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Job Description
Receive and verify grocery vendor deliveries efficiently and accurately. Perform other functions in Produce, Point-of-Sale, and Receiving that contribute to the store’s financial interests. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate teamwork to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant working and shopping environment.
- Provide friendly and efficient customer service by demonstrating sincerity, patience, and respect in all customer interactions and by thanking customers for their business.
- Greet customers in a genuine/friendly manner throughout the store; assist/escort them to products, perform price checks, load/unload heavy items, and help retrieve out-of-reach items.
- Effectively communicate with customers and respond to questions and requests promptly.
- Operate equipment (e.g., pallet jack, box cutter, forklift, mop, broom) according to company guidelines.
- Ensure receiving area security and operating hours; control vendor traffic through Receiving.
- Monitor and report abnormal vendor actions and unauthorized customers/sales representatives in Receiving.
- Receive merchandise and verify deliveries for quality, count, and condition against invoices.
- Log discrepancies, damages, and process credits; document vendor resolutions, post invoices, and store documents properly.
- Communicate issues that may affect store or vendor operations.
- Deliver products to storage/load areas; handle all products properly to reduce waste; rotate perishable merchandise; remove out-of-code merchandise for credit, return, or disposal.
- Maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards in all areas.
- Assist in responding to emergencies and safety hazards.
- Check and maintain equipment performance; report issues to store management.
- Be knowledgeable about each department’s duties.
- Report situations affecting operations or requiring disciplinary action to store director.
- Follow all food safety, sanitation, and safety regulations and policies, adhering to local, state, and federal laws.
- Physical demands include sitting, standing, handling objects, walking, reaching, climbing ladders, and lifting up to 100 lbs., with or without reasonable accommodation.
Qualifications
Minimum
- Effective interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; team player.
- Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
- Ability to read/interpret documents and perform basic math.
Desired
- High school education or GED.
Additional Details
- Seniority level: Entry level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Management and Manufacturing