General Merchandise and Receiving Clerk

Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with accuracy and maintain a high level of productivity. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Possible ‘Reasonable Accommodations’ will be researched to determine if any are available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform any essential job duties. 

1. Exhibit and develop maximum customer relations through friendly and courteous behavior. 
2. Promote a high level of morale within department and store, utilizing friendly but professional methods of honest and open communication. 
3. Maintain good working relationships with other department managers with the objective of improving sales storewide. 
4. At all times remember that our success will be dependent upon our ability to work together. 
5. Comply with all company policies, programs and directives as specified in the Code of Conduct.
6. Provide professional examples for other store team members to follow.
7. Loads and unloads freight, stocks merchandise sections appropriately and ensures pricing is correct.
8. Have a good knowledge of the department’s variety of products and their location. Be aware of guests at all times and assist them with their product selections and inquiries in a friendly manner. 
9. Assists in maintaining accurate pricing by use of price books, daily/weekly price change sheets and merchandising and promotional lists.
10. Assists GM Manager with cross merchandising ideas with other departments.
11. Removes unsellable merchandise and transports to assigned areas

Requirements

CERTIFICATES/LICENSES:

• Certification required for operation of forklift and/or pallet jack. 
• City, county, state, and/or federal certifications may be required. 
• None required.

COMMUNICATION:

• Ability to write, speak, hear, and understand the spoken word to respond promptly to pages, requests, team members and guests. 
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance manuals.

COMPUTER:

Basic computer skills preferred.  

EQUIPMENT:

Required to use or operate pallet jack, forklift, box cutters, ordering machine, computer, two-wheeler, etc. List other individual department equipment. 

EXPERIENCE

Must have previous grocery experience required. 

MATH: 

• Basic math skills required. Basic math skills using units of money, weight, measurement, volume addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages required. 
• An understanding of gross projections, transmittals, weekly summaries, invoices, transfers, labor goals, inventory, and other paperwork as assigned by store management is required. 

MINIMUM AGE: 

18 years of age. 

REASON ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form or when helping resolve a team member or guest concern. 
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs. or more.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary.