Role Description The Liquor Person In Charge (PIC) is the first-line leader accountable for the day-to-day performance, legal and Company-policy execution, merchandising, inventory, customer service, and team performance of the Liquor department. The Liquor PIC directs department team members, manages ordering and labor, and is accountable for age-verification and alcohol-sale procedures within the scope of assigned duties.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Lead, direct, train, coach, and schedule Liquor team members to meet customer-service, merchandising, cash-handling, safety, and compliance expectations.
- Manage ordering and vendor activity to maintain appropriate product levels, rotation, availability, and inventory control.
- Maintain merchandising standards by ensuring product is properly stocked, aligned, rotated, signed, priced, and displayed.
- Perform and oversee age-verification and alcohol-sale procedures in accordance with Company policy and applicable requirements.
- Monitor register transactions, cash-handling practices, department security, controlled access, and loss-prevention practices and promptly escalate significant discrepancies or concerns.
- Monitor sales, labor, staffing, inventory, shrink, and department execution and take or recommend corrective action when performance is outside expectations.
- Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and secure department, including sales-floor, storage, and back-stock areas.
- Provide documented performance feedback and participate in evaluations and recommendations concerning training, recognition, corrective action, promotion, or other personnel actions within delegated authority.
- Communicate department performance, staffing needs, inventory concerns, compliance issues, and operational priorities to the Store Manager.
- At locations equipped with forklifts, must be qualified and prepared to operate a forklift as operational needs require, in accordance with Company procedures and applicable safety requirements.
- Assist with other store functions as assigned, consistent with position responsibilities and qualifications.
Experience/Education:
- A High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
- Liquor retail, cash-handling, merchandising, ordering, or related retail experience preferred.
- Previous supervisory or department-leadership experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to direct, train, coach, and organize the work of department team members.
- Ability to use Company retail, ordering, inventory, communication, and other systems applicable to the department.
- Maintain required propane certification and perform propane filling and related customer service in accordance with Company safety procedures.
- At locations equipped with forklifts, must be forklift certified.
- Must meet applicable age requirements for assigned alcohol-sale duties.
- Must obtain and maintain an alcohol server education certification/course credential approved for the applicable jurisdiction and assigned duties.
Company Description Three Bears Alaska is a family-owned chain of Alaskan grocery stores with so much more. We are committed to providing customers with quality goods and services at the lowest possible price. We strive to meet the needs of our customers by offering a diverse range of products and exceptional customer service. With multiple locations throughout Alaska, Three Bears Alaska, Inc. is dedicated to serving the local community and creating a positive shopping experience.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Colonial Life Elective Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Holiday Pay
- Automatic raise of $1.00/hr every 1,040 hours worked Auto raises will be provided based on straight-time hours worked until top of pay scale is reached.
Pay Range:
Starting at $18.00/hr (DOE)
- Full-time
- Early mornings, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and additional hours may be required based on department needs.
Office Location and Travel:
- LOCATION: In person
- Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Working Environment Work is performed primarily in a retail liquor department, stockroom, and sales-floor environment with concrete and/or tile flooring. May be exposed to outdoor weather, coolers/freezers, cleaning chemicals, noise, moving equipment, and other conditions typical of retail operations. Work includes customer interaction, age verification, cash handling, controlled-access merchandise, and other conditions associated with retail alcohol sales. Physical requirements include standing and walking for extended periods throughout the work shift. Employees must be able to frequently bend, reach at or below shoulder level, push, pull, grasp, and perform repetitive hand motions while handling merchandise, supplies, and equipment. Occasional squatting, climbing, and reaching above shoulder level may also be required. Frequently lifting and carrying merchandise weighing up to 20 pounds and occasionally lifting and carrying merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds may be required. Employees must be able to read labels, signs, order information, transaction records, and electronic records; safely navigate customer, stockroom, and work areas; and hear and communicate with customers and team members while recognizing equipment alarms, warnings, and other audible safety signals. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Equal Employment Opportunity & Reasonable Accommodation Three Bears Alaska, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration without regard to protected status under applicable law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. This job description is intended to provide basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions may change as needs evolve.
