Bulk Department Lead

Healthy Living; Town of Clifton Park (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Healthy Living Market and Café is seeking a Bulk Lead to guide the Bulk team, uphold standards, and ensure excellent guest care. You will lead staffing, manage inventory, and collaborate with the Center Store Manager to meet purchasing and budget goals.

The role combines hands-on department duties with leadership, inventory oversight, and a focus on cleanliness and product placement to enhance the customer experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years in a retail environment.
• Previous leadership experience.
• Previous cash handling & POS experience.
• Previous buying, inventory management or equivalent experience.
• Previous guest service experience.
• Previous grocery experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads and motivates the Bulk staff.
• Ensures department and store policies are followed.
• Troubleshoots staff call-outs and shifts coverage.
• Communicates staff issues to Center Store Manager and P&E.
• Keeps Bulk department clean and organized for customers.
• Completes replenishment ordering for vendors in designated categories.
• Maintains inventory accuracy and cycle counts.
• Tracks product performance and movement; reports to Category Manager.

Skills

Leadership

Guest service

Cash handling

POS experience

Inventory management

Retail experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

HL software

Auto-order

Cycle counts

Data reports

Job description

Description

WE’RE LOOKING FOR THE COOLEST HUMANS IN TOWN!

Come join a team that:

• Focuses on teamwork
• Supports a collaborative environment
• Puts curiosity and great ideas, first
• Is dedicated to providing an exceptional guest experience
• Builds community relationships
• Loves food and cooking
• Has fun while working hard!

Overview

The Bulk Lead is responsible for providing leadership to the Bulk team, overseeing the overall organization, atmosphere, and staffing needs of the department. They delegate tasks, ensure department standards are consistently met, and maintain a productive, positive work environment for staff. The Bulk Lead also ensures exceptional guest care, satisfaction, and upholds the aesthetic and quality of the Bulk Department. In addition to their leadership role, this individual actively participates in all Bulk Department tasks, serving as a role model for the team. This position is also responsible for the timely and accurate replenishment of inventory, using tools such as HL software, auto-order, cycle counts, and data reports to meet purchasing and budget goals.

Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience

• At least 2 years in a retail environment
• Previous leadership experience
• Previous cash handling & POS experience
• Previous buying, inventory management or equivalent experience
• Previous guest service experience
• Previous grocery experience preferred

Location

1 Old Rte 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065

Pay

Hourly pay rate starts at $20.00 - $23.44, previous experience will be considered

Hours

This is a (40-hour) full-time position with expectation of working 1 opening shift, 1 closing shift, and 1 weekend shift weekly.

Responsibilities

In the Bulk department, the bins and shelves are consistently and abundantly stocked by operations staff with the Bulk Lead’s assistance and direction. The Bulk Lead pays meticulous attention to inventory levels, backstock and cycle counts. The Bulk Lead understands inventory movement and makes decisions based on data in conjunction with a close working relationship with the Center Store Manager. The Bulk Lead fully understands the importance and urgency of speed-to-shelf, proper rotation, cycle counts and prioritizes new product placement and resets.

The Bulk Lead is devoted to a CLEAN department, realizing that the nature of Bulk is messy and constant cleaning is going to be necessary! Staff are trained and managed to keep our Bulk Department interesting, easy to navigate, clean as a whistle, and FULL of the products guests want.

• Leads and motivates the Bulk staff
• Ensures that staff follows all department and store policies and procedures
• Troubleshoots staff call-outs; attempts to find coverage or shifts people into positions of priority, if needed.
• Communicates any staff issues or problems to the Center Store Manager and P&E
• Ensures staff remains busy throughout shift, including downtime, and that they are working safe
• Maintains and delegates cleaning tasks in the Bulk Department
• Trains new staff members and provides ongoing training to current Bulk staff; including but daily task lists, appropriate sanitation and cleaning procedures
• Assists with all training manuals and updates to task lists, cleaning procedures, policies, as needed
• Completes replenishment ordering for all vendors in designated departments and/or categories
• Maintains accuracy of inventory and cycle counts
• Maintains strong vendor relationships and communication
• Tracks product performance trends and sales and relays pertinent facts to the Category Manager
• Tracks product movement as well as "out of stocks" on the shelf and relays pertinent information to the Category Manager

Healthy Living's Essential Behaviors

• Make Someone’s Day
• Move fast and be thorough
• Create a team people want to stay on
• Show Up
• “What can I do?”
• Come with a solution
• Own it
• Seek knowledge

Staff at Healthy Living enjoy the following Benefits

• Health Insurance (we pay 75% you pay 25% for single health benefits)
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Health Spending Accounts
• Paid time off (Full time staff receive 2 weeks, gain additional week on 1st and 4th anniversary)
• Sick time (Part time staff receive 40 hours of sick time a year)
• Paid Maternity/Paternity time, up to 8 weeks paid time off!
• Generous store discount: 20% off grocery, 50% off hot bar/salad bar/coffee and juice bar, 10% off beer, 20% off wine, 30% off vitamins/supplements
• Half price one month bus passes
• 401(k): 100% match of the first 3% of the staff member’s contribution. 50% match on the staff member’s contribution above 3% and up to 5%. Staff are 100% vested in Healthy Living’s contribution from day one
• Income advance program with North Country Federal Credit Union - AKA a loan program, another way we help you get money!
• Free Celtics tickets
• Plus many more!

Healthy Living Market and Café is an equal opportunity employer and we’re proud to hire a diverse, inclusive Staff!