Food Merchandiser
6 days ago
College Point
Job Description Food Merchandiser Full-time $80,000-$85,000 College Point, New York This wholesale cash-and-carry supplier serves restaurants, caterers, non-profits, and other foodservice businesses. It offers a wide selection of high-quality products, including fresh produce, meat, seafood, dairy, frozen foods, beverages, dry goods, and restaurant supplies at competitive prices. The warehouse-style stores provide a convenient, no-membership, no-contract shopping experience, making it a trusted partner for foodservice operators seeking value and flexibility. Job Details: • Uphold and teach freshness standards across all branches, • Train department employees and management to ensure compliance with company quality and merchandising expectations, • Perform regular store audits, record scores, and develop corrective action plans when needed, • Use reports to guide daily merchandising tasks, product placement, and resets for improved workflow and sales, • Ensure proper inventory levels and product visibility to maximize sales and customer satisfaction, • Collaborate with managers to implement changes that improve productivity, reduce losses, and maintain high standards, • Assist in hiring, onboarding, and developing associates for fresh departments, • Create and implement short- and long-term merchandising goals for assigned branches, coordinating with leadership teams, • Manage damages, interim adjustments, and price changes to minimize losses, • Build and maintain strong relationships with buyers, category managers, and large customers, advocating for their needs with operations teams, • Minimum 2 years’ experience managing one or more perishable departments (Produce, Meat, Seafood, Deli/Dairy, or Inventory Control), • Strong knowledge of perishable operations and freshness guidelines, with confidence to enforce standards through audits, • Ability to travel between branches; occasional overnight stays may be required, • Ability to lift 60–80 lbs and obtain Hi Lo certification (training provided), • Strong desire and ability to train and develop associates across all fresh departments, • Flexible, adaptable, and able to manage shifting daily priorities, • Strong communication and relationship-building skills with branch leadership, regional managers, and operations teams $80,000-$85,000 plus benefits