Front End Coordinator

La Montañita Co-op; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 33,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

La Montañita Food Cooperative seeks a Front End Coordinator (Lead Clerk) to deliver exceptional customer service at checkout, manage cash handling, and uphold safety standards. You will greet customers, process transactions accurately, and assist with product information and memberships.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and the ability to adapt to a dynamic retail environment while maintaining store cleanliness and a welcoming atmosphere for all shoppers.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years cashiering experience (registers/returns/refunds).
• Customer service skills to complete the full service cycle.
• Effective communication with customers and team members.
• Adherence to safety, regulatory and Front End guidelines; PPE usage required.

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt, friendly, professional service at checkout.
• Handle all transactions accurately with proper change and correct item categorization.
• Maintain knowledge of PLUs and register procedures.
• Keep sales floor and restrooms clean and orderly as directed.
• Assist with special order pickups and customer questions about products.

Skills

Cashiering

Customer service

Effective communication

Basic math

Safety compliance

Interpersonal skills

Conflict resolution

Integrity & professionalism

Dependability

Multitasking

Team player

Job description

Description

The Front End Coordinator (Lead Clerk) is responsible ensuring an excellent experience for customers through efficient and accurate customer check-out, proper cash handling, and consistently exceptional customer service. The Front End Coordinator (Lead Clerk) will make all customers feel welcomed by acknowledging or greeting each customer and providing genuine, helpful, and respectful customer service throughout the check‑out process and information on products and services offered at La Montañita Food Cooperative. This position will be responsible for handling returns, refunds, paid‑outs and ensuring team members are adhering to procedures and guidelines related to the cash handling. The Front End Coordinator (Lead Clerk) is accountable for addressing customer complaints, questions and providing information on memberships and any other project initiative within the store. The Front End Coordinator (Lead Clerk) is also responsible for ensuring the department area maintains its cleanliness, safety and appeal to customers (may also assist other departments in these areas on occasions).

SOME FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Models, provides, and ensures customers receive prompt, friendly and courteous services in a professional manner.


• Handles all transactions accurately including giving correct change, entering correct departments and prices, and appropriately handling all transactions.


• Maintains a working knowledge of all PLUs and register procedures.


• Loads customer purchases into bags with efficiency and care and may at times assist customers in transporting purchases.


• Assists customers with special order pickups.


• Helps customers make product selections by answering questions and providing information about items.


• Maintains cleanliness of the sales floor, customer restrooms, and grounds at the direction of Front End management.


• Checks prices, cleans spills, restocks items, and performs other duties as needed.


• Creates and maintains an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important, and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store by providing excellent customer service.


• Assists in inventory counts, storewide cleaning, and other projects as needed.


• Reinforces safety within the store by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management or addressing the concern if appropriate.


• Practices preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store team leader of any items in need of repair.


• Follows proper procedures for opening and closing.


• As needed - Assists with picking, packing and preparing customer orders for pickup or delivery. Ensuring accuracy, organization and verification of products ordered.


• Addresses and resolves customer complaints and questions in accordance with procedures and guidelines.


• Notifies the department management promptly of department team member performance concerns or potential policy violations.


• Serves and acts a role model, provides, and ensures customers receive prompt, friendly and courteous service in a professional manner.

Requirements

REQUIRMENTS

ATTRIBUTES & QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of two (2) years cashiering (operating a register/returns/refunds) experience.


• Customer service skills (able to complete the full customer service cycle).


• Effective communication skills


• Capable of teaching others positively and constructively.


• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition and subtraction)


• Ability to adhere and follow safety, regulatory and Front End guidelines. Safety Conscious and adhering to required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is required.


• Good interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.


• Able to act with integrity, ethically, professionalism, and confidentiality.


• Able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.


• Able to deal and adapt to changes in the work environment, industry with a calm professional demeanor.


• Dependable, reliable and self‑motivated.


• Able to work with a diverse group of people.


• Strong team player, friendly and patient.


• Excellent ability to prioritize and multi‑task with attention to detail.


• Professional appearance and manner.