Deli Supermarket Support Associate

About the Role

Increase sales of meat and cheeses at the deli counter through customer engagement and interaction.

Responsibilities

• Interact with customers and management in a friendly, enthusiastic, and outgoing manner to generate brand awareness and increase sales
• Prepare and demonstrate new and/or promoted products to store customers through sample arrangements and by demonstrating recipes using company products
• Provide excellent customer service; assess the needs of the customer to best recommend products; use product slicer to fill orders and/or provide samples to customers; complete order process for purchases
• Clean area and equipment as required by supermarket and local health code
• Maintain store shelf standards and inventory through various merchandising strategies, including but not limited to rotation of products; ensure pricing matches current promotions and current marketing and promotional materials are displayed
• Notify management in case of an extraordinary issue, including but not limited to, quality failures and overstock
• Maintain excellent working relationship with supermarket personnel and management
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1 year of retail or face-to-face sales experience
• Personal vehicle which meets company standards for licensing and insurance
• MVR which meets Bar-S driving standards with review by Bar-S Human Capital
• Food handler's permit
• Driver's License which meets company requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Business, Marketing or related field
• Food product and/or consumer packaged goods sales experience
• Route sales supervision experience in the food products industry

Skills

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills; must be able to communicate effectively in person
• Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills
• Fully fluent in Spanish
• Proven ability to motivate self and others

Environmental & Working Conditions

• Able to work in a cold environment of approximately 34˚ F for prolonged periods of time
• Able to travel up to 90% of the time
• Able to work weekends and evenings

Physical Requirements

• Able to stand for full shift of 6-8 hours with the exception of scheduled breaks
• Can regularly lift and move 30 pound boxes/buckets on/off shelves or cart/hand truck
• Can repeatedly twist, turn, kneel, stoop, stand, rotate, bend, push or pull to move 30 pounds

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• And more