Retail Meat Counselor/Merchandiser

URM Stores, Inc. is looking for a talented Retail Meat Counselor/Merchandiser to join our ever-growing team. If you have grocery retail meat management experience and, have a friendly, energetic personality, and are passionate about working with Independent Member-Owner stores to help grow their business, we want to hear from you!

Did we mention that this is a Monday through Friday gig! Well, it is! So, enjoy those weekends off with your friends and family! We do provide a company vehicle and gas card to help you get from store to store! So, if you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, go above and beyond and put your ambition to work, all while having some fun, let’s chat – Apply Today!

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing the weekly meat ads for Family Foods and CenterPlace Market stores by deciding meat selection and pricing.
• Develop, coordinate, and conduct trainings to store’s meat department operations on: gross margin, product knowledge, controlling expenses, cost equal, and meat incentives to increase profitability.
• Drive sales and profits through innovative merchandising, industry knowledge, and technical expertise.
• Regularly meet with vendors to ensure best pricing possible.
• Make regular store calls on existing ad group stores.
• Deliver exceptional customer service by maintaining a positive and courteous relationship with all retailers and vendors.
• Maintain required paperwork and reporting.
• Remain current on market and industry conditions, trends and review all USDA rules and regulations.
• Work with stores on sanitation, quality and quantity of perishable cases.
• Utilize market data (rankings, sales trends, etc) to improve new product placement.
• Frequent Travel is involved – Approx. 12-15 nights per month. (All Travel Expenses Covered).
• This position will be responsible for a Territory of our Independent Retail Grocers and have NO direct reports.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3-years of retail meat management and meat sales experience related to retail grocery operations.
• Meat cutting and retail merchandising skills.
• Meat Industry knowledge, including market trends and USDA regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Superior time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Understand and use basic math skills including percentages.
• Valid Driver’s License and good driving record.

You Belong Here!

We are proud to be a part of the number one food distributor in the Inland Northwest. Since 1921 URM has been a retailer-owned business. URM’s core business is the purchasing, warehousing, and delivery of merchandise inventory to its Member-Owners. The shareholders of URM are all retail grocers who provide groceries to their local communities. URM operates on a cooperative basis, which means that all its net earnings on business done with or for its member-owners through its Patronage Departments are allocated and paid to its Member-Owners in the form of patronage dividends. Over the years, sales volume has grown to over $1 billion and employment to over 2,900 employees at URM and its subsidiaries—Rosauers Supermarkets and Peirone Produce.

We work in a supportive team environment and in addition to our amazing culture, our employees enjoy many perks, and below are a few of the highlights of our complete compensation package:

• Salary starting at $32 an hour DOE, plus so much more! An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs.
• Insurance Benefits – So that our non-union employees have more to take home from their paycheck, URM pays 100% of the Medical/Dental/Vision/RX Insurance premiums for the employee and over 90% for the employee’s dependents!
• 401k Retirement Plan with an amazing Company match up to 9% of your annual salary!
• Company car provided.
• Company credit card.
• Cell phone stipend provided.
• Subsidized Life Insurance for employees and great rates for the employee’s family.
• Company paid Long-Term Disability insurance.
• Short-Term Disability and Cancer Insurance available.
• Life Flight Insurance at Special Rate.
• Great vacation plan!
• Six Paid Holidays and four Paid Personal Holidays.
• Paid Sick Days.
• Paid Volunteer Service Day! Get paid to volunteer at your favorite non-profit!
• Experience enjoyable Company sponsored activities through events like URM March Madness Brackets, Family Hockey Night with the Chiefs, Holiday Mingle & Jingle with great raffle giveaways, Summer Evening Wine & Music Event, and Winter Break Movie Night, which are just a glimpse of the fun we have to offer for employees and their families!
• Plus, enjoy a variety of Corporate discounts, from gym memberships, cell phone plans, to computer discounts!
• We also offer an Amazing Employee Discount Program at our Company-owned Grocery Stores!!!!

URM Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of Race, Religion, Color, National Origin, Citizenship, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Ancestry, Veteran Status, Genetic Information, or any other classification protected by state or federal law. We are also committed to providing a work environment that is free of all forms of discrimination, regarding recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, compensation, and all other conditions of employment. The selected candidate must be able to successfully complete a pre-employment background check, and drug test, physical abilities test, as URM is a drug free workplace.