Liquor Lead - 525 Jobs

Company Name: Mariano's

Position Type: Employee

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Position Summary

Coordinate service levels, ordering, merchandising, customer service, department maintenance, inventory control, and product variety for liquor products. Provide effective training, development and work direction for associates; encourage individual/group efforts toward meeting/exceeding department objectives. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist or delegate associates to assist customers with special orders, questions and price checks.
• Retail/price product and put it on shelf/display, and ensure proper pricing in system; notify point of sale (POS) of specials/price changes.
• Offer customers product/recipe suggestions and recommendations.
• Plan/write associate work assignments, work lists and labor schedules; delegate assignments, provide training/work direction and monitor progress to ensure completion; conduct performance reviews and administer corrective action.
• Operate equipment (e.g., scanner, intercom, register, telephone, box cutter, flatbed, pallet jack and adding machine) according to company guidelines.
• Provide friendly and efficient customer service by demonstrating sincerity, patience and respect in all customer interactions and by thanking customers for their business.
• Verify invoices to purchase journal, review management reports, and take accurate inventory.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Comply with and reinforce all food safety, sanitation and safety regulations/guidelines/procedures and programs according to company, local, state, and federal health code regulations; identify unsafe conditions and notify store management; follow all store and department procedures.
• Monitor key item movement; ensure a minimum of over/under stock; effectively communicate with vendors.
• Utilize a strong signing program; create attractive/creative displays that integrate new/seasonal items.
• Demonstrate teamwork to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant working and shopping environment.
• Order stock timely, determine the proper quantity based projected sales; record each order on the calendar.
• Physical demands include, but are not limited to, frequently standing, reaching, turning, walking, stooping/bending, lifting/carrying objects 25 to 55 lbs., pushing/pulling objects 50 to 2,500 lbs., and occasionally squatting and lifting objects more than 55 lbs.
• Coordinate/assist in receiving/pricing liquor products, check shipment contents, quality, verify delivery to invoices and sign for delivery.
• Implement/maintain a coordinated, aggressive and creative merchandising strategy using division guidelines to maximize sales, variety and gross profit; partner with other departments to plan in-store holiday sales and merchandising plans.
• Greet customers in a genuine and friendly manner throughout the store and assist them by escorting them to products, loading/unloading heavy items and helping them to retrieve out of reach items.
• Complete paperwork (e.g., daily invoices, stamps, logs and records) and send it to the office.

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Basic math skills
• Sound judgement/decision making skills
• Friendly, approachable and outgoing demeanor/team player
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment; takes initiative
• Effective interpersonal, communication and customer service skills

Desired Previous Education:

• High school diploma/GED

Education Level: Associates Desired

Required Certifications/Licenses: None

Position Type: Full-Time

Shift(s): [[mfield4]]

Regions: Midwest

States: Illinois

Keywords

Jobs at Mariano's: At Mariano's, our values are rooted in the Midwest –we work hard and we believe in the team members that make what we do possible each day. It’s these values that allow us to continue to grow and provide our customers with the best value and service as we have for over 140 years. Here, you’ll find opportunities to advance your career, fulfill a leadership role and be a member of team that is dedicated to supporting our stores and creating a shopping experience that customers love.

Company Overview: Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly half a million associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless shopping experience under a variety of banner names . At The Kroger Co., we are Fresh for Everyone™ and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit®. We are committed to creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement.

Posting Notes: IL || Park Ridge || 1900 S Cumberland Avenue || 60068 || Mariano's || None || Grocery || Employee || Non-Exempt || Full-Time || None