Wednesday, April 24, 2013

MERUS NEEDS PEOPLE

Merus Refreshment Services is currently looking to fill a few vacant positions.  We have a position available in our Columbia, SC office for Office Coffee Service Sales.  And the same position for Office Coffee Service Sales in our Charlotte, NC office.  This position is considered outside sales, business to business.

We are seeking a sales professional that has sales experience and coffee knowledge or interest. This position involves prospecting and presenting office break room coffee service solutions to executive level personnel.



We are also trying to fill a new position for Admin Support.  This person will work in the coffee service side and also support the water filtration side in our Greenville, SC Headquarters.  We are seeking a full time administrative assistant to perform various duties in our Greenville office (in the Mauldin area).  We are looking for a motivated, responsible and reliable individual to assist in the day to day operations of running our business. 
A successful candidate:
·        Must have a positive attitude
·        Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload
·        Customer service oriented
·        Must be a team player
·        Support management and sales team
·        Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written
·        Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail
·        Professional appearance
·        Front Office experience
·        QuickBooks experience (a plus)
·        Microsoft Office Skills

A brief overview of the position:
·        Accounts Receivable
·        Accounts Payable
·        Inventory Control
·        Customer data base management
·        Support of sales team
·        General office duties 
·        We will train the right person!
  • NO Night or Weekend Work
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Local Management/Owner Support
  • Rapid Payment by Direct Deposit 
If you see anything you are interested in, please fax your resume to 864-289-0609.  You can look for more specifics about our company on our website:
www.merusrefreshment.com

 



Tuesday, April 23, 2013

What is Fairtrade?


Fairtrade is an international certification system for agricultural products, which aims to protect the environment and the rights of small farmers and farmworkers.

The Fairtrade label on a product gives you good assurance that it was produced in a sustainable way, and helped alleviate poverty.

Fairtrade products available in South Africa include:
  • Wine (South Africa is the largest producer of Fairtrade wine in the world): De Bos, Deetlefs, Fairhills, Five’s Reserve, House of Mandela, Palesa, Place in the Sun, Rhythms of Nature, Thandi Wines, Tukulu.
  • Tea: Topqualitea, Clipper Teas, QI Teas.
  • Coffee: Bean There, Ciro, Espresseco Biodegradable Capsules, Fabino, Puro, Woolworths Espresso and Instant coffee ranges, coffee sold at Woolworths W Cafés.
  • Chocolate: Cadbury Dairy Milk, Green & Black’s.
  • Food: EGA Juice, Redwood Fairtrade Flapjacks (a vegan snack), Fairtrade Original Spice Grinders, Zaytoun Green Olives
  • Cotton: Puma Wilderness Collection.
Buying these products is a way to make your consumer buck work for sustainability directly through Fairtrade projects.

It also demonstrates to producers and manufacturers in general that fair, environmentally sound practices make good business sense because they keep us, the customers, happy.