PRODUCE DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR

New Morning Market; Woodbury (CT); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

New Morning Market in Woodbury, CT is seeking a dedicated Produce Associate who can share knowledge of seasonal offerings and help customers choose the right items. You will help maximize sales by stocking, rotating, and facing products in key locations and ensuring quality standards.

You’ll examine product quality, supervise proper handling and storage, assist with deliveries and back stock maintenance, and support a friendly team.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of produce standards, cutting, handling, safety, etc.
• Ability to plan and execute shelf layout and rotations.
• Experience leading a team and delivering strong customer service.

Responsibilities

• Examine products for quality and freshness.
• Ensure proper handling and storage per requirements.
• Manage deliveries for damage, quality control, and discrepancies.
• Set high quality standards and best practices for the department.
• Maintain clean, organized back stock and front-end areas to health standards.
• Be flexible with hours, including weekends and holidays.
• Prior experience in natural/organic foods or grocery preferred.

Skills

Produce knowledge

Sales planning

Product rotation

Team leadership

Customer service

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.