Central Market (Plano) Cooking School - Sales Specialist - Full time

Responsibilities

• Identify and address high priority activities first
• Provide excellent customer service
• Organize, clean, and prepare back area for incoming deliveries
• Keep sales floor uncluttered and free from spills
• Stock, rotate items as needed, maintain standards/shrink, safety, and inventory control
• Reset products and maintains shelf conditions ensuring integrity of shelf tags and signage in department
• Check shipments for out-of-date and damaged product to ensure freshness and quality
• Avoid issues by ensuring compliance with federal, state, and company regulations and standards for product freshness, safety, refrigeration, and sanitation
• Maintain standards in shrink, safety, and inventory control
• Assist in merchandising the department to maximize sales
• Use suggestive selling techniques to maximize sales

Qualifications

• Typically requires 2-5 years experience
• Previous retail/restaurant experience
• Knowledge of department product, food preparation, and equipment
• Extensive knowledge of specialty food products and food preparation is essential
• Strong customer service skills
• Passion for food
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills