Department Specialist

To complete a variety of specialized duties that supports the functional operations. The duties in the Department Specialist job family focus on tasks and/work that are unique to the department and require knowledge and skills that are beyond what are required for general office work.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Assist with total store Customer Service for the Division

• Maintains complex records.

• Responds to inquiries in area of responsibility.

• Collects data/information for dept. use in special projects or reports.

• Updates information and reports typically on the computer.

• Checks information for accuracy.

• Prepares and balances data.

• Answers dept. phones as needed and routes to appropriate area.

• Reviews information/data and makes decisions within very defined guidelines, parameters, and instruction.

• Examines and prioritizes documents to determine work to be completed or best course of action.

• Collects information for specific department reports.

• Creates and maintains complex reports.

• Sorts, files and maintains invoices, receipts, contracts, or other special department documents.

• Compiles minor statistical data

• Makes and checks routine one and two step math calculations.

• Completes keyboarding projects such preparing correspondence and mailings.

• Checks own work for accuracy.

• Coordinates special programs and/or events

• Reviews and/or compares information/data and makes determination within defined guidelines, parameters, and instruction.

• Maintains complex records and files, and search and investigate information found in files.

• Compiles information and data from various sources for specific departmental reports, and creates reports, graphs and data comparisons.

• Posts records and process departmental documents requiring specific knowledge of functional area.

• Completes detailed keyboarding projects such as preparing correspondence from rough drafts and completing specialized departmental forms.

• Responds to inquiries that require specialized knowledge of the function to respond.

• Analyzes and develops major projects and carries projects through to completion.

• Research and interpret a variety of levels of information.

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Job Description- Department Specialist

• Maintains unit documents such as ledgers, financial records, service information, etc.

• Coordinates and implements approved changes in policies and procedures affecting unit.

• Provides advice and assistance to other employees in unit and acts as liaison to other units.

• Monitors daily work of a group of lower level specialist and make adjustments in division of work to ensure timely accurate completion of work.

• Trains new employees on job tasks.

• Acts as a resource to staff in work group.

• Provides input to management on performance reviews of staff in work group.

• May participate in interviews and provide input to management during selection process of new members to work group.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Education Level: High School Diploma required. College degree preferred or relevant job experience.

• Experience Level: 1-2 years experience in Retail Grocery and/or pricing, buying, marketing or merchandising fields.

Skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Shift:

• 8 hour shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person