Sales Associate

St Petersburg, FL
United States

Gordon Food Service

10000+ employees

Gordon Food Service offers a broad range of employment opportunities throughout our corporate offices, distribution centers, and retail stores. We have a strong commitment to our employees and foster an environment that promotes internal growth, training, and career development opportunities. Gordon Food Service distributes to food service operators throughout the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast regions of the U.S. and coast to coast in Canada. Our company also operates over 170 Gordon Food Service retail stores, which are open to the public and provide the benefits of restaurant-quality products and friendly, knowledgeable service. Gordon Food Service stores do not charge a membership fee.

Our purpose is to serve our customers with the highest-quality food service products and services. We achieve this purpose through innovative systems and the spirit and integrity of our people.

Company Info

  • Company - Private
  • Wyoming, MI
  • 1897
  • CEO is Jim Gordon
  • Restaurants, Bars & Food Services
  • $10+ billion (USD) per year
  • Sysco, US Foods, Meijer
  • www.gfs.com

Job description

Helping grow careers since 1979 and no end in sight!Gordon Food Service Store, the retail division of Gordon Food Service, offers the fast pace of retail in an environment that will let youbalance your life and foster development for future growth. Our174 storesare the primarysupplierfor many smallfoodservice operators, including restaurants, churches, day care providers and other small businesses. We also assist our customers with their home and event-planning needs.

We offer thebestschedule in retail - Our Store is openMondaytoSaturday 7AM - 8PMandSunday 12PM - 5PM

Holidays Off- We areCLOSEDonThanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, andEaster

Competitive Pay

Opportunities for Advancement

Employee Discounts

Our Florida Stores are open 8AM - 6PM on Sunday

Our Sales Associates fulfill a vital role in our Storesincluding: Sales, customer service, stocking, inventory management, operating a cash register, and maintaining overal store conditions. Promotes, sells, and signs up customers for Store loyalty programs and services to increase customer relations and retention.

Sales Associatesengage in the following essential functions:

providing superior customer service by greeting customers, answering questions, suggestive selling, and assisting with special request and express orders
ensuring accurate and efficient processing of purchases through the point of sale (POS)
receiving and merchandising products, ensuring proper rotation and product quality, end cap and planogram execution, top stock, freezer, cooler, and backroom 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 where applicable
adhering to the cornerstone values, philosophy, and applicable practices of Gordon Food Service

Education:

Candidates who are currently enrolled in a high school program, or have a high school diploma or general equivalent degree are preferred.

Experience:

Retail stocking, cashiering, selling experience preferred
Must have good written and verbal communication skills and customer service skills
Must have the ability to multitask, prioritize, and work independently or within a team environment. Must have basic mathematical aptitude.
Must be at least 16 years of age
* Basic computer skills, cash-handling experience and experience utilizing general office equipment, POS, RF gun, and slicer preferred

Take a lookinside one of our Stores:Click Here to Watch the Video

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.

Benefits

We take care of each other at Gordon Food Service. Employees love our competitive benefit plans, which include all the things you would expect and a few that you might not!Click herefor more details.

Our People Make the Difference Gordon Food Service Stewardship Report

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.

Job Category: Retail-Part Time

Work location: St Petersburg, FL

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