Receiving Assistant

Receiving Assistant

Salary Range USD $17.00 / Hr.

Overview : The Job in a Nutshell : The Receiving Assistant is responsible for assisting the Receiving Manager in the successful operation of the receiving department.

Responsibilities

Main Ingredients :

• Providing world class customer service as a number one priority.
• Exemplifying integrity, responsibility, and excellence and adhering to all policies.
• Assisting the receiving department manager in accurately receiving all incoming products including date, accuracy and damage checking.
• Scanning all incoming and outgoing product.
• Staging products for efficient delivery to the sales floor.
• Processing POs, RPOs, mispicks, invoices and paperwork timely and accurately.
• Researching and processing all discrepancies.
• Communicating with department managers regarding delivery issues and vendor out-of-stocks.
• Following up on special orders.
• Operating a forklift and pallet jack as required.
• Maintaining a clean and organized back room.
• Working with the department managers to address performance issues within the department.
• Supporting store opening and closing activities including Daily Sales Report (DSR) and cash handling and cashier closeout responsibilities.
• Handling register functions including backup cashiering, managing customer returns, addressing customer complaints, and covering register shift changes, including those for scheduled breaks.
• Maintaining the safety and security of customers and employees.
• Assisting in training and monitoring of department personnel including assigning and following up on tasks.
• Taking the initiative to provide additional help and backup in the store and providing store backup on the sales floor when receiving duties are complete.
• Answering customer questions per company standards and policies, including the use of Structure / Function statements and / or statements of nutritional support.
• Continually increasing product knowledge.
• Using SAP and inventory management software, emailing and utilizing other IS programs as needed.
• Working a schedule based on store needs which includes evenings, weekends, holidays. Position requires working five days, 40 hours per week and attending mandatory store meetings.

Qualifications

Recipe for Success :

This job description is not an employment contract. It does not guarantee a job or that the above listed duties are the limit of responsibilities. The job and job description are subject to change with and without notice. Employees are required to accomplish any and all tasks assigned to them by their Manager and / or other Store Support Center manager that might not be listed in this job description.

Benefits

Here's an overview of the benefits we offer our good4u Crew to help ensure the health and wellbeing of you and your family, now and well into the future :

Diversity Statement

At the heart of Natural Grocers' commitment to our community and crew is this belief : All people should be empowered to experience health and wellbeing! We cannot be true to this conviction without honoring diversity and cultivating inclusion throughout every aspect of our organization. At Natural Grocers, we honor our differences, embrace diversity, and cultivate inclusion because both individual and societal health are rooted in these principles. Our Crew is diverse not only in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, abilities, and age but also in cultural backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas. Celebrating our diversity refreshes, expands, and shapes our perspective, energizing our mission of equitable access to health and wellness for all. We welcome everyone who would like to join us in this mission, with gratitude for the unique life experience each person brings to the table. We're committed to nurturing an ecosystem of diversity and inclusion in which our Crew can continue to thrive.

Physical Capabilities and Environmental Demands

N = Never O = Occasional; 1-33% of time F = Frequent; 34-66% of time C = Constant; 67-100% of time

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