Part-Time Retail Specialist
Empire Marketing Strategies · Vancouver, WA · 1 mo ago
On-siteBusiness DevelopmentPart-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About Us, Why Join Us? (maybe Benefits?), Job Summary, Essential Functions (maybe broken into subsections?), Requirements (Education and Experience, Physical Requirements, Tools And Equipment, Work Environment, Required Skills/Abilities). Also we have schedule info: "expected schedule is 15–24 hours per week" and "seasonal, part-time position lasting approximately 8 weeks". That's schedule info, so we need a Schedule section. Also Pay? Not mentioned. Benefits: they mention "competitive salary plus 80% employer-covered benefits" and details for full-time vs part-time. So we can include Benefits section. Also we have "Why Join Us?" includes flexible schedule, holidays off, etc. Could combine with Benefits. But we need to follow rule: include a section only when posting has real, specific content. So we can have sections: About Us, Why Join Us (maybe as Benefits?), Job Summary, Essential Functions, Requirements (maybe break into sub-sections? but we can keep as one with lists). Also Schedule.
We must not repeat job title. No Job ID.
We must use for section headings. Use
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's extract content:
About Us: paragraph about Empire Marketing Strategies.
Why Join Us?: bullet points: Flexible, M-F Work Schedule, 9 Holidays off; Earn a competitive salary plus 80% employer-covered benefits; Full-Time Associates: eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability coverage, a retirement program, mental health support, paid time off, and 9 paid holidays annually. Part-Time Associates: eligible for retirement program and access to mental health support resources; A dynamic work environment where you’ll make a real impact.
Job Summary: paragraph about Empire supports Meat/Seafood etc. The Retail Specialist will sell and ensure best in class in store merchandising to include building displays, packing out product, and replenishing permanent secondary displays and maintain salability of all authorized items.
Essential Functions: list of categories with sub-bullets. We need to preserve details. Could flatten into a list of duties? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can turn each bullet into
- . Might be long but okay.
We have categories: Shelf Maintenance, Product Analysis & Reporting, Promotional Display Maintenance, Customer Support and Training, Other Administrative Duties, Physical Requirements, Core Functions? Actually "Core Functions" seems heading then subpoints. We'll treat each bullet as duty.
Let's extract each duty:
Shelf Maintenance:
- Rotate product as required by manufacturer for perishable merchandise and for merchandise requiring freshness checks.
- Conduct regular checks of store shelf tags to ensure continued distribution and assist with reordering of product.
- Ensure that all retail objectives and shelf standards are met and maintained in assigned territory.
- Keep sections set to customer’s schematic or stocking plan as is required or beneficial to manufacturer or clients.
- Maintain 100% distribution of all manufacturer-client products approved by the Kroger family of companies or Planogram (POG) team.
- Sell and service all principal accounts represented by Empire to ensure all the authorized items are on shelf and priced and tagged properly.
Product Analysis & Reporting:
- Maintain and update all territorial records.
- Carefully review all sales reports to maintain awareness of progress toward assigned goals.
- Maintain competitive awareness and promptly report all information through proper channels.
- Report completely and on time using forms supplied and with the frequency requested.
- Utilization of reporting tools such as PowerBI or Go Spot Check to report on specific goals and targets.
Promotional Display Maintenance:
- Set up displays of manufacturer or client brands while working within the guidelines of customer regulations and manufacturer/client display objectives.
- Coordinate activities and cooperate with Operations regarding the execution of promotional programs, including reporting and future order requirements.
- Execute point-of-sale material and Instant Redeemable Coupons to stores as required by the manufacturer or client and approved by the retailer.
Customer Support and Training:
- Establish and maintain rapport with all store personnel in assigned territories.
- Perform training demonstrations for customer employees regarding proper preparation and/or display of product.
Other Administrative Duties:
- Timely communication requirements including email and telephone.
- Maintain territory files and company owned office equipment.
- Attend and participate in all scheduled company meetings.
- Exercise expense control within guidelines.
- Other duties as required.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel regularly between work sites.
- Additional travel as needed, which may include overnight stays.
- Prolonged periods of standing – 80% of the time.
- Ability to change positions between sitting, squatting, standing and kneeling on a regular basis.
