Dairy Department Lead - Inventory & Merchandising

Socket.dev; Enumclaw (WA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Sick pay

PTO / Vacation

Holidays

Bereavement pay

Retirement benefits (401k/pension)

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Dairy Department lead to assist the Grocery Manager in directing daily operations, stocking, and merchandising in a temperature-controlled store environment.

The role emphasizes staff training, inventory management, and superior customer service, with potential back-up cashier duties. Applicants should exhibit leadership, communication, and a proactive attitude while handling physical duties in a fast-paced retail setting.

Qualifications

• Strong written and oral communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Friendly, courteous, proactive, and able to stay composed with customers, vendors and coworkers.
• Ability to judge and react to business activity.
• Knowledge of basic math; ability to learn inventory and pricing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist in directing the Dairy Department operation, including supervising and training staff.
• Order, receive, store, stock, inventory control, and build displays.
• Maintain enthusiastic customer service with safe, friendly, and courteous service; use suggestive selling.
• Plan merchandise needs and special sales requirements for regular and seasonal periods.
• Rotate, face, and clean shelves; remove outdated products and prevent out-of-code items.
• Manage backroom inventory and merchandising; may back up cashier.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Dairy Department lead to assist the Grocery Manager in directing daily operations, stocking, and merchandising in a temperature-controlled store environment.

The role emphasizes staff training, inventory management, and superior customer service, with potential back-up cashier duties. Applicants should exhibit leadership, communication, and a proactive attitude while handling physical duties in a fast-paced retail setting.