Pricing Specialist FT

About the role

Manages the pricing integrity of the store. Administers price changes and resolves pricing issues. Increases customer confidence and loyalty by promoting and executing consistent and compliant operating conditions. Ensures shelf labels and signs are correct and maintained in all departments including price changes, advertised items, etc. while providing courteous, knowledgeable and prompt service. Values diversity and supports an inclusive environment by embracing the backgrounds and experiences of the team.

Responsibilities

• Service (40%): Creates an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated increasing confidence and loyalty. Conducts test scans on categories of merchandise to ensure price accuracy, description, department and taxability. Ensures shelf labels and signs are correct and items without UPC codes are priced. Resolves pricing problems and price file discrepancies.
• Financial (30%): Completes daily and weekly administrative tasks (communications, online training, price file changes, etc.). Reviews/inspects shelf labels and signs for accuracy and takes appropriate action with discrepancies. Assists in the planning and organizing of the inventory process. Ensures product is held at the proper temperature per food safety guidelines and retains documentation of temperature logs per policy.
• Leadership (15%): Promotes trust and respect among associates by collaborating, promoting teamwork, and communicating company, department, and job specific information. Coordinates the effective implementation of store price changes with store management and department management to maintain price integrity and controls. Adheres to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines.
• Compliance/Safety (15%): Ensures company standards for safety, proper food handling practices, sanitation and productivity are maintained. Adheres to all regulatory compliance requirements pertaining to food safety, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), and Department of Agriculture (DOA). Executes all product recalls and withdrawals in a timely manner while ensuring all items are secured and removed from customer access. Reinforces safety programs by complying with safety procedures and inspects and identifies unsafe conditions to report to store management. Notifies management of customer or employee accidents. Reports all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud. Ensures adherence to wage and hour policies and regulations. Cultivates a culture of safety within the store. Ensures self and all associates are working safely and have received necessary safety training. Ensures Hazardous Assessments are posted for associate reference and that Personal Protective Equipment is available and utilized by all associates executing tasks within the department, as required. Ensures equipment is in good repair; reports and assists with remediation (e.g. lock out/tag out of equipment) of safety hazards within the department.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Authorization to work in the United States or the ability to obtain the same.
• Successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background check.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal, motivational and communication skills.
• Proficient with computer applications used in effectively operating the department.
• High School / GED preferred.
• 3–6 years minimum relevant experience preferred.
• English required; English & Spanish preferred.

Physical demands & work environment

• Regularly required to stand or walk on various types of flooring, utilize manual dexterity, talk, see, hear, smell and perform repetitive movements with both hands and/or both feet.
• Frequently required to reach at waist level or overhead, carry, push, or lift various loads up to 50 lbs.
• Occasionally required to sit, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and climb up to 30 ft.
• May be exposed to indoor, outdoor, cold, freezing, heated, and wet/humid working conditions.
• Frequently required to twist back and/or neck, walk on slippery or cluttered floor surfaces, work with hazardous equipment and be exposed to sharp objects.
• Occasionally exposed to loud noise, skin irritants, nuisance dust, fumes and sprays, hazardous cleaning solutions and other toxins.
• Equipment used: cleaning supplies and equipment, general office equipment, register, pricing gun, scales, scanner, various material handling equipment (racks, carts, pallet jacks, shopping carts). Preferred: baler/compactor, box cutter.
• Personal Protective Equipment: goggles, gloves, back brace.
• Pulling requirement: 250 lbs. Lifting requirement: 50 lbs.

Occasional travel required. No overnight travel. Varied shifts.

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