Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
•Training and developing new department associates on the procedures and responsibilities required to achieve department standards. •Collaborating with managers on tasks, projects, and displays to determine optimal strategies for business operations. •Adapting to changing department demands during peak business hours by reorganizing tasks of associates to meet department needs. •Maintaining vendor relationships by ordering supplies and addressing concerns. •Planning and organizing the inventory process to meet demand. •Reduced inventory waste by finding and fixing discrepancies, subsequently returning inventory turnover to optimal levels. •Planning and organizing the inventory process by using lean inventory and FIFO principles to reduce inventory waste and meet demand. •Receiving perishable shipments and distributing the pallets to their designated departments to preserve their temperature levels. •Closing the produce department and prepping the sales floor, to ensure a smooth opening for first shift. •Performing previous duties and responsibilities of the produce clerk’s position to meet business needs.
•Marking down products close to expiration, ensuring that partial costs are recovered. •Utilizing the inventory system to learn about product details and inventory levels to make decisions for the sales floor layout and displays. •Culling low quality produce throughout the department to keep high quality and fresh produce available, keeping customer retention and satisfaction with the company high. •Utilizing the 5s to keep strong workplace organization standards. •Filling and rotating products to achieve maximum revenue potential for the produce department. •Ensuring a clean environment by cleaning up spills and messes in the department, to avoid any potential injuries to customers and employees.
•Efficiently organized grocery shelves and ensured timely rotation of products to reduce inventory shrinkage. •Helping customers locate products, answering their questions, and aiding them in any capacity to keep customer satisfaction high. •Developed skills in operating a cash register and the safe deposit of cash into the vault. •Promoted from bagger to grocery clerk and cross trained to work in HBC, cashiering, pick-up, and dairy departments to improving operational utility.
•Efficiently unloading truck shipments, performing stockroom operations, and restocking the sales floor. •Discounting seasonal merchandise and items that have low turnover rates. •Assisting customers by responding to their questions and helping them locate products.