Merchandiser (York/Lancaster Region) - The HR Team

A&L Foods has an immediate need for a seasonal part-timeMerchandiser serving the York/Lancaster, PA region. You will be responsible for cultivating and maintaining superior customer relationships and for merchandising specialty foods at large retail grocery stores. The successful candidate will have superior customer service and interpersonal skills and prior experience working in retail/grocery merchandising.

Is this the job for you? Do you love working in a fast-paced high-volume environment? Are you great ay multitasking and providing superior service to your customers? If so, this may be the right job for you.

The rate of pay is $18.00 per hour, plus mileage.

This is seasonal work with approximately 24 hours per week during the time period of February 17 to April 11, 2025.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Organize, rotate, and stock shelves during each store visit. Ensure all authorized items are tagged and in the appropriate location and set to shelf standards.
• Remove items that are out-of-code or not selling per customer guidelines.
• Write customer orders and enter orders into Navision efficiently and accurately.
• Build displays and create themes to increase sales volume and support holiday/ special promotions.
• Increase promotional effectiveness through strategic placement of appropriate POS material.
• Develop strong relationships with current customers and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Investigate and resolve customer questions or complaints and provide courteous customer service.
• Maintain proficient product knowledge.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Are you the team player we need? If you want to stay busy and challenge yourself every day you may be the right one.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent and previous retail/grocery merchandising experience required (one to three years preferred).
• Valid driver's license and insurance required. Ability to drive frequently throughout assigned territory.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays as needed.
• Sufficient product knowledge.
• Superior customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented and excellent organization skills
• Ability to operate and always maintain vehicle in a safe manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of proper product handling techniques to avoid injury and ability to lift 50-75 pounds.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced, high volume environment.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays as needed.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen.

About A&L Foods

Established in 1938, A&L Foods, Inc. has been serving the major metropolitan areas on the East Coast with dry, frozen, and refrigerated retail and institutional specialty groceries. Servicing national and regional chain stores, large institutional accounts, independent grocers, specialty/ gourmet stores, delis, restaurants, nursing homes, hospitals and schools, A&L Foods is a unique, specialty food distributor. A&L Foods is the only distributor that can provide any type of customer with all of its kosher food needs, whether it is a chain store requiring a complete kosher foods program, or a deli seeking the finest smoked salmon. A&L Foods remains one of the last local, family owned and operated food distribution companies in the area.

Learn more about A & L Foods at www.aandlfoods.com.

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A&L Foods is an equal opportunity employer.