Shelf organizer - in supermarkets - Salary and Career
Trade operators in stores and markets

Shelf organizer - in supermarkets - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They sell goods in retail or wholesale establishments, helping customers to choose. Control incoming and outgoing goods. They promote the sale of goods, demonstrating their operation, offering them for tasting or distributing samples. They inform about their qualities and acquisition advantages. They display goods in an attractive way, at strategic points of sale, with price tags. They supply points of sale, gondolas and counters and serve customers in stores and markets. Inventory goods for replacement. Produce sales, promotions, demos and price research reports.

How much does an Shelf organizer - in supermarkets earn

A Shelf organizer - in supermarkets earns between $982 and $2.686 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.419 and a median salary of $1.306 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 682.977 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Shelf organizer - in supermarkets

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 1.419 17.024 355 7
1º Quartile 982 11.788 246 5
Median Salary 1.306 15.676 327 6
3º Quartile 2.049 24.586 512 10
Higher Salary 2.686 32.238 672 13


Professional job categories

  • Service workers, trade sellers in stores and markets
    • sellers and trade service providers
      • sellers and demonstrators
        • trade operators in stores and markets

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Main workplaces

Trade operators in stores and markets they work as salaried employees, with a formal contract or as self-employed in commercial companies. The work environment is closed, except for the gas station attendant who usually works in the open. They work as a team, with permanent or occasional supervision, during the day, at night and in shifts. They remain standing for long periods. May be exposed to noise, varying temperatures and toxic material.


What does it take to work in the field of Trade operators in stores and markets

In general, for the exercise of the occupations of pharmacy attendant, merchandise demonstrator, sales promoter, merchandise repositor, retail seller and wholesale seller, elementary to high school education is required, which may vary according to the occupation. , fourth grade of elementary school for gas station attendant and up to fourth grade of elementary school for store and market attendant. The average time for professional performance is heterogeneous: three to four years for salespeople, one to two years for pharmacy clerk and less than one year for sales promoter, merchandise demonstrator and merchandiser no professional experience is required for the occupation store and market attendant.


Functions and activities of Shelf organizer - in supermarkets

Trade operators in stores and markets must:

  • prepare goods for sale;
  • display merchandise in points of sale;
  • control entry and exit of goods;
  • prepare goods for sale;
  • serve customers;
  • promote the sale of products;
  • promote product sale;
  • work safely;
  • display goods at points of sale;
  • exhibiting goods in points of sale;
  • show products;
  • communicate;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • exhibiting goods at points of sale;
  • customer service;
  • exhibit goods at points of sale;
  • control incoming and outgoing goods;
  • service customers;
  • show products;
  • control goods input and output;
  • display merchandise at points of sale;
  • control input and output of goods;
  • sell products;
  • promote product sales;

  • Activities

    • guide customers;
    • suggest product options;
    • check the quantity of goods;
    • identify customer needs;
    • demonstrate flexibility;
    • work as a team;
    • handle sharp objects;
    • demonstrate credibility;
    • putting labels on the shelves and/or shelves;
    • check the list of merchandise on sale;
    • list goods for replacement;
    • fill in the visit report;
    • alert customers about risks;
    • display the merchandise on sale;
    • operate equipment;
    • contact customers for possible charges;
    • examine the conditions of the goods (validity and physical condition);
    • describe product qualities and advantages;
    • count goods;
    • storage goods in the warehouse;
    • communicate to the department manager about goods approaching expiration;
    • set up display points in stores and markets;
    • request goods;
    • label goods;
    • deal with customer complaints and suggestions;
    • refuel vehicles;
    • wear personal protective equipment (ppe);
    • fill out price survey report;
    • offer supplementary warranty;
    • demonstrate objectivity;
    • fill in visit report;
    • instill confidence;
    • supply counter;
    • define a place to display the goods;
    • collect information about product features and benefits;
    • distribute product samples;
    • inform the customer about the delivery of the product;
    • check orders;
    • apply basic nursing notions;
    • fill in the tasting and distribution report;
    • approach customers;
    • fill out product loss report;
    • drive customers to the desired merchandise;
    • overcoming adverse situations;
    • pin promotional material;
    • arrange goods in the warehouse;
    • keep the access corridors and fire extinguisher demarcation area free;
    • demonstrate rhetorical ability;
    • issue orders, invoices or invoices;
    • transmit confidence;
    • use hand tools and utensils;
    • changing vehicle fluids;
    • establish relationship with customers;
    • operate fire extinguisher;
    • fill in a report of customer approaches and suggestions;
    • display products;
    • fill in sales report;
    • handling sharp objects;
    • weigh goods;
    • sanitize preparation areas, equipment and utensils;
    • deal with diversity;
    • isolate goods stacking areas;
    • photograph points of sale;
    • notify the person in charge of the need to replace goods;
    • decorate points of sale;
    • offer free gifts;
    • supply points of sale and shelves;
    • pack goods;
    • use disposable materials;
    • collecting goods that have been violated, out of place or expired;
    • placing labels on the shelves or shelves;
    • communicate to the department manager about goods close to expiration;
    • take orders;
    • replace goods at points of sale;
    • flag sale goods;
    • assist customers in proofing goods and products (clothes, shoes, makeup, etc.);
    • remove promotional material;
    • receive goods;
    • demonstrate sensory ability (smell, taste);
    • request equipment maintenance;
    • check goods by means of invoice and order;
    • tie into piles of goods;
    • search market prices;
    • organize the products according to the store layout;
    • inform product warranty time;
    • demonstrate dynamism;
    • prepare products for tasting;
    • budget products for customers;
    • visit customers;
    • split goods;
    • work as a team;
    • inform prices and payment methods;
    • demonstrate verbal communication skills;
    • forward requests;
    • separate goods for balance sheet;
    • transport goods;
    • deal with the public;
    • participate in the definition of the layout of points of sale;
    • negotiate points of sale;
    • putting labels on the shelves or shelves;
    • register customers;
    • visit competition;
    • exchange goods;
    • open shipping packages;
    • stock goods;
    • discard materials of proper disposal;
    • orient customers;
    • check price change list;
    • perform telesales;
    • distribute flyers;
    • register entry and exit of goods;
    • offer products;
    • offer products for tasting;
    • return rejected goods;
    • notify the customer about promotions;
    • clean up the injection room;
    • ensure the cleanliness of the display point;
    • check vehicle fluid level;
    • collect violated, out of place or expired goods;


    Sectors that hire Shelf organizer - in supermarkets the most in the job market

    • retail merchandise in general, with predominance of food products - supermarkets
    • retail merchandise in general, with predominance of food products - hypermarkets
    • retail merchandise in general, with predominance of food products - minimarkets, grocery stores and warehouses
    • temporary labor lease
    • combined office and administrative support services
    • wholesale of goods in general, with predominance of food products
    • retail vegetables & vegetables
    • retailer of food products in general or specialized in food products
    • wholesale of food products in general
    • pharmaceuticals retail trade, without formula handling




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