7-11 Merchandising

Has anyone here ever done merchandising for 7-11, or can give me an idea of what to expect? This is only my second merchandising gig ever, and would be appreciative of any information.

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Um, maybe you could give us a little more information about the type of merchandising that you're doing? Who do you work for, 7-11? Are you Merchandising potato chips, candy, sodas?

I'll gladly help, if i can, but you've got to give a bit more info... ;-)

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Not for 7-11, but for another merchandising company - actually it's a bit confusing since this company contracts people with other merchandising companies. So for the day I show up, I'm supposed to be working for Footprint.

I don't believe any other information was given. Was it supposed to be, am I allowed to ask?

No one told you what you're supposed to do?

You should always ask what you are doing. How will you dress if you don't know if you will be working in the freezer/ coolers doing a reset, or climbing stepladders doing a huge remodel? You won't know if you need certain tools, or other gear. I dress according to the job requirements. Older clothes for the filthy fixture remodel work, nicer clothes if I am more in the public areas.

If it's SASR, you can call the person who called you for your original interview or you can send a message from the website where you signed up. You should absolutely ask. They should actually tell you ahead of time. But companies, like SASR, who are basically a temporary employment agency for an actual merchandising company that has clients, don't exactly reach out, shake your hand and tell you all about the assignment. The trunk and most of the back seat of my car is always filled with all of my equipment. For freezer work, gloves, jacket, extra socks etc. For cosmetic resets, itty bitty screw drivers, tweezers, nail polish remover etc. For Gondola movement, Advil and patience pills for my co-workers various amounts of experience and drive.

Thanks for all your replies! I honestly don't know too much about merchandising, and am now wondering if I'm underqualified. I don't think I would have too much luck getting a hold of the person in charge of this assignment, as his replies are pretty short, and I find that I have to repeat a lot of information.

The company also sounds like what you mentioned spicy1 - not an actual merchandising company - but a temporary employment agency for other merchandising companies. I've never had an interview, never met anyone, and actually did not knowingly sign up for them directly when I first did an assignment about a year ago for the company.

It's a bit disconcerting but also comforting to know that other merchandising companies are not run this way, and that legit companies where I can ask questions (and it seems like it's perfectly expected) are the norm.

If I were you, I would show up to the job. Footprint is a Merchandising company. They don't have work in my area but if they did I would try to sign up. They usually pay according to your experience, if you can convince them. But, how are you going to get experience if you don't go. And, as you gain experience with that company, they will know based on your progressively great paperwork. That's when you hit 'em up for a raise.

The problem is, if you've already signed up, if you bag on them you may not be able to get a job from them for a long time. Some companies, like Apollo and Crossmark, can hold a grudge for a pretty long time (their schedulers / coordinators anyway). Even if the problem was on their end.

Just be sure to tell them that you are "not experienced in all aspects of merchandising" when you show up. Sometimes I'm assigned and I don't know exactly what it is. Sometimes I'm assigned and I have all the facts ahead of time, planogram in hand, the scope of work written out, and then I get there and it's a different animal. I just roll with the punches unless there's temps who are drunk or smoking da kine, then I don't roll so well.

Hey Spicy1,

I went to my first location today and it was great, except for the fact that I was told the wrong time, and was a little earlier than expected. Not a big problem. I have another location this week, and am going to try to sign up with them and a few more companies. I've seen the ads on Footprint on Indeed for $15-$17 an hour. Is this something they'll stick to?

All rates are dependent on the area you live in. For example, Chicago merchandisers regularly get $1 to $2 per hour more than Milwaukee merchandisers with the same company. If they are in more rural areas there can be as much as a - $3 an hour difference. It is the old competition for jobs situation. Of course if there isn't anyone in the extremely rural areas that want merchandiser work, you can actually make even more money, as they can't find anyone to fill the jobs. I love drive time and mileage jobs. I take any rural work I can.

Heyyyyyy, that's awesome Glimg! So exciting! And.......what Cindy said. For me, too, the more rural the more they tend to pay which is why my poor car's mileage is so high. Nothing like getting on the good side of the scheduler / district manager / coordinator. The more you can say "oh, yes, I'll do that, noooo problem, the more reliant they can be on you the more you get paid. Have to go to work now. We'll be back laters.

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