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Co-op Market Grocery and Deli, located in downtown Fairbanks, is the friendliest store in town and helps support a sustainable, local food system. Alaska's first retail, natural and organic food cooperative, celebrates the joy of eating healthy, responsibly and locally.
Co-op Market Grocery and Deli offers high quality, fair-priced goods, and services while working toward a sustainable local economy and promoting the cooperative principles.
To apply you can get an application at the store or go to https://coopmarket.org/co-op/jobs/
Our application is required.
Fresh Food Department Buyer and Coordinator
Reports to: Grocery Team Leader
Position Summary
The Freshfoods Buyer ensures an organized and smoothly run
fresh foods department including ordering, pricing and inventory control. The freshfoods buyer motivates self and coworkers to guarantee the highest level of customer service and to meet department objectives for sales and margin. The Fresh Foods department includes the meat/seafood, frozen goods, refrigerated and dairy, baked goods and cheese.
Position Summary
The Freshfood Buyer ensures an organized and smoothly run
fresh foods department including ordering, pricing and inventory control. The Freshfood buyer motivates self and coworkers to guarantee the highest level of customer service and to meet department objectives for sales and margin. The Fresh Foods department includes the meat/seafood, frozen goods, refrigerated and dairy, baked goods and cheese.
Responsibilities
Finance
Ensure adequate supply and selection of products keeping out of stocks to a minimum
Ensure accurate up-to-date price labeling of freeze, refrigerated, meat & seafood, cheese and bakery products
Work with General Manager and Grocery Team Leader to establish a pricing structure that will ensure that department margin goals are met
Ensure accurate up-to-date records of item costs/losts
Ensures that department objectives for sales and margin are met
Ensures that par sheets are used consistently and accurately to minimize loss
Ensures that yield tests are conducted with every local meat delivery
Communicates with specialists and other outside consultants to achieve department sales and margin goals
Merchandising and Buying Responsibility
Determine product mix to achieve sales and margin goals and to satisfy customer demand
Ensure that all orders are placed according to department standards
Communicates with local meat vendors and establishes delivery
Read trade journals to increase knowledge of industry trends
Conduct periodic price comparisons with other stores
Department Maintenance
Ensures that all areas of the sales floor are stocked and fronted at all times and well maintained
Ensures that all items are checked to invoices, all credits are notated
Handles all local direct vendor deliveries of meat and seafood
Ensures that daily freezer and refrigeration temperature checks are taken
Ensures that all items store in freezer and refrigerator walk ins are labeled properly and stored in an organized manner for proper rotation
Develop systems and ensure their implementation to maintain accurate, updated records of product cost, production, and losses
Ensure that department display units, coolers, work areas, storage areas, and sales floor are in clean and orderly condition
Develop and revise department’s standard operating procedures (SOP) as needed. Ensure staff is aware of and trained in department SOP’s
Ensures that department operates following health department requirements in food storage and handling. Follows Department of Agriculture standards for sanitation.
Works with grocery team to ensure that products are properly rotated at all times
Follows department standards to ensure that price reductions are routinely taken to move expiring products out while mitigating the loss
Ensures that all products have shelf tags with minimum of twice weekly shelf tag check.
Attend operations meetings and one on one meetings
Conduct monthly department inventory
Perform all other duties as assigned by Grocery Team Lead.
Customer Service
Exhibits exceptional service for customers and staff and ensures that all department staff is customer focused
Knows store layout and is aware of products in other departments
Remain abreast of changing owner/customer needs, new products, effective selling techniques
Qualifications
Some knowledge of natural foods and special dietary needs
Possess above average math and budgeting skills
Basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel)
Communication skills: good listener; gives clear instructions
Excellent sense of organization
Regular predictable attendance
Ability to handle multiple demands
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Ability to stand for long periods
Willingness and ability to learn and grow to meet the changing requirements of the position
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