- Regular lifting and moving up to 25-35 pounds from one location to another, sometimes several feet away from each other.
- Occasional lifting and moving up to 40-60 pounds from one location to another, sometimes several feet away from each other.
- Regular use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to see objects, information on computer screens, and/or view written information, from distances of 20-40 feet.
Tools And Equipment:
- Regular operation of a personal motor vehicle to and from work sites.
- Regular operation of manual pallet jacks and hand trucks on work sites.
- MS Excel
Work Environment:
- Duties are typically performed in a retail grocery store setting, which could include refrigerated or freezer environments.
- Also required to be in outside facilities, including but not limited to, customer warehouses, kitchens, and manufacturer-client facilities, all of which require more safety precautions than a normal office environment.
- Noise levels – typically moderate.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to write clear and concise correspondence.
- Ability to accurately exchange information.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Ability to be able to operate autonomously, with strong personal drive for results.
- Ability to effectively present information in one on one or group situations.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple to sometimes complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Requirements Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Current Driver’s License and clean Motor Vehicle Report required.
- 1-2 years of CPG/grocery/retail industry related experience preferred.
We also have schedule: expected schedule is 15–24 hours per week; seasonal, part-time position lasting approximately 8 weeks.
We have benefits: competitive salary plus 80% employer-covered benefits; Full-Time Associates: eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability coverage, a retirement program, mental health support, paid time off, and 9 paid holidays annually. Part-Time Associates: eligible for retirement program and access to mental health support resources. Also "Flexible, M-F Work Schedule, 9 Holidays off" from Why Join Us.
We need to avoid duplication. We'll create sections:
About Us
Empire Marketing Strategies has been a leader in delivering exceptional in-store execution for over 40 years, enhancing the customer experience in grocery retail. Operating in all 18 Kroger divisions across the U.S., we partner with some of the world's top brands to optimize their presence in over 2,500 store locations. Our team thrives on tackling diverse challenges in the fast-paced retail industry. We value dedication, talent, and a passion for excellence.
Why Join Us?
- Flexible, Monday‑Friday work schedule
- 9 holidays off
- Competitive salary plus 80% employer‑covered benefits
- Full‑time associates: medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability coverage, retirement program, mental health support, paid time off, and 9 paid holidays annually
- Part‑time associates: retirement program and access to mental health support resources
- Dynamic work environment where you’ll make a real impact
But note "Why Join Us?" might be considered Benefits. However we can keep as separate.
Job Summary
Empire supports Meat/Seafood, Deli/Bakery, Produce, and Grocery suppliers in the Kroger stores which includes calling on all the stores in assigned territory within the established call frequency. The Retail Specialist will sell and ensure best in class in‑store merchandising to include building displays, packing out product, and replenishing permanent secondary displays and maintain salability of all authorized items.
Essential Functions
... list all duties ...
Requirements
maybe we split into subheadings? But rule: use for section headings. Could have multiple sections: Education and Experience, Physical Requirements, Tools And Equipment, Work Environment, Required Skills/Abilities. But we need to avoid too many thin sections. However each of those has substantive content. Could combine into one Requirements section with sublists? But rule says use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have a single Requirements section with multiple
lists? Might be okay. But better to separate for clarity: each as its own . The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we should avoid many thin sections. Perhaps combine Education and Experience, Physical Requirements, Tools And Equipment, Work Environment, Required Skills/Abilities into one Requirements section with multiple lists under headings? But we cannot use headings inside a section besides . Could use or but not headings. Might be okay to have multiple
sections if each is substantive. Let's evaluate thickness:
- Education and Experience: 3 items.
- Physical Requirements: many items (~8).
- Tools And Equipment: 3 items.
- Work Environment: 3 items.
- Required Skills/Abilities: 9 items.
Each is substantive. Could be separate sections. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Having 5 sections might be okay if each is substantive. But we also have About Us, Why Join Us, Job Summary, Essential Functions, Schedule. That's many. Maybe we can combine some: Why Join Us and Benefits could be merged. Schedule could be its own section. Essential Functions is definitely needed.
Let's decide sections:
- About Us
- Job Summary
- Essential Functions
- Requirements (combining Education/Experience, Physical Requirements, Tools/Equipment, Work Environment, Skills/Abilities)
- Benefits (including Why Join Us points)
- Schedule
That's 6 sections.
