Beer/Wine Leader - Weis Markets

Overview

Looking for a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation? Looking for a company that is passionate about teamwork and the growth of it's associates and communities? That's WEIS!

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Beer/Wine Leader is responsible for the functions below, in addition to other duties as assigned:

• Manages department by adjusting orders to meet customer demands while maintaining freshness and minimizing shrink.
• Promotes excellent customer relations by instilling positive customer focused behavior with associates. Smiles and greets customers, answers customer questions and helps resolve customer issues promptly in a polite and professional manner. Focuses on continuous improvement in all areas of the department and makes changes to ensure progress.
• Operates the scanning equipment and cash register. Performs all related check out procedures including properly and efficiently bagging merchandise and placing merchandise in customer’s cart.
• Maintains accuracy during the transaction, ensuring the customer is charged for all items and appropriate funds are collected. Maintains proper security measures and cash drawer accounting procedures, avoiding overages and/or shortages.
• Schedules all department associates and determines work assignments to effectively utilize their skills and abilities. Regularly conducts on-the-job training efforts for department. Recognizes and rewards associate performance.
• Follows all store and legal guidelines regarding sale of alcohol, as well as other products at the register.
• Verifies all deliveries against invoices. Contacts vendors as needed to request product or service to meet customer demands. Inspects all products and supplies upon delivery, noting any shortages or overages. Enforces and follows department practices regarding receiving, dating and stocking product to ensure quality, accuracy and proper rotation. Removes out-of-code items.
• Applies proper stocking techniques to ensure products are properly located on shelves, rotated and within easy customer reach. Ensures merchandise is in saleable condition with correct prices and signs. Stores excess merchandise according to backroom organization guidelines and 5S standards.
• Follows company guidelines for merchandising product and utilizes incremental displays to drive sales.
• May unload deliveries through operation of a power jack or hand jack if properly trained. Training provided.
• May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties (if properly trained – training provided)-Responsible for general sanitation in the department. Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements. Disposes of trash properly.
• Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors. Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
• Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE). Including but not limited to cut resistant gloves, safety cutters, company sponsored footwear, etc.
• May also be called upon to assist in other departments.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervise all associates in the department. Specific number depends upon store size. May assume total leadership of the building in absence of store management. Specific number of associates under supervision depends upon the store size and presence of store management.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, the Associate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without an accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required:

High school education or general education degree (GED). Preferably two (2) years or more retail grocery experience with one (1) year in a Grocery department

Weis Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer:  Weis Markets is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of actual or perceived age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, familial status, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with a disability may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the ways things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Weis Markets.