Company Description
At Linden Hills Co-op, we adhere to the following ends policies:

* Provide and promote healthful choices for our members and shoppers

* Provide, use and promote earth-friendly, sustainable products

* Encourage activism on sustainability, health and nutrition-related issues

* Build community within Linden Hills and neighboring communities.

The idea for a natural foods cooperative in the Linden Hills neighborhood of Minneapolis’s Lakes district was first considered in 1975, by a small group of neighborhood residents interested in having access to organic, local and natural food. After a series of planning meetings and initial fundraising, a small space was secured and the new co-op opened on March 12, 1976. At the end of Linden Hills Co-op’s first fiscal year, $101.69 in profit was divided among the twenty-four founding members.

In the nearly 40 years since then, Linden Hills Co-op has moved and expanded its offerings four times while remaining the neighborhood’s primary grocer—“big enough to meet your needs; small enough to meet your neighbors.” With a full service deli, great selection of locally made and locally raised foods, many choices for different dietary needs, and a sunny indoor dining area, the co-op serves as a community gathering place—-with groceries.

This position is primarily responsible for assisting the Grocery Manager with the
day to day operation of the store to meet objectives for sales, margin,
inventory, and customer service. This position will also be responsible for
implementing strategies to improve customer service, drive store sales, and
increase profitability and maintaining store appearance and product
presentation to company standards by performing the following duties.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

• Assists customers with questions, in prompt, friendly, courteous manner
  and refers them to others as necessary.

• Offers suggestions for purchases and ways to prepare products.

• Helps customers place and fill special orders.

• Models excellent customer service for the Store team.

PURCHASING

• Helps negotiate for grocery departments and products; favorable prices,
  terms, quality and delivery.

• Places orders to ensure steady supply of what customers want, and adequate
  supply for specials.

• Evaluates vendors and investigate new sources of supply. Presents to
  Grocery Manager for approval.

• Receives orders and obtains credits following established procedures.

• Ensures current, accurate prices are in scanning system, if not correct
  with scanning department.

• Participates in setting sales and margin goals for the department with
  Grocery Manager.

• Reviews financial reports with Grocery Manager and takes corrective action
  as needed.

STOCKING/MERCHANDISING

• Sets stocking priorities to ensure shelves are fully stocked and rotated
  for freshness.

• Maintains price guidelines to achieve margin goals.

• Visits other stores for price comparisons, product and merchandising
  ideas. Reads trade journals to keep abreast of developments in industry.

• Ensures informational signs and price labels/shelf tags are accurate,
  uniform and up to date.

• Helps to plan and build endcaps and displays.

• Maintains storage system in backroom and overstock areas for all backend
  departments.

• Provides product information as needed for staff, customers, and
  newsletter.

• Assists Grocery Manager in the design and implementation of procedures for
  ordering, receiving, inventory tracking, and back room organization.

DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE

• Ensures stocking is done accurately and efficiently.

• Ensures that department areas are in clean, orderly condition, meeting
  health department standards.

• Alerts manager, MOD or FC to potential shoplifters, disorderly customers
  or other emergencies.

• Plan and coordinate inventories.

• Maintain department equipment in working order.

• Ensures compliance with company’s safety practices and procedures, both
  throughout the store and within the department.

• Ensures that sales floor department shelves, displays, aisles, and storage
  areas are maintained in a clean, orderly condition, satisfying Health
  Department and store safety standards.

• Provides support to store employees during peak periods or when scheduling
  conflicts arise.

• Ensures safety of staff and customers, responds to emergencies and safety
  hazards.

• Ensures safety and quality of all grocery products by monitoring storage
  conditions, temperatures and shelf life; discounts short dated product.

• Ensures that unsellable items are returned for credit or disposed of
  following company procedures.

PERSONNEL

• Participates in hiring of qualified applicants following established
  policy.

• Helps facilitate on the job training

• Participates in conducting performance evaluations.

• Helps prepare schedule hours within payroll allocation set by Grocery Manager.

• Assist the Grocery Manager in Addressing performance and personnel issues
  in a timely

  manner and in adherence to company’s policies.

• Assists the Grocery Manager as necessary to train, schedule, and maintain
  a qualified

  team.

• Conducts or assists in providing performance reviews of assigned staff.

• Documents personnel matters.

• Identifies training opportunities and coordinates needs with Grocery
  Manager.

• Ensures that all staff is thoroughly trained for the position they are
  filling.

• Meets labor, sales and margin goals determined in conjunction with the
  Store Manager.

• Maintains working knowledge of personnel reports, margin reports, weekly
  sales

  numbers and financial goals.

• Communicates relevant sales, margin and labor goals to team on a regular
  basis.

• Communicates standards, expectations, policy changes and product knowledge
  to team

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs other tasks assigned by Grocery Manager.

• Attends department and storewide meetings.

• Participates in all inventory counts.

• Assists with resets as needed.

• Communicates supplier issues and shelf/product needs to Grocery Manager.

• Receives orders, or ensures proper receiving in accordance with
  established procedures; maintains accurate receiving records.

• Coordinates returns and credits from suppliers where applicable; maintains
  accurate accounting of credit requests.

• Reviews invoices for accuracy.

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the
  organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include
  interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and
  directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees;
  addressing complaints and resolving problems.                                                             EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); 2
years of college preferred. 3 years minimum experience required in a
retail/grocery setting.

We look forward to receiving your application!
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