Now we need to ensure we don't repeat content. Benefits section will include the bullet points from Why Join Us and also the benefits details.
Let's craft Benefits section:
Benefits
- Flexible Monday‑Friday work schedule
- 9 holidays off
- Competitive salary plus 80% employer‑covered benefits
- Full‑time associates: medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability coverage, retirement program, mental health support, paid time off, and 9 paid holidays annually
- Part‑time associates: retirement program and access to mental health support resources
- Dynamic work environment where you’ll make a real impact
Now Schedule section:
Schedule
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's extract content: About Us: paragraph about Empire Marketing Strategies. Why Join Us?: bullet points: Flexible, M-F Work Schedule, 9 Holidays off; Earn a competitive salary plus 80% employer-covered benefits; Full-Time Associates: eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability coverage, a retirement program, mental health support, paid time off, and 9 paid holidays annually. Part-Time Associates: eligible for retirement program and access to mental health support resources; A dynamic work environment where you’ll make a real impact. Job Summary: paragraph about Empire supports Meat/Seafood etc. The Retail Specialist will sell and ensure best in class in store merchandising to include building displays, packing out product, and replenishing permanent secondary displays and maintain salability of all authorized items. Essential Functions: list of categories with sub-bullets. We need to preserve details. Could flatten into a list of duties? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can turn each bullet into
- . Might be long but okay.
We have categories: Shelf Maintenance, Product Analysis & Reporting, Promotional Display Maintenance, Customer Support and Training, Other Administrative Duties, Physical Requirements, Core Functions? Actually "Core Functions" seems heading then subpoints. We'll treat each bullet as duty.
Let's extract each duty:
Shelf Maintenance:
- Rotate product as required by manufacturer for perishable merchandise and for merchandise requiring freshness checks.
- Conduct regular checks of store shelf tags to ensure continued distribution and assist with reordering of product.
- Ensure that all retail objectives and shelf standards are met and maintained in assigned territory.
- Keep sections set to customer’s schematic or stocking plan as is required or beneficial to manufacturer or clients.
- Maintain 100% distribution of all manufacturer-client products approved by the Kroger family of companies or Planogram (POG) team.
- Sell and service all principal accounts represented by Empire to ensure all the authorized items are on shelf and priced and tagged properly.
Product Analysis & Reporting:
- Maintain and update all territorial records.
- Carefully review all sales reports to maintain awareness of progress toward assigned goals.
- Maintain competitive awareness and promptly report all information through proper channels.
- Report completely and on time using forms supplied and with the frequency requested.
- Utilization of reporting tools such as PowerBI or Go Spot Check to report on specific goals and targets.
Promotional Display Maintenance:
- Set up displays of manufacturer or client brands while working within the guidelines of customer regulations and manufacturer/client display objectives.
- Coordinate activities and cooperate with Operations regarding the execution of promotional programs, including reporting and future order requirements.
- Execute point-of-sale material and Instant Redeemable Coupons to stores as required by the manufacturer or client and approved by the retailer.
Customer Support and Training:
- Establish and maintain rapport with all store personnel in assigned territories.
- Perform training demonstrations for customer employees regarding proper preparation and/or display of product.
Other Administrative Duties:
- Timely communication requirements including email and telephone.
- Maintain territory files and company owned office equipment.
- Attend and participate in all scheduled company meetings.
- Exercise expense control within guidelines.
- Other duties as required.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel regularly between work sites.
- Additional travel as needed, which may include overnight stays.
- Prolonged periods of standing – 80% of the time.
- Ability to change positions between sitting, squatting, standing and kneeling on a regular basis.
- Regular lifting and moving up to 25-35 pounds from one location to another, sometimes several feet away from each other.
- Occasional lifting and moving up to 40-60 pounds from one location to another, sometimes several feet away from each other.
- Regular use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to see objects, information on computer screens, and/or view written information, from distances of 20-40 feet.
Tools And Equipment:
- Regular operation of a personal motor vehicle to and from work sites.
- Regular operation of manual pallet jacks and hand trucks on work sites.
- MS Excel
Work Environment:
- Duties are typically performed in a retail grocery store setting, which could include refrigerated or freezer environments.
- Also required to be in outside facilities, including but not limited to, customer warehouses, kitchens, and manufacturer-client facilities, all of which require more safety precautions than a normal office environment.
- Noise levels – typically moderate.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to write clear and concise correspondence.
- Ability to accurately exchange information.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Ability to be able to operate autonomously, with strong personal drive for results.
- Ability to effectively present information in one on one or group situations.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple to sometimes complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Requirements Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Current Driver’s License and clean Motor Vehicle Report required.
- 1-2 years of CPG/grocery/retail industry related experience preferred.
We also have schedule: expected schedule is 15–24 hours per week; seasonal, part-time position lasting approximately 8 weeks.
We have benefits: competitive salary plus 80% employer-covered benefits; Full-Time Associates: eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability coverage, a retirement program, mental health support, paid time off, and 9 paid holidays annually. Part-Time Associates: eligible for retirement program and access to mental health support resources. Also "Flexible, M-F Work Schedule, 9 Holidays off" from Why Join Us.
We need to avoid duplication. We'll create sections:
About Us
Empire Marketing Strategies has been a leader in delivering exceptional in-store execution for over 40 years, enhancing the customer experience in grocery retail. Operating in all 18 Kroger divisions across the U.S., we partner with some of the world's top brands to optimize their presence in over 2,500 store locations. Our team thrives on tackling diverse challenges in the fast-paced retail industry. We value dedication, talent, and a passion for excellence.
Why Join Us?
- Flexible, Monday‑Friday work schedule
- 9 holidays off
- Competitive salary plus 80% employer‑covered benefits
- Full‑time associates: medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability coverage, retirement program, mental health support, paid time off, and 9 paid holidays annually
- Part‑time associates: retirement program and access to mental health support resources
- Dynamic work environment where you’ll make a real impact
Job Summary
Empire supports Meat/Seafood, Deli/Bakery, Produce, and Grocery suppliers in the Kroger stores which includes calling on all the stores in assigned territory within the established call frequency. The Retail Specialist will sell and ensure best in class in‑store merchandising to include building displays, packing out product, and replenishing permanent secondary displays and maintain salability of all authorized items.
Essential Functions
- ... list all duties ...
Requirements
maybe we split into subheadings? But rule: usefor section headings. Could have multiple
sections: Education and Experience, Physical Requirements, Tools And Equipment, Work Environment, Required Skills/Abilities. But we need to avoid too many thin sections. However each of those has substantive content. Could combine into one Requirements section with sublists? But rule says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have a single Requirements section with multiple
- lists? Might be okay. But better to separate for clarity: each as its own
- Flexible Monday‑Friday work schedule
- 9 holidays off
- Competitive salary plus 80% employer‑covered benefits
- Full‑time associates: medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability coverage, retirement program, mental health support, paid time off, and 9 paid holidays annually
- Part‑time associates: retirement program and access to mental health support resources
- Dynamic work environment where you’ll make a real impact
. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we should avoid many thin sections. Perhaps combine Education and Experience, Physical Requirements, Tools And Equipment, Work Environment, Required Skills/Abilities into one Requirements section with multiple
- lists under headings? But we cannot use headings inside a section besides
. Could use or
but not headings. Might be okay to have multiple
sections if each is substantive. Let's evaluate thickness: - Education and Experience: 3 items. - Physical Requirements: many items (~8). - Tools And Equipment: 3 items. - Work Environment: 3 items. - Required Skills/Abilities: 9 items. Each is substantive. Could be separate sections. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Having 5 sections might be okay if each is substantive. But we also have About Us, Why Join Us, Job Summary, Essential Functions, Schedule. That's many. Maybe we can combine some: Why Join Us and Benefits could be merged. Schedule could be its own section. Essential Functions is definitely needed. Let's decide sections: - About Us - Job Summary - Essential Functions - Requirements (combining Education/Experience, Physical Requirements, Tools/Equipment, Work Environment, Skills/Abilities) - Benefits (including Why Join Us points) - Schedule That's 6 sections. Now we need to ensure we don't repeat content. Benefits section will include the bullet points from Why Join Us and also the benefits details. Let's craft Benefits section:
Benefits
Schedule