Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

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:

Buyers make sure customers have a great experience by keeping products available, offering timely, friendly, and caring service. Buyers work closely with the Purchasing and department teams to ensure offerings are well-stocked, visually appealing, and follow food and safety rules. They also may help out in other parts of the store. 

Duties include helping customers, ordering products, restocking shelves, receiving deliveries, processing invoices, making products and displays presentable, ensuring correct labels and signs, maintaining health and safety standards, and supporting other parts of the store.

Location: 740 East 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday: 6am - 2pm; weekend availability required.

Qualifications:

• Customer Service: Proven ability to engage with customers, team members, and vendors in a friendly and approachable manner, actively listen, understand needs, address questions, and provide solutions; skilled at resolving customer concerns
• Teamwork: Demonstrates a collaborative, adaptable, and flexible attitude, especially during challenging situations, with a strong commitment to being a team player; ability to build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external partners; willing to learn new tasks and open to feedback
• Communication : Proven ability to effectively communicate with customers, vendors, and staff; ability to provide information in a timely, clear, and concise manner to ensure effective outcomes; ability to proactively communicate issues and concerns to leadership
• Detail Orientation: Excellent attention to detail to ensure accuracy of work tasks and orders; ability to identify errors and discrepancies
• Time Management: Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage time efficiently in order to complete daily tasks effectively in a fast-paced retail environment; ability to plan and execute efficient and timely orders
• Initiative: Ability to assess situations, department needs, and proactively address; share suggestions with department manager and purchasing team to improve systems and processes
• Problem Solving: Sound problem-solving skills to address issues related to availability of product; ability to develop contingency plans; ability to make informed decisions based on data and trends; skilled at handling challenging situations calmly and effectively
• Dependability: Ability to show up each day in a timely manner ready to work; consistently follow through with meeting deadlines for completing tasks
• Diversity Awareness: Ability to respect people from all different backgrounds, including race, gender, experiences, abilities; help to create a positive and inclusive environment
• Technical Skills: Basic computer skills including ability to draft and upload documents, email, and navigate Excel spreadsheets; basic math skills; ability to timely and accurately perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to learn and use new technology and order processing systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Industry Knowledge: Experience in fast paced retail setting
• Inventory: Proficient in inventory control and replenishment; experience in maintaining sufficient stock levels, effective in minimizing overstock and out of stock
• Financial Literacy: Demonstrated understanding of financial statements (sales, margin)
• Multilingual  

Benefits: Our pay and benefits focus on meeting the financial, health, and wellness needs of our staff. They include:

• 20% employee discount
• Excellent paid time off and paid volunteering
• 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 food "buddies"
• Employee referral bonuses
• Dress code that allows for inclusivity and creativity

Physical and Working Requirements:

The position involves frequent stationary tasks, along with regular movement within the grocery and storage areas. Frequent positioning is required to access both low and high shelving, equipment, and products. The job also entails the frequent movement of containers weighing up to 60 lbs. Buyers frequently handle packaged grocery items and may frequently ascend/descend a ladder to reach high shelving. Buyers will utilize various equipment including but not limited to pallet jacks, lifts, a baler, computers, and printers. This role requires exchanging accurate information in person, over the phone, and through email and other written communication. Additionally, Buyers will frequently work in a walk-in cooler and freezer and be exposed to sanitizer, cleaning products, and loud noises. This position requires an individual to be at least 18 years old.