Produce Department Supervisor

New Morning Market; North Woodbury (CT); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

New Morning Market in North Woodbury, CT is seeking a Produce Associate to help customers, maintain a fresh, rotated produce department, and share knowledge of seasonal products.

You will focus on quality, safety, and stocking standards, while collaborating with team and delivering exceptional service, including weekends and holidays. Experience in natural/organic foods preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of produce standards, cutting, handling, safety.
• Excellent customer service orientation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead a team.
• Experience in natural/organic foods preferred.
• weekend/holiday availability.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with questions and product selection by suggestive selling.
• Maintain attractive, fully stocked, rotated produce and ensure proper placement.
• Ensure proper handling, storage, and health standards.
• Manage deliveries for quality and discrepancies.
• Set high standards for department quality and organization.

Skills

Produce knowledge

Sales planning

Product rotation

Customer service

Team leadership

Suggestive selling

Job description

Description

What you’re great at:

• Enjoy sharing a working knowledge of produce and seasonal products.
• Maximize sales potential through actively planning, executing, and maintaining attractive, fully stocked, rotated, and faced product in appropriate locations.
• Knowledgeable about produce standards, cutting, handling, safety, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; focused customer service orientation; ability to build relationships and effectively lead a team.
• Assist customers with questions and product selection by suggestive selling.
  

A day in the life:

• Ability to examine products for quality and freshness and have working knowledge of department offerings.
• Ensure proper handling and storage, according to specific product requirement.
• Manage deliveries for damage, quality control, accuracy and note any discrepancies.
• Set the highest standards in quality for products sold. Establish best practices for department.
• Ensure that retail and back stock areas are managed properly and maintained in a clean, orderly condition, meeting all health department standards.
• Open to working flexible hours, including weekends and holidays.
• Previous experience in natural/organic foods, grocery or retail preferred.