Compliances Services
RMS’s Field Merchandising Team provides compliance checking services that inform manufacturers on the status of program execution. Compliance checking enables product and service manufacturers to ensure their investment in a placed program is secure.
Key results achieved from compliance checking:
Compliance issues can be communicated to a retailer
Corrective actions can be made
Non-performing locations can be discontinued from programs and program benefits
Image issues can be addressed and corrected
Signage or other elements can be changed/updated at time of compliance checking
Damaged racks or signage can be replaced
Complete and timely reporting of compliance status is communicated to the manufacturer
Space Management
Planogramming is primarily accomplished by:
Category Captain Coordination
RMS/RBG is able to pull manufacturers together to provide true multiple vendor category management (space-to-sales/space-to-profits) coordination, to develop the highest quality planograms.
Vendor-Specific Planograms
RMS/RBG is able to provide planogramming services to vendors interested in preparing planograms for company specific product offerings.
Product Cut-in
RMS’s experienced Field Team provides complete product cut-in services, enabling speed-to-market results.
Examples of tasks the RMS Field Team accomplishes at store level to ensure manufacturer product placement:
Pulling non-selling discontinued sku’s,
Retagging product area with manufacturer or wholesaler reorder tags,
Installing new product,
Relocating removed product,
Providing reorder information to store personnel…
Category Reset
RMS is able to take space management to the next level:
Once a category planogram has been established, RMS then:
Coordinates & Collects merchandising aids
Solicits for participation, utilizing site-specific database information
Routes/schedules reset appointments
Develops complete plans, procedures & documentation for site level execution
Schedules field team training to ensure vendor satisfaction with task functions
Completes reset at store level
Recaps completion information
