Pricing Data Specialist

Hy-Vee - Rochester, MN

Full-time - Entry Level

Rochester, MN

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

The Pricing Data Specialist at Hy-Vee plays a crucial role in maintaining high standards of customer service, employee relations, and overall profitability within the grocery department. This position ensures that products are readily available to customers and that all item parameters are accurately managed in the product management software. The specialist is responsible for creating a friendly shopping atmosphere and assisting customers while also handling inventory management and pricing accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a positive attitude and creates an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork.
• Generates a friendly atmosphere by encouraging employees to greet and speak to customers; providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to customers.
• Maintains department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance, and overall profitability.
• Provides prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern, and patience in all customer interactions.
• Assists customers by escorting them to products, securing out-of-reach items, and loading or unloading heavy items.
• Assists store management with gross profit analysis and other management reporting functions.
• Ensures inventory information is accurate for monthly inventory.
• Utilizes product management software to minimize out of stocks and maintain correct item parameters and signage.
• Ensures advertised, EDLP, and RDA items are priced and signed correctly and sufficient quantities are ordered.
• Maintains special buys to ensure accuracy of parameters in product management applications.
• Performs inventory and pricing verification in accordance with Hy-Vee policy.
• Works with upper management to determine product placement for new items and resets.
• Ensures obsolete and discontinued inventory is reduced for quick sale.
• Monitors excess inventory and works with store management to minimize.
• Monitors and reports on damage/unsaleable and implements solutions to reduce them.
• Edits and transmits replenishment and ad orders.
• Ensures price changes and product information changes for all items are completed in a timely manner.
• Assists department managers with questions concerning product management in their department.
• Works with DSD vendors, checks in and balances vendor invoices.
• Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent experience.
• Strong basic math skills necessary.
• Over six months to one year of similar or related experience.
• Ability to solve practical problems with a variety of variables and limited standardization.
• Ability to perform arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with product management software.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with customers and team members.

Benefits

• Employee discounts on store products.
• Flexible scheduling options.