Positions Currently Available:
Merchandise Manager
Job Overview
For more than 160 years, Emery-Waterhouse has distributed hardlines to customers throughout the Northeast.
During that time, we've also built a reputation for providing certain tools for our employees: the tools
they need to build their career.
Emery Waterhouse is looking for a Merchandise Manager with Hand & Power Tools product knowledge
who will be responsible for overseeing vendor programs and product assortments, to include all pricing
and promotions, that result in an outstanding selection of products, competitive prices and a
high-level of service, quality and customer care. Must develop strong relationships with customers
and vendors while increasing sales and profits.
Skill Requirements:
- Strong merchandising background with proven experience in developing compelling business strategies to grow sales & profits.
- Superb business acumen, strong interpersonal skills and outstanding negotiation skills.
- Bachelor's degree combined with at least 5 years of experience and Hand & Power Tools product knowledge is required for this position.
- Retail experience is preferred.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop a category strategy to successfully grow sales and profits.
- Develop outstanding selection of products.
- Provide competitive prices everyday and on promotion.
- Analyze competition for pricing, product selection, promotional offerings, and competitive advantages and disadvantages.
- Responsible for financial budgeting, analysis, and profitability of product categories.
- Responsible for Department/Category Management including merchandising strategies, competitive product offerings, market trend awareness, and customized business solutions.
- Execute promotional calendar that creates buying and placement opportunities to enhance dealer, vendor, and Company sales and margins.
- Plan annual shows to increase market position with vendors and dealers and to create opportunities to build new dealer relationships and enhance existing ones.
- Conducts annual vendor marketing meetings to formulate sales growth plans, negotiate programs, and collect marketing support funds for the upcoming year.
- Develops strong partnerships with customers and outside sales force to identify opportunities to build retail sales and market share.
Benefits:
Emery Waterhouse offers a comprehensive benefits package including; Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD & 401K
with 100% match up to 6%. As well, Emery-Waterhouse also offers paid vacation and personal time off.
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Full Time and Part Time Class A Drivers
Job Overview
Delivering product from our warehouse to our customers as well as grocery runs in
a safe, accurate and efficient manner. Overnights may be required for some routes.
All drivers are responsible for keeping a precise driver’s log.
Skill Requirements:
- Class A driving license
- HAZMAT certification
- A minimum of two years experience and at least 200,000 miles
- Excellent customer service skills
- Basic math skills.
- Read to successfully achieve the desired job goals.
- Ability to follow directions.
- Attention to detail.
- Good attendance, work safe.
- Any additional duties and requirements as assigned to meet business needs.
Physical:
- Lifting Up to 75 lbs.
- Sitting Continually for long periods of time
- Grasping Constantly all day
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Selector
Job Overview
The major goal for a selector is the ability to accurately read the Radio Frequency scanning system,
proceed to the correct location of the warehouse and hand select the appropriate amount and type
of product from the warehouse shelves. The selector will then place items into cardboard boxes or
plastic totes and deliver to the pack area for labeling and re-packing for shipments to the customer.
Shift and hours
Shift starts at 7am- until the work is complete four days per week Monday-Thursday.
A selector will need the ability and willingness to work long days as required based
on seasonal business demands. Schedules subject to change during holiday weeks.
Skill Requirements:
- Basic math skills.
- Read to successfully achieve the desired job goals.
- Multi-tasking abilities.
- Ability and willingness to operate motorized industrial equipment.
- Maintain quality and productivity levels, good attendance and work safe.
- The ability to follow direction.
- Attention to detail.
- Any additional duties and requirements as assigned to meet the business needs.
Physical Requirements:
- Walking Brisk paced, with continual starting and stopping.
- Lifting Minimum of 50 lbs. mezzanine area up to 75 lbs. bulk area
- Bending Frequent through the day
- Squatting/Kneeling Continual, with and without weighted objects
- Endurance Able to work in a fast pace environment
- Grasping Constantly all day with objects of various weight and shapes
- Pinching Constantly all day
Dress Appearance:
Emery-Waterhouse requests employees wear sensible garments, which will not impede movement.
Totally enclosed practical footwear that gives support and traction on concrete and tile surfaces
is a must. Employees should not wear jewelry as this may impede or create a safety issue in the
performance of the job.
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