About Grange Co-op

Founded in 1934, Grange Co-op is a cooperative dedicated to serving the needs of its members and the communities in which they live. With a focus on farm and ranch products, work wear and western wear, garden supplies, and pet care essentials, Grange Co-op has grown to become a trusted name in the industry. The company operates multiple retail locations, a feed mill and remains committed to delivering exceptional value and service.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB

Provide support to the Store Manager to ensure effective execution of systematic inventory process, quality assurance processes and standards, and inventory management processes and standards; execution of merchandising plans, including merchandise sets, displays, and rotation; provide support to management team to maintain overall store operations and superior customer service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate excellent internal and external customer service, ensuring the Grange Way standards

• Merchandising of the department to company standards

• Ensure every item has a SKU and is priced

• Ensure sale items are set before the start of a promo period

• Place sale signs out for sales events

• Receive shipments as needed in the department

• Stock freight and ensure adequate amounts of merchandise available for purchase

• Assist cashiers and act as a back-up cashier as necessary

• Ensure a clean and safe working and shopping environment throughout the department

• Communicate with location management and department personnel daily

• Ensure that signing, displays, and safety concerns are addressed and corrected

• Conduct regular cycle counts of merchandise in accordance with cycle count schedules in the department

• Negative on hands completed daily

• Plant dumps completed weekly

• Help inventory counting at other departments or locations as needed

• Demonstrate regular and predictable attendance

• Perform other tasks and duties as requested by supervising manager

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

OTHER SKILLS AND/OR ATTRIBUTES

• Integrity

• Sound judgment/decision-making

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• Excellent attention to detail

• Excellent time-management skills

• Excellent customer service skills

• Distribution/warehousing experience preferred

• Experience trouble-shooting difficult problems to achieve desired results

• Proficiency in Windows-based applications preferred

• Experience with EPICOR Eagle point of sale/inventory management system preferred

• Comprehensive understanding of the company and its products and services

• Ability to perform effectively and efficiently in both individual and team environments

• Ability to be trained to use all equipment, tools and applications at store-level

Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply!