Company description

Good Earth is an independent natural and organic grocers, proudly serving Marin County since 1969. We were founded over 50 years ago with a dream of offering our community the highest quality organic food that we could find. From our early days on 123 Bolinas Road to today, we’ve remained committed to advocating for a healthier and more sustainable food system.

Job description

At Good Earth, we are known for our 100% Certified Organic Produce Department. We are introducing a new role, and hiring Assistant Produce Managers to help lead our high-volume Produce departments in both stores.

This position requires someone who has a strong knowledge of organic produce, passion around food system issues, and a leadership style that is based on team building, teaching, supporting, and role-modeling. Also required is the ability to understand pricing and margins, participate in buying, oversee buyers, and maintain accurate inventories.
 

Responsibilities:

• Help lead a team in performance, customer service and product knowledge
• Train and maintain department procedures, skills, and operations
• Ensure all Produce displays are well stocked, properly signed, and attractively built
• Oversight of ordering and product quality
• Fulfillment of Safety Program and cultivating a strong Safety Culture
• Maintain sanitation and presentation standards for the department
• Support personnel development and administration for the department

Qualifications:

Ideal candidate would possess:

• Basic computer skills to place orders, utilize database, and create forms
• Bilingual in both English and Spanish
• Minimum 2 years experience as a buyer in the natural foods industry, with at least 1 year of supervisory or management experience
• Ability to to be on feet all day, lifts to 50 lbs, and to operate all department equipment
• Ability to motive others, and to contribute to creating a positive work environment in your conduct and interaction with coworkers and managers

 

 

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline