The Cheese and Bread Lead is responsible for overseeing all vendor purchases for the Cheese and Bread Departments while fostering and maintaining strong vendor relationships. This role ensures timely and accurate inventory replenishment daily, utilizing systems such as HL software, auto-order, cycle counts, and data reports to meet the company’s purchasing needs and budgetary goals. Through effective management, the Cheese and Bread Department consistently maintains a dynamic inventory and upholds a clean, well-organized space. Additionally, this position involves training new staff members on all department procedures and acting as a key resource for the Category Manager (CM) by providing valuable insights, observations, and guest feedback and insight.
Location: 3065 Route 50, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Job Type: Department Lead
Hours: Full-time, requires weekend & holiday availability
Pay: Hourly, Starts at $20/hour - previous experience will be taken into consideration
Education
- DEGREE: High School Diploma or equivalent
Experience
- At least 2 years working in a professional retail environment; preferably in the grocery or natural foods industry
- Previous buying, inventory management or equivalent experience
- Previous experience with cheese cutting & wrapping, preferred
Key Responsibilities
- Knowledge of State and Federal Health Department standards for both health and sanitation
- Passionate and knowledgeable of the products in the respective categories
- Proficient computer skills (MS Teams, XL, Email, Catapult and others)
- Ability to navigate through ordering systems with ease
- Ability to meet strict deadlines / Strong time management skills
- An ability to make informed decisions quickly and effectively
- Organizational, problem-solving skills; resourcefulness
- Purchases responsibly and thoughtfully
- Interacts regularly and effectively with Receiving dept, stockers and Category Managers
- Scheduling flexibility to meet the needs of the department, consisting of early mornings, weekends and holidays
- Proficient knife skills and an ability to cut a variety of cheese
Benefits we're proud of! Staff at Healthy Living enjoy:
- Health Insurance (we pay 75% you pay 25% for single health benefits)
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Flex Spending Accounts
- Health Spending Accounts
- Paid time off (Full time staff receive 2 weeks, gain additional week on 1st and 4th anniversary)
- Sick time (Part time staff receive 40 hours of sick time a year)
- Paid Maternity/Paternity time, up to 8 weeks paid time off!
- Generous store discount: 20% off grocery, 20% off café, 10% off beer, 20% off wine, 30% off vitamins/supplements
- Half price one month bus passes
- 401(k): 100% match of the first 3% of the staff member’s contribution. 50% match on the staff member’s contribution above 3% and up to 5%. Staff are 100% vested in Healthy Living’s contribution from day one
- Income advance program with North Country Federal Credit Union - AKA a loan program, another way we help you get money!
- Free Celtics tickets
- Plus many more!
Healthy Living's Essential Behaviors
Make Someone’s Day
You’re here because you’re a true 51%er and we want you to bring genuine enthusiasm to work daily. You get that warm, fuzzy, tingly-from-head-to-toe feeling when helping others – staff and guests! You see getting to “yes” as a super-fun challenge! You readily and freely interact with every guest. There’s nothing you like more than seeing guests leave happier than when they arrived. When your teammates are having a tough day, you use positive energy to bring them up. When you smile, everyone smiles.
Move fast and be thorough
You work with a purposeful sense of urgency. You will be trained to achieve excellence in your job to complete tasks quickly, efficiently, and with great skill, and at the same time remembering to look up and connect with each guest. You LOVE getting the job done and doing it well.
Create a team people want to stay on
Your genuine, positive energy contributes to an upbeat, effective team where you and your co-workers thrive and express a desire to stay and to grow together. You treat your teammates with respect and kindness every single day. You offer empathy and an open ear. You bring special skills to the team that are respected by your teammates and in turn you see the value in others’ skills and talents.
Show Up
You show up to work. You are fully present for your teammates, our guests, and our trade partners. You’re a reliable, invested member of the team. You bring authentic, positive energy to work every day. Deep down you care.
“What can I do?”
The words, “What can I do?” and “How can I help?” fly out of your mouth because you recognize that the collective goal of the team and the store is bigger than the task at hand. You anticipate the needs of your coworkers and the guests and are proactive in helping others.
Come with a solution
You have a keen eye for identifying pain points in our systems, but you always come to the table with a solution to offer. You think outside the box, you’re creative in solving problems, and you adapt to change with grace. You always speak up and let us know what you need!
Own it
You hold yourself accountable and you’re accountable to your teammates. When there is an issue, ask yourself, “What can I do to help fix it?” When there is success, you and your team celebrate! The details matter, and you are attentive to all of them.
Seek knowledge
At Heathy Living we love learning and are naturally curious. We love feedback; it is an opportunity to improve ourselves. You reflect deeply on feedback by frequently looking inward and evaluating your own performance at HL. You are personally fulfilled by helping others grow and love taking on new challenges and new opportunities to learn.
If all of this sounds like you, please apply for a position today and begin your career with our mission, vision, and values driven company. Healthy Living is an equal opportunity employer and we’re proud to hire a diverse, inclusive Staff!