Personal Shopper

Brookshire Grocery Company - Whitehouse, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Whitehouse, TX

101-250 employees

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

As a Personal Shopper at Brookshire Grocery Company, you will play a crucial role in preparing online customer orders by selecting quality products with speed and accuracy. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure that customers receive their orders in a timely manner while maintaining high standards of customer service. You will be expected to stay current on product selection and standards, which is essential for providing an excellent shopping experience. This position requires a keen attention to detail and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment. In this role, you will prepare orders received online by accurately selecting products from shelves and organizing them for order pick-up. You will also identify out-of-stock items, recommend suitable substitutions, and promote advertised specials to enhance customer satisfaction. Ensuring accurate checkout totals is vital, which involves properly weighing, keying, and scanning items. You will need to maintain knowledge of food safety standards to guarantee the quality and freshness of orders, placing them in storage at the correct temperatures and retrieving them promptly for customers. Your responsibilities will also include organizing, bagging, and loading orders into customer vehicles while maintaining a friendly and customer-service-oriented attitude. You will assist customers with their online orders, answer questions, respond to complaints, and provide substitution options as needed. Familiarity with product codes and promotional items is essential, as is adherence to tender policies and procedures related to various payment methods. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining a safe and sanitary working environment by cleaning your workspace and addressing spills or breakages as they occur. To promote product sales, you will utilize suggestive selling initiatives, which can enhance the overall shopping experience for customers. This position requires a commitment to providing exceptional service and ensuring that all tasks are completed accurately and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Prepares online customer orders by accurately selecting products from shelves.
• Identifies out-of-stocks and recommends substitutions of similar value.
• Ensures accurate checkout totals by weighing, keying, and scanning items.
• Maintains current knowledge of product standards and food safety.
• Organizes, bags, and loads orders into customer vehicles.
• Assists customers with online orders and answers questions.
• Remains familiar with product codes and promotional items.
• Maintains a safe and sanitary working environment.
• Uses suggestive selling initiatives to promote product sales.

Requirements

• Six or more months of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Minimum of 16 years of age required; 21 years of age required in Louisiana.
• TABC/LACT certification required where applicable.
• Basic knowledge of cash register operations.
• Basic mathematical and counting skills.
• Basic knowledge of food quality standards.
• Basic knowledge of temperature and refrigeration standards for selected products.
• Ability to determine ideal ripeness in produce.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form with customers and partners.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to learn new technology systems, methods, and processes.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Prescription drug coverage
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Stock ownership
• 401k retirement plan
• Incentive plans
• Employee discounts
• Educational scholarships
• Access to outdoor recreation area