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GORDON FOOD SERVICE INC Store Field Merchandiser in Dayton, Ohio
Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you... Now Hiring! Are you an experienced grocery professional who is passionate about fresh produce and meat merchandising? Come be our expert and train our teams in handling, displaying, and presentation of our products in the stores! Gordon Food Service Store, the retail division of Gordon Food Service, offers the fast pace of retail in an environment that lets youbalance your life and foster development for future growth.Our190+ storesare the primary supplierfor manysmall foodserviceoperators,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 aStore Field Merchandiseryou will provide guidance and direction for store merchandising, planogram compliance, point-of-purchase, and shelf management services in retail stores to encourage and produce retail sales across multiple markets, paying special attention to fresh and prepared foods. Duties you will fulfill: Work with store team on merchandising by establishing displays of company or featured products Provide feedback to category managers, inventory analyst and store team on opportunities for product transfer and/or markdowns Provide feedback to Merchandising and Product team regarding space management, new item launches, planogram resets regarding needed changes and/or adjustments Make regular observations on competitors' products, pricing and merchandising Maintain quality results by following and enforcing safe food handling practices, product rotation, and temperature standards Train and educate employees on new products and best practices for product display and rotation, backroom organization and overstock procedures Support the stores as needed with special promotions by setting-up end cap displays; observing and collecting feedback of customer reaction to special promotions Support store resets, remodels and new store product merchandising set up by ensuring final set configuration optimizes store merchandising space along with directing activity of project to ensure sequence of events is executed in meeting project objectives Give feedback to the Director, Field Merchandising on store conditions, facility conditions, scheduling, shrink risk, product overstock, product outs, and freshness Maintain customer relationships by visiting with store managers and employees; answering their questions; responding to special requests; describing product features Does this sound like you? 3+ years hands-on retail grocery experience including1+ years of experience in a leadership role in retail grocery (e.g. Produce, Deli/Bakery, or Meat/Seafood manager) Ability to travel daily within assigned territory, overnights will be required for store resets and new store openings outside assigned territory. You must be 18 years of age or older High School Diploma or equivalent (required) Successfully pass our pre-employment checks, including a drug screen and criminal background check Valid driver's license and safe driving record per GFS policy Note: Please make sure you use a valid email so we can follow up with you and let you know what's happening next in the process! 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 f