Bakery & Beverage Merchandiser: Inventory & Promotions

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P.; West Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 26,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness programs

Whole Benefits

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in West Hartford, CT is seeking team members for our bakery/coffee/juice department. This role involves replenishment, inventory control, and promoting company programs while delivering friendly, efficient service to customers and Team Members.

Responsibilities include opening/closing duties, signage, vendor relations, and executing merchandising standards to support sales targets. Candidates should have 12+ months retail experience and strong math and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 12+ months retail experience.
• Knowledge of bakery, coffee, and juice products.
• Ability to educate team and convey enthusiasm.
• Strong basic math and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Replenishes products through proper buying procedures.
• Monitors open PO reports for purchases and credits in an accurate and timely manner.
• Requests and ensures proper signage.
• Controls spoilage/shrink; achieves turn goals; participates in inventory.
• Completes spoilage, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets as required.
• Ensures orders for product are timely and accurate to monitor inventory turns.
• Maintains positive working relationship with vendors.
• Oversees customer special order procedure.
• Analyzes and controls product transfers, waste, and spoilage.
• Supports leadership in conducting inventories.
• Maintains financial profitability by meeting and exceeding purchasing and sales targets.
• Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings.
• Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques; answers phones and pages promptly and courteously.
• Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.
• Follows and complies with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.
• Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
• Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership.

Skills

Bakery knowledge

Coffee knowledge

Juice knowledge

Merchandising

Customer service

Teamwork

Basic math

MS Office

Ordering systems

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Ordering systems

Job description

Whole Foods Market in West Hartford, CT is seeking team members for our bakery/coffee/juice department. This role involves replenishment, inventory control, and promoting company programs while delivering friendly, efficient service to customers and Team Members.

Responsibilities include opening/closing duties, signage, vendor relations, and executing merchandising standards to support sales targets. Candidates should have 12+ months retail experience and strong math and communication skills.