Retail Specialist

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  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Likely they expect us to use those exact headings when applicable. So we need to map content to those headings. Let's see what content fits: - About the role: could include Job Summary and maybe About Us? The job summary describes role. So we can put Job Summary under About the role. - Responsibilities: Essential Functions (list of duties). So we can put Responsibilities heading with list of duties. - Requirements: Education and Experience, Driver's License, etc. Also Physical Requirements? Could be separate but we can include under Requirements. - Qualifications: maybe Skills/Abilities? Could be Skills. - Skills: Required Skills/Abilities. - Benefits: The posting mentions benefits: "competitive salary plus 80% employer-covered benefits", medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability coverage, retirement program, mental health support, paid time off, 9 paid holidays, etc. Also part-time benefits. So we can include Benefits. - Pay: Salary Description $41,600 to $45,760. - Schedule: "Flexible, M-F Work Schedule, 9 Holidays off". Also maybe mention full-time schedule. Thus we can create sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications (maybe not needed if we put skills under Skills), Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to avoid empty sections. Ensure we have substantive content. We must not repeat job title. Not include Job ID etc. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting includes "Notice of AI Use in Job Application Review" which is boilerplate; we should remove that. Also "Why Join Us?" includes bullet points about flexible schedule, holidays, benefits. That's part of Benefits and Schedule. We need to preserve all substantive info: company description, job summary, essential functions (list), requirements (education, experience, driver's license, physical requirements, tools/equipment, work environment), required skills/abilities, salary, benefits, schedule. We need to format lists with

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    About the role

    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.

    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. 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.

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    Responsibilities

    • 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 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.
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        Requirements

        • 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.
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        • under Requirements. Also Tools And Equipment, Work Environment could be under Requirements as well. But we might want to keep them under Requirements for simplicity. Let's list all: 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. We can include these as list items under Requirements.

          Skills

          • Ability to write clear and concise correspondence.
          • Ability to accurately exchange information.
          • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
          • Ability 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.

          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 our retirement program and access to mental health support resources.
          • Flexible, M‑F work schedule.
          • 9 holidays off.
          But note schedule also appears; we might move schedule to Schedule section.

          Pay

          $41,600 to $45,760

          Schedule

          Flexible, Monday‑Friday work schedule with 9 paid holidays off.

          We need to ensure we didn't duplicate content. Benefits already includes flexible schedule and holidays; but we can keep schedule separate as per instruction to include only when posting has real specific content. It does have schedule info, so we include Schedule section. Benefits section can focus on benefits (insurance, retirement, etc.) and maybe keep schedule mention only in Schedule. Let's adjust Benefits to exclude schedule mentions. Benefits list: - 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 our retirement program and access to mental health support resources. We could also mention "9 paid holidays annually" already there. Now Schedule section: "Flexible, M‑F work schedule." and maybe "9 holidays off". But we already mentioned 9 paid holidays in Benefits; but it's okay to mention again? Might be duplication but okay. To avoid duplication, we could keep schedule only: "Flexible, Monday‑Friday work schedule." and mention holidays in Benefits. But the posting says "Flexible, M-F Work Schedule, 9 Holidays off". So we could put both in Schedule: "Flexible