*SUMMARY: The grocery associate is responsible for maintaining customer services, generating sales, housekeeping, merchandising, signing, pricing, cash register operations (POS) and loss prevention in adherence to all company policy/store standards.
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*DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES*:
· Ensure that each customer receives outstanding service by providing a customer friendly environment which includes greeting and acknowledging every customer, maintaining outstanding standards, solid product knowledge and all other components of customer service.
· May order supplies and/or products
· Help educate customers about our products and our store philosophy.
· Inform every customer of our loyalty program, in-store classes and events, customer rewards program.
· Ensure successful completion of all opening/closing duties.
· Adhere to company return policy and register procedures to ensure consistent, fast, friendly service.
· Assist in floor moves, merchandising, display maintenance and store housekeeping.
· Face the entire store, and replace it to a neat and clean appearance throughout shift.
· Maintain working knowledge of cash register equipment, ability to troubleshoot and keep area clean at all times.
· Take special orders/assist customers when picking up a special order.
· Mark down items going out of date for quick sale or demo; track all spoilage on company forms.
· May order products and maintain displays for areas around registers.
· Ensure cleanliness of store/employee bathrooms throughout the day.
· Take out trash near deli seating area periodically or as needed.
· Monitor invoices for price changes and alert Pricing Coordinator as necessary.
· Adhere to company policy and procedure on placing all orders, submitting a purchase order, reporting receipt of product, etc.
· Answer phone calls.
· Fill out all necessary daily sales paperwork accurately and in a timely manner.
· Attend mandatory monthly store meetings.
· Other duties as assigned.
*SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY*: This position does not have any supervisory duties.
*QUALIFICATIONS*: To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
*WORK ENVIRONMENT*: This job operates in a retail environment with merchandise displays and items available for purchase in inventory.
This position may be exposed to extreme hot, cold and wet weather conditions.
*PHYSICAL DEMANDS*: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds without assistance.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
*TRAVEL*: Local travel may be required.
*EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE*: A high school diploma or GED and at least 1 years of grocery and/retail experience desired.
Knowledge of natural and organic foods preferred.
*MATHEMATICAL SKILLS*: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s.
Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurements, volume, and distance.
*COMPUTER SKILLS*: To perform this job successfully, a working knowledge of Microsoft office, internet usage and POS knowledge highly desirable.
(Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $12.
00 - $14.
00 per hour
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* Dental insurance
* Employee discount
* Flexible schedule
* Health insurance
* Paid time off
* Vision insurance
Work Location: In person