Central Market (Austin Westgate) Bakery Sales/Wrap - Part time - PM Availability

H.E.B.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

H.E.B. is seeking a Sales Rep in Austin, TX to stock and sell products to retail customers. Responsibilities include organizing back areas, stocking, rotating items, and ensuring cleanliness and proper signage while following safety and sanitation standards.

Ideal candidates have 0-2 years of experience, strong customer service and communication skills, and a passion for food. The role involves merchandising, suggestive selling, and working in extreme temperatures in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of department product, food preparation, and equipment used preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of specialty food products and food preparation.
• Strong customer service skills
• Passion for food
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in fast paced environment
• Ability to work in extreme temperatures

Responsibilities

• Provide good customer service
• Organize, clean, and prepare back area for incoming deliveries
• Keep sales floor uncluttered and free from spills
• Stock and rotate items as needed
• Reset products and maintains shelf conditions ensuring integrity of shelf tags and signage in department
• Check shipments for out-of-date and damaged product to ensure freshness and quality of products
• Ensure that all federal, state, and company regulations and standards for product freshness, safety, refrigeration, and sanitation are met
• Maintain standards in shrink, safety, and inventory control
• Assist in merchandising the department to maximize sales
• Use suggestive selling techniques to maximize sales

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Food knowledge

Job description

Responsibilities

Job Summary: A Sales Rep will be responsible for stocking and selling products to new and existing retail customers. Order assigned products to maximize sales. Merchandises, fronts, and sells products by performing the following duties. Work under immediate supervision and from detailed verbal and written instructions. Apply and develop basic skills in procedures, techniques, tools, materials, and/or equipment appropriate to area of specialization. Requires some specific product knowledge depending on the Department.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:

• Provide good customer service


• Organize, clean, and prepare back area for incoming deliveries


• Keep sales floor uncluttered and free from spills


• Stock and rotate items as needed


• Reset products and maintains shelf conditions ensuring integrity of shelf tags and signage in department


• Check shipments for out-of-date and damaged product to ensure freshness and quality of products


• Ensure that all federal, state, and company regulations and standards for product freshness, safety, refrigeration, and sanitation are met


• Maintain standards in shrink, safety, and inventory control


• Assist in merchandising the department to maximize sales


• Use suggestive selling techniques to maximize sales

The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications & Key Requirements:

Work Experience:

• Typically requires 0-2 years experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of department product, food preparation, and equipment used preferred.


• Extensive knowledge of specialty food products and food preparation essential.


• Strong customer service skills


• Passion for food


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills


• Ability to work in fast paced environment


• Ability to work in extreme temperatures

Education:

Licenses/Certifications:

• Materials handling equipment certification

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

• Must be able to manage in excess of 25 lbs., up to 50 lbs

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Last revised: 2/1/2004