Retail Merchandising
There are many job possibilities for RVers and other travelers. This post will discuss Retail Merchandising related jobs.
Retail Merchandising encompasses full-time and part-time and there are several types of Merchandising. It is an easy job to learn, generally good pay, and usually many opportunities for employment, possible due to the fact that it is often temporary or part-time work.
The primary skill required is the ability to read bar codes, (duh — 9-1234-1234-9) – and a plan-o-gram, which is just a diagram of which products go where. There are terms to learn, but simple things like side-kick and end cap.
Finding Merchandising work is not difficult, while you can obviously look in local newspapers and online job posting sites, there are websites devoted to Merchandising jobs.
NARMS – National Association for Retail Marketing Services
RMS – Retail Merchandising Services
There are numerous job sites with Merchandising categories. Generally in a category labeled something like – Retail Merchandiser Jobs.
Here are a few examples, Google for more.
CareerBuilder
GlassDoor
iHireRetail
Indeed
Jobs2Careers
Monster
SnagAJob
UpWard
ZipRecruiter
A few examples of Merchandiser related work are:
- Merchandising – The promotion or presentation of products that promote the buying and selling of those products.
- Sales Merchandising – Merchandising and writing orders.
- Factory Representative – Primarily sales, but often a sales person will do a bit of merchandising.
- Demonstrators – Can be local, but some positions travel to shows and events to present products.
- Mystery Shoppers – Evaluate a product or service to provide feedback.
- Inventory/Audit Services – Inventory store’s stock.
- Reset/New Store Services – Set a section in a store with tags and products.