As a Market Specialist, you'll ensure all Market merchandising areas are well maintained and stocked by each morning. You'll provide excellent customer service by performing all job responsibilities with a sense of ownership and team approach.
We are looking for:
- ability to work in a fast-paced, high volume environment
- initiative and knowledge to complete all tasks
- dependability; attention to detail
What is the work?
Stocking:
- Stocks and rotates items in market cases
- Loads, unloads, and moves heavy, bulky products to support in-stock conditions
- Builds, stocks, signs, maintains, and takes down store displays as directed
- Checks shipments for out-of-date and damaged product to ensure freshness and quality
- Reports all out of date and damaged product received issues to Manager.
- Reports missing signs or tags to the Manager or Shelf Edge team
- Scrapes and trays products as needed
- Weighs prepackaged items as needed
Customer Service:
- Provides excellent customer service by answering customers questions regarding products and assists them with selections
- May communicates safe handling and cooking methods to Customers as needed
Food Safety / Sanitation:
- Organizes and cleans prep areas, freezers, coolers, wareroom, and sales floor
- Cleans and sanitizes display cases; properly operates / maintains equipment
- Complies with department / store operating procedures and federal / state regulations
What is your background?
- Minimum age 18 (mandatory)
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high volume environment
- Experience in customer service
- Completion of required job skills and compliance-related training
Do you have what it takes to be a fit as a Market Specialist?
- Working knowledge of product rotation, department / store sanitation, shrink awareness
- Communication skills
- Customer service skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks; attention to detail
- Ability to work a flexible schedule
- Initiative; dependability
Can you...
- Function in a fast paced, retail environment, in detailed and precise tasks
- Work with Customers, staying attentive to their needs
- Constantly* reach at waist, grasp
- Frequently stand, walk, push / pull with arms and make movements with ulnar deviation
- Frequently be exposed to cold (non-weather) conditions
- Occasionally reach overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, pivot, shoulder circumduction, twist, push / pull with arms, pinch, and use fine motor movements
- Occasionally be exposed to wet (non-weather) conditions and loud noise
- Occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic materials
- Safely maneuver around moving mechanical parts
- Demonstrate the ability to lift 90 lbs, and manage in excess of 85 lbs**
- While there may be exceptions, the measurements noted are generally defined as-Constantly: 5.5+ hours per 8-hour day; Frequently: 2.5 - 5.5 hours per 8-hour day; Occasionally: 0 - 2.5 hours per 8-hour day
** It is Partners' responsibility to never lift beyond their own safe lifting limit. If an item is too heavy to lift, push or pull, and / or carry, the Partner must break the box down into lighter, smaller, more manageable components, or ask for assistance from another Partner or a manager.
09-2021