MICRO MARKET ASSOCIATE

NEXCOM•Gulfport, MS

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Micro Market Associate performs a variety of duties related to the functionality, operation, and maintenance of Micro Markets and vending machines. This includes ensuring product availability, managing money changing machines and payment kiosks, and maintaining the upkeep of all equipment. The role involves selling general merchandise to customers using professional selling techniques and providing service that anticipates and exceeds customer expectations. Key responsibilities include daily maintenance of Exchange-owned machines and Micro Markets, inspecting and replenishing a diverse range of products (including perishable items), adhering to product shelf-life dates, sanitizing areas, and removing expired merchandise. The associate will greet and assist customers with merchandise selection, ensure assigned areas are fully stocked and neatly arranged, and communicate with supervisors regarding stock management and customer preferences. They are also responsible for setting up and maintaining prices and visual programs, ensuring the Micro Market is clean and orderly, and assisting with annual merchandise resets. Inventory control, collecting money from machines and kiosks, preparing cash reports, and clearing coin jams are also part of the job. The associate must interact professionally with customers and coworkers, adhere to dress code standards, and be knowledgeable about products. A significant part of the role involves operating a motor vehicle throughout the geographical area for duties such as loading/unloading merchandise, maintaining trip reports, and coordinating vehicle preventive maintenance.

Requirements

Must possess a valid state driver s license or a valid commercial driver s license CDL.
Must possess the knowledge and skills necessary to operate a motor vehicle safely.
Must be able to pass appropriate background checks needed for the specific area of responsibility e.g. Federal DOD Security Clearance etc.
Pass the GSA defensive driving course.
One year progressive responsible clerical office or retail sales work of any kind in which the applicant has demonstrated the ability to interact with customers.
One year of progressively responsible experience that provides the applicant with knowledge and skills in the fundamentals of retail to include retail sales services vending store operations and warehouse etc.

Responsibilities

Performs various duties within the Micro Market and vending machines including but not limited to functionality and operation of machines availability of products money changing machines and payment kiosk and ensuring maintenance upkeep of machines as required.
Sells general merchandise to customers exercising professional selling techniques provides service which anticipates and exceeds customer expectations.
Operates a motor vehicle throughout the geographical area and on public roads in connection with performance of job duties.
Maintains Exchange owned machines and Micro markets daily.
Inspects replenishes products to include but not limited to an assortment of various products such as sandwiches cakes pies popcorn salads fruits pastry sodas yogurt laundry detergent etc.
Ensures dates regarding product shelf-life for perishable items are adhered to e.g. documents the removal of expired food per the expiration dates of all food items sanitizes areas etc. and that foods are not spoiled removes aged foods or other merchandise from machines and or micro market.
Greets and engages customers in conversation for purposes of providing sales related assistance and opinion regarding available or sought after.
Assists customers in the selection of merchandise and suggests additional items to complement the customer s selections.
Ensures assigned areas are fully stocked and merchandise is neatly arranged.
Communicates with supervisor regarding stock additions deletions fast and slow selling merchandise customer preferences needs problems etc.
Participates in department meetings and actively seeks to exchange ideas regarding improvements in customer service job performance achievement of sales goals etc.
Sets up and maintains prices and all Exchange branded visual programs in micro markets and where applicable machines on items being sold maintains a current price list for products merchandise sold in the micro market.
Ensures the micro market is maintained in clean and orderly manner sweeps mops floors cleans counter-tops wipes down coolers and empties trash cans.
Responsible for assisting with resetting merchandise in the micro market at least annually to ensure all merchandise standards are adhered to such as product adjacencies branding and placement.
Responsible for laptop tablet scanner handheld and or other electronic devices needed to perform the inventory receiving and ordering within the micro market.
Assists in relocating and installing new machines at locations cleans interior and exterior using appropriate cleaning solutions.
Makes settings and adjustments on food dispensing liquid dispensing and coin changer units.
Collects money from vending machines micro market kiosks or other miscellaneous machines at locations according to established schedule.
As required accompanies vending contractors verifying cash taken from vendor owned machines.
Ensures all information recorded during machine servicing is collected via computerized hand held devices and manually records counts of products and prepares Vending Machines Cash Collection Slip SS 411 by date type of machine name of attendant and cash meter readings for micro market locations not fully automated.
Clears coin jams and makes refunds at designated locations as required.
Responsible for inventory control to include micro markets trucks routes etc. in both the vending and micro market systems.
Collects turn-in money bags daily from Cash Handling Clerks counts and verifies cash receipt prepares Daily Cash Receipt SS 120 and arranges for deposit in accordance with established procedures.
Receives bills from Cash Handling Clerk and purchases coins from Cashier s Cage Navy Exchange.
Interacts with customers and coworkers in a friendly and professional manner which includes adhering to NEX dress code uniform standards and assisting supporting other vending team members to the maximum extent possible.
Becomes knowledgeable regarding merchandise selected including proper set-up use care characteristics of various product price points.
Communicates product-related information to customers knowledgeably and legibly.
Operates motor vehicle throughout the geographical area in connection with duties performed.
Loads and unloads merchandise by hand or dolly insures that merchandise is protected from damage or bad weather.
Prepares and maintains Daily Trip Report of all trips made.
Adheres to and or coordinates preventive maintenance schedule i.e. oil change tune up brakes etc. with designated NEX personnel accordingly.
Ensures to maintain proper level of fuel during the operation of the vehicle and retains all receipt regarding refueling and or maintenance.
Ensures interior of the vehicle is clean and free of all debris and returned to designated parking area at end of work day.
Performs other related duties assigned.