Chef'store Sales Associate

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The Chef'store Sales Associate helps maintain an atmosphere of superior customer service, promoting the US Foods strategy: Great Food, Made Easy. We rely on our team to promote and exemplify the US Foods Cultural Beliefs: Deliver Excellence, Stop Waste, WIN Together, Speak Up and You Matter. As a key member of our team, you will fill a variety of roles, including Cashier, Stocker, and Customer Courtesy, and must be passionate about service and model this behavior in all aspects of job performance. During a shift, you will be assigned to any of our departments, depending on our customer and/or business needs. At the direction of store management, you may work in any or all the following areas:

• On the front end of the store, selling merchandise and assisting customers through the checking out process.
• On the sales floor working in our Meat/Frozen department, Produce/Dairy department; Dry Goods/Culinary Equipment & Supply department
• Replenishing freight and rotating product in any department.
• Assisting during special store events, such as Vendor Fairs, sales floor resets, and inventory processes.

The pay for the Retail Sales Associate is $13.00/hr to $21.00/hr. The starting rate is $19.66/hr. Schedule: Must have open availability including weekends.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Front End:
• Ensure all customers have an impeccable CHEF'STORE experience by developing and maximizing relationships with the store's customers.
• Perform sales and cash functions in the POS in an efficient and accurate manner.
• Perform cart-to-cart transfer of all products at checkout, including a visual inspection to look for product tampering.
• Perform duties as receipt checker; verifying cart content vs. purchases, as customers leave the store.
• Perform store opening and/or closing functions at the front end based on assigned shift.
• Sales Floor and Stocking:
• Ensure a continuing focus on increasing sales and managing shrinkage.
• Assist in receiving inventory shipments and maintaining and stocking shelves in a neat and orderly fashion while also ensuring proper rotation and product quality audits.
• Ensure all merchandise is properly labeled.
• Replenish sales floor daily by down stocking freight from top stock.
• Utilize computer programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel, and proprietary software as needed.
• Ensure all products are easily accessible, visually appealing, and constantly available.
• Assist with price changes as directed by the Pricing Lead and Store Management.
• Assist in the opening and closing duties of the store.
• Participate in the inventory and cycle count process as needed.
• Customer Courtesy:
• Ensure that the facility is well maintained and is a safe environment for staff and customers by following safety policies and practices.
• Ensure the cleanliness of the sales floor, front end, and restrooms.
• Ensure the cleanliness of the parking lot and store entry area.
• Gather carts from the parking lot and cart corrals and bring them back to the designated area.
• In addition to the above duties, you may be responsible for other duties and responsibilities as assigned or required by Store Management.

Supervision: N/A

Relationships:

• Internal: The incumbent is required to interact with employees at all levels of responsibility throughout the company.
• External: The incumbent is required to interact with customers and other service and product providers.

Work Environment:

• Work is performed in a retail store setting, open to the public.
• While performing the duties of this job, exposure to outside weather conditions which can include inclement weather.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Work is typically performed on a level surface however the use of a ladder or working on an elevated surface may be required as needed.
• Temperature varies throughout the store ranging from -10 to 85 degrees.
• Required to physically interact with customers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 6-12 months retail cashier and/or stocking experience required.
• Minimum one year retail selling and/or customer service experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must possess the desire and the ability to deliver exceptional customer service and the adaptability and willingness to assist other employees in order to get the job done.
• Provide each customer with fast, easy, efficient, and professional service.
• Must demonstrate good, solid common sense and the ability to think logically and possess a basic mathematical aptitude.
• Must be motivated and self-driven with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and work independently or within a team.
• Must be able to work a flexible hourly schedule, including holidays and weekends.
• Must possess basic computer skills, cash handling experience, and proficiency utilizing general office equipment.
• High School Diploma or equivalent work experience required.

Physical Qualifications:

• Must be able to perform the following physical activities for described length of time:
• Stand continuously
• Walk continuously
• Drive vehicle never
• Sit occasionally
• Lift:
• 1-10 lbs (Sedentary) continuously
• 11-20 lbs (Light) continuously
• 21-50 lbs (Medium) continuously
• 51-100 lbs (Heavy) frequently
• Over 100 lbs (Very Heavy) occasionally
• Carry:
• 1-10 lbs (Sedentary) continuously
• 11-20 lbs (Light) continuously
• 21-50 lbs (Medium) continuously
• 51-100 lbs (Heavy) frequently
• Over 100 lbs (Very Heavy) occasionally
• Push/Pull *1 frequently
• Climb/Balance *2 frequently
• Stoop/Squat frequently
• Kneeel occasionally
• Bend frequently
• Reach above shoulder frequently
• Twist frequently
• Grasp objects *3 continuously
• Manipulate objects *4 continuously
• Manual dexterity *5 frequently
• 1 (Push/Pull: Hand truck, gate, straps, metal ramp, truck door, dolly, boxes, truck gear shift) 2 (Climb/Balance: In/Out Truck/Trailer to cab. On/Off ramp to ground level and side doorsteps and Platform of trailer. Stairs) 3 (Grasp Objects: Hand truck, boxes, cartons, steering wheel) 4 (Manipulate Objects: Boxes, dolly, metal truck ramp, hand truck, paperwork, truck gate, straps) 5 (Manual Dexterity: Typing, use of office machines such as copiers, printers)

Benefits for this role may include overtime, health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.

The expected base rate for this role is between $13 - $21. Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law.

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