About the Role
This role is integral to driving business growth and supports our commitment to building lasting and productive customer relationships through our full-service program. The successful candidate demonstrates attention to detail, exceptional visual presentation skills, and the business acumen to meet customer needs through active listening and open, effective communication.
Responsibilities
- Consistently deliver exceptional customer service and build productive customer relationships.
- Stock product, arrange product on shelves, and rotate product to ensure freshness.
- Build displays, implement planograms, and reset sections to optimize shelf placement.
- Clean and dust product and shelving.
- Order product to maintain inventory levels, as needed.
- Perform additional job duties as required.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must have a High School diploma or equivalent.
- Must have a valid state issued driver’s license and reliable personal transportation.
- Daily travel required.
- Available for occasional, position dependent overnight travel.
- Available to work weekends and/or a variable schedule as required.
- Able to routinely lift 5 - 10 pounds with occasional up to 50 pounds.
- Able to stand, walk, lift and bend to service lower shelves for extended periods of time.
Skills
- Exceptional visual presentation skills.
- Business acumen.
- Active listening.
- Open, effective communication.
- Ability to effectively communicate and present information.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Fundamental understanding of sales processes.
- Ability to adapt and demonstrate flexibility in managing numerous, competing priorities.
- Proven critical thinking skills.
- Proactive approach to problem solving.
- Strong computer skills – Email/Outlook, Electronic Ordering/PDA, Word, Excel.
Location
- Buffalo, NY area
Work Type
- Part time
- 4 Days a week
- 15-25 hours
Experience Level
- At least one year of experience in a merchandising or customer service role
- Grocery experience preferred
Education Level
- High School diploma or equivalent
Benefits
- Reimbursement for travel
About the Company
- River Valley & Cavallaro Foods is a growing specialty foods and consumable products distributor in Syracuse, NY.
- River Valley Holdings is a family-owned food distribution company based in Syracuse, NY and serving retail customers across the northeastern United States.
- The River Valley family of companies: River Valley Foods, Cavallaro Foods and Empire Valley, distributes a wide range of specialty dry and frozen grocery items out of warehouses in Syracuse, NY.
Equal Opportunity
- River Valley Holdings is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)
