Greene Hill Store Coordinator: Job Description

The Co-op is looking for additional Store Coordinators to support store operations, member training, and education. The Store Coordinator position is a combination of retail grocery management and community organizing. During their first six months, new hires will be Store-Coordinators-In-Training. Depending on individual availability, this position ranges from 8-20 hours per week at $18/hour.

Primary Tasks & Responsibilities

• Train & support members in general operations of the store &/or perform the following tasks in case of being short-staffed:

  • Open/Close

  • Receive

  • Stock

  • Cashier/Cash Handle/Bank Deposits

  • Welcome/explain the Co-op to prospective members & sign up trial & new members

• Manage labor coverage by monitoring Shift Planning, Shift Trade Group & Shift Coverage Sheet, posting notices in store highlighting most needed weekly coverage & following up with members via phone & email

• Ensure compliance with health codes & other applicable laws

• Update item prices/profiles in Revel Point of Sale System & on shopping floor

• Submit claims & returns to vendors

• Communicate with buyers re: special orders, new items, & other inventory issues

• Communicate with Membership, Outreach, Finance & other committees as needed

• Participate in monthly Coordinator Meetings & work together with other coordinators to improve & build store systems

• Communicate through Coordinator Store Log to ensure consistency/follow through on issues

• Promote a climate of coordination & empowerment in alignment with Greene Hill’s Mission(including the cooperative principles ).

  • Actively maintain knowledge of products, membership, & current events in order to answer member questions.

  • Identify & develop member leadership to match skills with store needs

Each Store Coordinator reports to the Coordinator group as a whole. Staff will collectively evaluate & determine this position’s priorities & conduct mutual evaluations. The Coordinator group will provide a monthly update to the Board of Directors meeting. There is currently one voting ex officio position on the Board for Store Coordinator & the staff person in this role consults with Coordinators as a whole before votes.

Qualifications & Characteristics

• Strong communication & organizational skills, the ability to teach procedures, delegate tasks, and give, receive and incorporate feedback.

• Capacity for regular sustained physical labor is expected, e.g. lifting boxes of up to 60 pounds, lifting & lowering a steel security gate, standing for up to 7 hours at a time.

• Experience working in cooperatives, food, education &/or community organizing preferred; working knowledge &/or desire to learn more of the working food cooperative business structure, principles & values expected.

• Availability during the following times strongly preferred: Weekdays 2:30 -9:30pm; Fridays 8am-1pm; Saturdays/Sundays 9:15am- 6:30pm.

To Apply

Please send a resume and a short letter of your interest in the position to store@greenehillfood.coop with the subject “Store Coordinator Application.” Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until filled.