Key Holder/Bookkeeper

AGS Supermarkets, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated Grocers of Northeast, Inc., operates supermarkets in New Hampshire and Vermont. Customers shopping these stores find the most personalized, friendly service with the highest quality food products.

About the role

We are currently looking for a part-time Keyholder/Bookkeeper in our Berlin, NH location who is interested in working to gain experience in the grocery coop industry and learning all aspects of merchandising, cleanliness, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Customer Service skills
• Ordering for the department
• Ensure proper receiving, unloading, storage, and rotation of merchandise and building of displays
• Maintain produce shelving and display units, ensuring they are cleaned and organized
• Ensure all products are tagged and/or labeled properly and properly rotated
• Master all department opening and closing duties
• Learn all aspects of the current position to take on more responsibility and advance to the next level
• Become an expert in all produce equipment, hardware, software, and tasks
• Maintain produce display, prep, and storage areas in clean, orderly condition, exceeding health department and food safety standards
• Perform monthly department inventories as directed
• Replenish, rotate, and cull displays several times daily; set quality standards for culling
• Assist customers with produce questions and special orders; offer samples and suggestions for purchase and preparation in a friendly, courteous manner
• Follow “COOL” (Country of Origin Labeling) guidelines and requirements
• Trim, wash, and bundle produce as needed
• Properly dispose of unsellable items
• Create appropriate department signage and displays to stimulate sales and customer interest
• Research under-performing areas of the department and create solutions to address them
• Ensure department signage and shelf tags are always present and reflect correct pricing information
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet business objectives
• Comply with established procedures, practices, sales, safety, and security according to A.G. Supermarkets, Inc. policies

Requirements

• Computer knowledge
• Produce background preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work effectively with a wide range of customers, employees, and management
• Ability to prioritize work tasks, multi-task, and maintain focus
• Flexible schedule availability

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Work is performed in a typical retail work environment
• Ability to lift weights up to 50-75 lbs (20-40 lbs lifting frequency)
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to work in different controlled climates