NUTRITION / DEPT LEADER

Job Title

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.

Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.

Offer product samples to help customers discover new items.

Inform customers of natural food specials.

Recommend natural food items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.

Check product quality to ensure freshness; review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.

Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.

Report product ordering / shipping discrepancies to the department manager.

Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.

Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained.

Observe scheduled shift operating hours.

Model excellent customer service, demonstrating friendliness, and maintaining a clean and orderly department.

Demonstrate creative merchandising.

Maintain high standards of performance.

Keep displays fully stocked and conditioned according to department standards.

Must have extensive knowledge of nutritional product information.

Maintain displays and special promotions appropriately.

Assist with building displays and special promotions.

Assist with breaking down loads and stocking assigned sections.

Ensure that all current merchandising, customer service, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, associate and customer engagement rules are being followed.

Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.

Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.

Notify management of customer or employee accidents.

Report all safety risks or issues, and illegal activity, including : robbery, theft or fraud.

Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

Minimum

Ability to handle stressful situations

Effective communication skills

Must be able to meet the minimum physical demands of the position

Knowledge of basic math : counting, addition, and subtraction

Must be 18 or older

Desired

Retail experience

High school diploma or equivalent

Second language : speaking, reading and / or writing