Grocery/Perishables Buyer
LifeSource Natural Foods•Salem, OR
•Onsite
About The Position
The full-time Grocery/Perishables Buyer is responsible for ordering a diverse range of organic and locally sourced products, receiving, stocking, signage, facing and culling product. They are responsible for ensuring a well-organized, amply stocked and vibrant grocery/perishables department while providing excellent customer service.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED
- Experience in a grocery environment
- Excellent critical thinking skills
- Great math skills
- Consistently on time and on shift when scheduled
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to maintain an ongoing positive attitude
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent computer skills
- Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
- Flexible and adaptable to change.
Nice To Haves
- Retail buying experience
Responsibilities
- Ensure all product buying is completed in a timely and thorough manner meeting all deadlines.
- Keep inventory levels in line with customer demand. Limit out of stocks
- Maintain accurate inventory counts.
- Be available to answer staff and customer questions regarding the grocery/perishables department
- Ensure all items are checked in, categorized, handled, and processed, ensuring product stays at appropriate temperatures.
- Identify, price, and tag special orders. Notify customer.
- Follow up on credits, quality concerns and pricing discrepancies as needed. Ensure returns are picked up.
- Abundantly stock shelves with priority given to out-of-stock and sale items.
- Face and date check items on shelves.
- Maintain proper shelf and backstock organization including date rotation
- Ensure product is labeled accurately with price tags, signs, etc. Report price issues to manager.
- Maintain a high standard of safety, organization, and cleanliness in work and display areas
- Ensure database information is up-to-date and accurately reflects size, description, organic content, special diet and local details.
- Ensure shelf tags are maintained for all products and that price matches what is in the database and scale.
- Play an active role in sales setup. Ensure signage is accurate.
Benefits
- Profit-sharing
- Medical, dental, vision, alternative care coverage
- Paid time off
- Flexible spending account
- Health reimbursement arrangement
- 401K retirement plan
- Team member discount
- Employee referral bonus
- Paid community service time
- Alternative transportation benefit
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
