Buyer

Why Work with Us? For many people, it's the opportunity to work for an inclusive, local, values driven business that provides healthy, delicious, and sustainable foods to their community; it's also about people - the ability to work with a great team to create amazing customer experiences. Whatever your reason for joining us, know this, working with us makes a difference! Position Summary: Grocery Buyers make sure customers have a great experience by keeping products available, offering timely, friendly, and caring service. Buyers work closely with department leadership, utilizing data, to ensure products are well-stocked, visually appealing, and follow food and safety rules. Duties include helping customers, ordering products, restocking shelves, receiving deliveries, processing invoices, making products and displays presentable, ensuring correct labels and signs, and maintaining health and safety standard s. Grocery Buyers reports to the Center Store Manager. This is a union position. Location: River Market: 221 Main Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082 Schedule: 35 to 40 hours per week. Current shifts available may vary and can include day, evening, weekend, and holiday hours to meet department needs. Flexibility required to meet business needs. Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent Prior retail customer service experience Must be able to work in fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions Able to multi-task with an attention to detail, accuracy Perform repeated bending, standing and reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs. Proficient in basic arithmetic including counting, addition and subtraction Computer proficiency in: MS Office-Outlook, Excel, Word Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience with ordering, stocking and receiving Do you already have experience ordering products for retail sale in a high-volume, fast-paced environment like a grocery store? Your experience may be rewarded by advanced placement on our starting wage scale. Benefits: 20% employee discount Excellent paid time off Paid Holidays 401(k) matching Low-cost health insurance premium options, and FREE access to primary care and mental health counseling for those enrolled in our medical insurance EAP On Demand Pay We offer exceptional perks including: Free to staff food program Dress code that allows for inclusivity and creativity Physical and Working Requirements: Must be physically able to occasionally grasp, grip, pull, push, twist, and turn as needed. Constant (67-100%): Walking, standing, talking, hearing, correctable vision including near acuity and depth perception Frequent (34-66%): Bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds floor to waist Occasional (1-33%): Working in refrigeration, pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds floor to waist, lifting and reaching waist to shoulder, lifting and reaching above the shoulder Approximately 25% of the time: Administrative duties, sitting #J-18808-Ljbffr Rivers Co-op Markets