Cheese Specialist, Retail - North Seattle, WA

Cheese Specialist, Retail – North Seattle, WA

Join KeHE Distributors to apply for the Cheese Specialist, Retail – North Seattle, WA role. Be among the first 25 applicants.

• Full-time
• Pay Range: $27.00/Hr. – $30.00/Hr.
• Shift Days: M–F, Shift Time: 7:00 AM
• Benefits after 30 days
• Health/ Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
• Supplemental life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Paid sick time
• Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
• Holiday pay for company designated holidays

Good people, working with good people, for our common good. Sound good? KeHE – a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor – is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people‑first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!

The KeHE Retail Cheese Specialist supports onsite customer employees with the initial establishment and continued support of an internal cheese shop. This includes ordering products for initial set‑up and product display, transmitting orders for delivery to the store and setting up display cases by cutting, wrapping, pricing and merchandising products. The Retail Cheese Specialist is responsible for providing customer support to store patrons and making recommendations for cheese pairings, portions and other food compliments while providing training and instruction to customer employees on all cheese monger activities.

• Regular full‑service – services an average of 10 stores per week.
• Road warriors – requires reliable transportation and valid driver’s license.
• Must have grocery and deli experience.
• $1,000.00 sign‑on bonus.

• Present, sell, and execute all promotional activity to maximize sales and achieve minimal residual quantities.
• Assist in planning and execution of all display programs as designated and developed by the customer, both at store level and corporate headquarters level.
• Educate the customer on store needs based on trends.
• Support stocking of back stock in cheese and deli to review recommended order writing.
• Deliver exceptional customer service at all times, communicating with store management, personnel and the public; adhering to customer policies and KeHE standards.
• Refill, reset and merchandise cheese products for display and placement in a way that attracts sales at customer stores and secondary/perimeter locations following "best practices" guidelines; including re‑wrapping and packaging cheese products.
• Provide instruction to customer personnel in all cheese monger activities.
• Provide sales support and training to customer sales team; assisting their clients by providing product recommendations, pairing suggestions and offering opinions based on specialized cheese knowledge.
• Comply with established health, sanitation and safety policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Handle knives and cutters to resize cheese products for re‑packaging or trim products for appearance.
• Inspect products for quality using visual and olfactory senses.
• Transport products using carts, U‑boats, L‑boats, or pallet jack.
• Communicate with KeHE personnel and Account Executive regarding product discrepancies, merchandising needs and customer requirements/issues.
• Plan and carry out daily schedules according to assigned customer locations, traveling throughout the assigned territory and managing timelines to ensure completion of KeHE requirements and customer service standards.
• Unbox vendor goods and disassemble boxes for recycling.
• Operate field‑based electronic equipment for communications with KeHE team members and others; operate cell phone to communicate with customers, supervisors or coworkers and for electronic timekeeping.
• Operate motor vehicle to travel to and from customer locations throughout the assigned territory.
• Attend training and meetings as required to meet customer and KeHE standards.
• Create and transmit orders for product replenishment and other paperwork in a timely manner, meeting KeHE order deadlines.
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