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Bargain Barn, Inc.
Job Description
Job Title: Produce Merchandiser Department: Store Operations Supervisory
Reports To: Produce Director FLSA Classification: Exempt
SUMMARY
Supports the Produce Director with the execution, planning, and accountability of all produce merchandising, policies and training at store level with the Store Manager and Produce Department Manager. Provide technical assistance and support to the company's Store Managers and Produce Managers to ensure successful produce department operations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned .
Travels to assigned store locations to inspect produce facilities; receiving, storing, and displaying of product. Directly impacts the company's produce department operations policies and procedures by developing and revising policies and procedures when necessary. Evaluates competitors and consults with vendors and customers to be efficient in category management while offering suggestions to the Produce Director. Examines products bought for resale or received for storage.
Plans store visits and works directly with store management to provide technical assistance to the store managers in the company as follows: Oversee and ensure proper protocol is followed in the Produce Department; Direct, coordinate, & evaluate the Produce Department operations; Recruit, interview, and train produce department managers and Assist with preparation of the produce department managers' job performance review. Assist the produce department manager with planning, assigning, and directing work.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma, G.E.D., or continuing high school studies plus six months experience or training in produce. To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
CORE COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Leadership and Reasoning -Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Professionalism -Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
Confidentiality -Maintains confidentiality of information regarding associates, managers or customers. Discusses confidential or sensitive information with only those individuals who need to know.
Dependability -Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Language Skills and Mathematical Skills -Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Certified Food Safety Manager or certification attained within one year of obtaining position. An approved Motor Vehicle Report. The company will order the report.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: drive a vehicle long distances; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit, talk, hear, taste and smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Created 8/3/16