Hourly Support 2 – Produce Retail Business Unit (RBU)

Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 32802BR
Department: Product Business Development
Working Hours: 40 hours
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Date Posted: Apr 18, 2025

$33 - 46k

Onsite

Full Time - Regular

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Description

The purpose of this position is to support the Produce Buyers, Category Managers (CM), Retail Coordinators (RC), and Retail Improvement Specialists (RIS) in an effort to ensure that stores are provided adequate amounts of product in a timely manner to satisfy customer needs.

• Ensuring produce orders are as accurate as possible to meet retail and customer needs
• Creating and updating purchase orders (p.o.s) in Marwood.
• Creating and maintaining new and existing items in PIMS to ensure data integrity
• Creating and maintaining new/existing vendors in PIMS to ensure data integrity
• Performing miscellaneous office duties
• Maintain and post Daily Messages for the stores
• Create/update Store Surveys in CHIP,
• Create/update ad information in PPMS
• Resolving invoice issues in iTrade for vendors
• Communicate with vendors as needed

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Required Qualifications

• High school diploma, or its equivalent
• Knowledge of general office practices and procedures
• Knowledge of basic math
• Knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Accurate computer typing skills (at least 40 wpm)
• Data entry skills
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to organize and prioritize information and tasks
• Good human relation skills
• Computer skills
• Willingness to work flexible schedule, including working weekends, overtime, and extended hours as needed

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Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in a business related field
• 1 year of experience in a retail store or in a purchasing related position
• Knowledge of PIMS, Marwood, Publix Promotion Management System (PPMS), CHIP, and EMC2/Host mail

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Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

To reward associates for their contributions to the company for the calendar year, Publix provides a Holiday Bonus in November.
In the first year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to 15 hours of pay, and in the second year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to one week’s pay if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check.
In subsequent years, the bonus is equal to two weeks’ pay.

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.

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