Specialty Buyer & Merchandiser: Beer, Wine & Cheese

Whole Foods Market; Glastonbury (CT); Sur place; USD 26 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member in the Specialty department who will purchase, replenish, merchandise, and participate in regional programs for purchasing and promotions. You will stock shelves, assist in promotional displays, and maintain health and safety standards while delivering courteous service to customers and Team Members.

The role involves ordering, inventory control, signage, samples, and price integrity, with duties including opening/closing, reporting safety hazards, and

Qualifications

• 12+ months retail experience.

Responsabilités

• Purchases and replenishes Specialty items through proper buying procedures.
• Ensures orders are timely and accurate to monitor inventory turns.
• Understands why WFM products are different from conventional stores and explains differences to customers.
• Achieves and exceeds assigned / established margin and sales targets.
• Creates effective merchandising displays.
• Requests and ensures proper signage and pricing.
• Participates in national, regional and store promotional programs.
• Samples department products to customers.
• Oversees customer special order procedure.
• Processes invoices and returns.
• Maintains organized and safe back stock area.
• Analyzes and controls product waste and spoilage.
• Completes spoilage, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets as required.
• Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings.
• Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques; answers phones and pages promptly and courteously.
• Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.
• Follows and complies, or ensures compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
• Maintains, or ensures maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.
• Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
• Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership. Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership.

Connaissances

Specialty knowledge

Product knowledge

Merchandising standards

Career growth

Educate teammates

Math skills

MS Office

Communication

Customer service

Time management

Passion for natural foods

Work ethic

Quality goals

Outils

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Ordering systems

Description du poste

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member in the Specialty department who will purchase, replenish, merchandise, and participate in regional programs for purchasing and promotions. You will stock shelves, assist in promotional displays, and maintain health and safety standards while delivering courteous service to customers and Team Members.

The role involves ordering, inventory control, signage, samples, and price integrity, with duties including opening/closing, reporting safety hazards, and