SPECIALIST, FROZEN - 212 W. Atherton Dr, Manteca, CA 95337

Specialist, Frozen

The Save Mart Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in California and Nevada. It is home to several well-known brands in food retailing. You might have seen our stores that include Save Mart, Lucky, Lucky California, and Food Maxx. We also have 3 distribution centers and our SMART Transportation trucking firm that transports dry groceries, frozen foods, ice, and novelties to all of The Save Mart Companies stores. We are a California grown business, headquartered in the heart of one of the greatest agricultural areas of our nation Stanislaus County.

The Modesto community is vibrant with great traditions, educational opportunities, and multi-cultural lifestyles. Aside from mild weather year-round, Modesto allows for easy access to many major tourist attractions in California. To the west lies the San Francisco Bay Area (90-miles) and the Santa Cruz Beach (115-miles). To the east is the famed Gold Country "Mother Lode" (50-miles) and a little farther you can find the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountain range, Lake Tahoe (180-miles) and Yosemite National Park (110-miles).

Some of our competitive benefits include exceptionally generous benefits package (Health, Dental, Vision, Life, 401K), Lifelong Learning Educational opportunities, Employee Association (discounted and free tuition options, contests, and support services).

We are currently recruiting for the position of:

Specialist, Frozen - 212 W. Atherton Dr, Manteca, CA 95337

The Frozen Specialist is an integral part of a highly motivated team focused on serving guests with an emphasis on the overall Frozen department and Center Store Market guest experience to consistently meet or exceed guest expectations.

The Frozen Specialist is responsible for all aspects of the frozen department and all frozen related displays in the store. The Specialist ensures all product related areas are fully stocked for our guests. The position will order, receive, check in, stage, and stock products while ensuring proper inventory control, product rotation and quality. This position will create and fill product displays, ensure proper fronting of products, and handle product damages and credits according to company policy and guidelines. The Specialist must be familiar with store products, cross merchandising, and their locations in order to assist guests. The Specialist will have exposure to a variety of retail tasks related to product, guest service and merchandising.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities :

• Provide guests with a remarkable shopping experience by greeting and thanking customers in a prompt, courteous and friendly manner, answering questions, and responding to customer requests
• Understand seasonality trends in frozen sales to meet guest expectation and maximizing sales growth
• Monitor case and display temperatures to ensure optimal product quality; maintain food safety temperature guidelines to maximize product shelf life
• Stock frozen shelves and displays to ensure products availability, appeal, guest satisfaction, store profitability, schematic guidelines, shrink standards, temperature quality, and price accuracy
• Ensure accurate regular and sale pricing of all merchandise items at shelf edge, computer/registry/inventory system
• Monitor sales, inventory, maintain back stock areas, and order products to maximize sales and profits
• Perform and/or ensure the receipt/check in, inspection and break-down for stocking of incoming goods to ensure product availability
• Maintain a clean and safe environment to ensure the safety of co-workers and guests
• Perform other duties as assigned

Hiring pay range: $16.90 - 27.20

Requirements (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities) :

• Wide range of product/pricing knowledge, store layout, safe work/lifting practices, equipment operation, merchandising, and others.
• Abilities to learn and retain policies and procedure, to work within and promote a team environment, and the abilities to read, write and perform basic math calculations
• Must be familiar with store products
• Education: High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) or additional job experience
• Experience : Two years of center store experience; 1 year of frozen experience is preferred
• Other : Must be available to work a variety of shifts, to include evenings and weekends
• Physical : Requires standing and other physical movements on a frequent basis and lifting up to 40 lbs. without assistance
• Competencies :
• Guest Focus
• Personal/Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills

Reference: req42187

The Save Mart Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome resumes from individuals who will contribute to our diverse workforce.