working with clients and store personnel to prevent stockouts.
- Creating impactful displays: Developing and implementing attractive and effective product displays that capture consumer attention and drive sales. This involves understanding visual merchandising principles and utilizing planograms.
- Implementing promotions: Executing promotional activities, price changes, and markdowns to stimulate sales and clear excess stock.
- Analyzing sales data and trends: Monitoring sales figures, consumer reactions, and market trends to identify opportunities for improvement and make informed decisions about product placement and promotions.
- Maintaining store relationships: Collaborating with store managers and staff to ensure merchandising standards are met and to build strong working relationships.
- Monitoring competitor activities: Keeping track of competitors’ merchandising strategies, pricing, and promotions.
- Forecasting – Forecasting sales and managing Budgets
- Vital Role – Merchandisers in this industry play a vital role in making sure their company’s products stand out on the shelves and are easily accessible to consumer
Essential skills for an FMCG Merchandiser:
- Analytical skills: To interpret sales data and market trends.
- Communication skills: To effectively interact with various stakeholders.
- Organizational skills: To manage multiple tasks and priorities.
- Creativity: To develop visually appealing displays.
- Attention to detail: To ensure accuracy in pricing and product placement.
- Negotiation skills: When working with suppliers and sometimes retailers.
- Problem-solving skills: To address issues related to stock, displays, etc.
- Knowledge of visual merchandising principles.
- Commercial awareness: Understanding what drives sales in the retail environment.
Planning and Development – Planning and developing merchandising strategies. Ensuring product availability: Making certain the right products are stocked in the right quantities at the right time. This includes monitoring inventory levels and working with clients and store personnel to prevent stockouts. Creating impactful displays: Developing and implementing attractive and effective product displays that capture consumer attention and drive sales. This involves understanding visual merchandising principles and utilizing planograms. Implementing promotions: Executing promotional activities, price changes, and markdowns to stimulate sales and clear excess stock. Analyzing sales data and trends: Monitoring sales figures, consumer reactions, and market trends to identify opportunities for improvement and make informed decisions about product placement and promotions. Maintaining store relationships: Collaborating with store managers and staff to ensure merchandising standards are met and to build strong working relationships. Monitoring competitor activities: Keeping track of competitors’ merchandising strategies, pricing, and promotions. Forecasting – Forecasting sales and managing Budgets Vital Role – Merchandisers in this industry play a vital role in making sure their company’s products stand out on the shelves and are easily accessible to consumer
Analytical skills: To interpret sales data and market trends. Communication skills: To effectively interact with various stakeholders. Organizational skills: To manage multiple tasks and priorities. Creativity: To develop visually appealing displays. Attention to detail: To ensure accuracy in pricing and product placement. Negotiation skills: When working with suppliers and sometimes retailers. Problem-solving skills: To address issues related to stock, displays, etc. Knowledge of visual merchandising principles. Commercial awareness: Understanding what drives sales in the retail environment.
JOB-682c606482446
Vacancy title:
FMCG Sales : Merchandizer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics, Category: Sales & Retail]
Jobs at:
Buildmart Limited
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, June 1 2025
Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 20 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose :The job purpose of a Merchandiser for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) is to maximize sales and profitability by ensuring products are visually appealing, readily available, and strategically placed in retail environments. This involves a range of activities aimed at influencing consumer purchasing decisions at the point of sale.
Key responsibilities of an FMCG Merchandiser :
- Planning and Development – Planning and developing merchandising strategies.
- Ensuring product availability: Making certain the right products are stocked in the right quantities at the right time. This includes monitoring inventory levels and working with clients and store personnel to prevent stockouts.
- Creating impactful displays: Developing and implementing attractive and effective product displays that capture consumer attention and drive sales. This involves understanding visual merchandising principles and utilizing planograms.
- Implementing promotions: Executing promotional activities, price changes, and markdowns to stimulate sales and clear excess stock.
- Analyzing sales data and trends: Monitoring sales figures, consumer reactions, and market trends to identify opportunities for improvement and make informed decisions about product placement and promotions.
- Maintaining store relationships: Collaborating with store managers and staff to ensure merchandising standards are met and to build strong working relationships.
- Monitoring competitor activities: Keeping track of competitors’ merchandising strategies, pricing, and promotions.
- Forecasting – Forecasting sales and managing Budgets
- Vital Role – Merchandisers in this industry play a vital role in making sure their company’s products stand out on the shelves and are easily accessible to consumer
Essential skills for an FMCG Merchandiser:
- Analytical skills: To interpret sales data and market trends.
- Communication skills: To effectively interact with various stakeholders.
- Organizational skills: To manage multiple tasks and priorities.
- Creativity: To develop visually appealing displays.
- Attention to detail: To ensure accuracy in pricing and product placement.
- Negotiation skills: When working with suppliers and sometimes retailers.
- Problem-solving skills: To address issues related to stock, displays, etc.
- Knowledge of visual merchandising principles.
- Commercial awareness: Understanding what drives sales in the retail environment.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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