Pricing Specialist

Job Description

About Gus’s Community Market

We believe that markets are a gathering place for the community, a space to both foster and nurture relationships that extend for generations.  For over 40 years, our family has served San Francisco with the utmost commitment to offer quality goods, champion local purveyors, advocate for environmental stewardship, and create a workplace for our staff to grow and prosper.  We are ever-evolving yet do not lose sight of our core values created by our father and grandfather, and remain mindful of the character of a neighborhood market.  We strive to provide a diverse selection of goods satisfying every palate and price point.  We take pride in personally knowing many of our vendors having worked with them for decades. We respect our employees and offer them sustainable livelihoods. We support our community by participating in fundraising efforts such as the Scrip school program.  We cultivate, support, and strive for integrity in everything we do – from picking the most pristine peach from the early morning markets to handing a lollipop to a kid waiting for mom.

We offer a 20% discount on purchases throughout the store, a medical and dental plan after 30 days, 401K retirement plan after one year of employment and paid vacation begins to accrue after one year of employment.

The Position

Reporting to the General Manager and the pricing specialist, the pricing specialist provides exceptional service to our vendors and employees.  The Pricing Specialist handles all aspects of the pricing database including updates for our growing business.

Gus’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of ancestry, race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual identity, sexual orientation, age, creed, genetic information, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable federal or California state law.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent, friendly, and knowledgeable service to our vendors and staff. It is our job to make sure our teams are satisfied, so great customer service is a MUST.

Item Management

• Ensure that all batches are double-checked and deployed to the stores multiple times a day.
• Monitor and check costs on all items delivered to the stores.  Update any discounts and cost changes to items. Pull cost reports, if available, from vendor websites and match the costs that we have in our system.
• Assist with the management of all products regularly to ensure product integrity and customer satisfaction.
• Create and maintain order guides for vendors.  Inform buyers of any changes.
• Communicate with buyers around vendor pricing variables. Inform them when a vendor’s price drops so that we are providing our customers with the best prices on products.
• Discuss price changes with department managers to ensure that POS signs are being made that reflect the changes.
• Create shelf and/or sale tags for items that have any changes in the description, vendor, price, cost fields, etc
• Update and manage all new item entries into systems ensuring that departments have the correct information they need and that pricing is accurate.
• Support stores on pricing discrepancies making corrections swiftly to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Process all discontinued items from vendors, manufacturers, or removed from our shelves, sending reports to general managers and grocery directors for approval and review.
• Keep vendor and broker contacts up-to-date.
• Create movement reports as requested and needed.

Online Delivery Services

• Manage and update all items for delivery via Instacart, Caviar, and other online services.
• Check the online delivery services to make sure that the changes are reflected properly, “force” changes if needed, and troubleshoot any issues with delivery companies.

Accounts Payable

• Maintain price and code lists for departments.
• Works with the accounts payable team to ensure correct coding on invoices prior to processing into our accounting system.
• Other administrative/support work as assigned.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with a sense of urgency while still maintaining great customer service and accuracy.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Exceptional database management skills, experience using SMS LOC Software a plus.
• Excellent Microsoft applications experience.
• Experience using Quickbooks a plus.
• A sense of humor and ability to find fulfillment in engaging with employees and vendors.

This description covers the general requirements of this job. It is not a complete statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.