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Gordon Food Service

Full Time Fresh Merchandiser

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A Merchandiser assists with marketing or promoting merchandise in a retail store. Advises on trends and styles; designs and creates merchandise displays in a store, to generate or improve customer sales. Works with sales associates, merchandise managers and product vendors. Monitors customer preferences and sales data.

$34,854 / year median in Illinois

+5% projected growth

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at Gordon Food Service in Orland Park, Illinois, United States Job Description Location - MP059 15606 S Harlem Ave, Orland Park IL Gordon Food Service Store, the retail division of Gordon Food Service, offers the fast pace of retail in an environment that lets you balance your life and foster development for future growth. Our 176 stores are the primary supplier for many small food service operators, families, non-profit organizations, caterers and so much more! Come help us champion a "Customer is King" environment and see why we set the bar for customer satisfaction in the retail industry! As aFull Time Fresh Merchandiser,you arevital in our
Stores:
determining amount and placing orders of fresh product from our vendors on a weekly basis, focusing on desired sales, in-stock, and margin shrink metrics maintaining freshness levels, dynamic presentation of product, and upholding safety/health standards in the cooler, fresh meat, and produce areas providing superior customer service by greeting customers, answering questions, suggestive selling, and assisting with special requests and express orders receiving, inspecting, and merchandising products accurately while ensuring proper rotation and quality executing on end cap and planograms alongside maintaining store backstock organization assisting with merchandising through sequencing, count verification, inventory adjustments, price verification, and sign maintenance safely operating power equipment, such as slicing equipment, tow motors, and forklifts adhering to the cornerstone values, philosophy, and applicable practices of Gordon Food Service Does this sound like you? At least18years of age Currently enrolled in a high school program OR have your high school diploma or GED Able to lift up to 50 lbs 1 yearretail customer service experience with fresh productspreferred Good written and verbalcommunication skills Able to provide superior customer service Able to multitask Work on your own or within a team Basicmathandcomputerskills
BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!
Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. The EEO is the Law poster is available here:http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words "Accommodation Request" in your subject line. Please keep in mind this method is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free. Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and drug tests all employees. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account