• Seek to understand Vallarta Supermarket’s merchandising standards and communicate those standards to store personnel.
• Communicate store challenges to the Merchandising and Category Management teams—be an advocate for customers and for customer-facing personnel.
• Visit assigned store locations to oversee Grocery and Deli product merchandising.
• Ensure that all Grocery and Deli schematics are properly implemented at all assigned locations.
• Ensure that all Grocery and Deli displays in assigned stores are built to specification.
• Discuss with Store Director and Assistant Store Director any instances where new item implementation or product merchandising does not conform to Vallarta Supermarket’s standards.
• Monitor proper rotation of all perishable products.
• Transfer product from location to location as needed.
• Assist stores in maintaining adequate stock levels.
• Assist in store resets and remodels as required.
• Other related duties and assignments as required.

• Technical: Knowledgeable in the marketing influence of product placement. Knowledgeable of all grocery products. Ability to be creative and innovative. Highly effective organizational and time management skills. Skilled in independently prioritizing, planning, coordinating, organizing, leading, and monitoring multiple organizational projects of a complex nature simultaneously and quickly adapting to changes in time frames.
• Communication: Ability to effectively convey and understand information verbally and in written format. Ability to interface with all levels of the company through active listening, comprehending questions, and providing answers.
• Interpersonal Relationships: Ability to interface with vendors, customers, management, and company personnel on a regular basis, to obtain or provide information. Has the propensity to project a positive attitude and look for solutions to problems. Ability to collaborate with others through teamwork and share ideas to work towards a common goal.
• Decision Making: Ability to manage time and adhere to deadlines. Knowledge of processes necessary to make an informed decision. Ability to work on own initiative when minimum supervision is provided.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) years of merchandising experience.
• Retail and/or supermarket field experience preferred.
• Proficient in computer applications, including MS Word, Excel, and email applications.

• Must be physically able to safely ascend to heights, be able to bend, crawl and move safely and freely around machinery and building. Must have eyesight or corrected eyesight to safely work around and inspect the equipment, identify insect pests, and prepare inspection notes and reports.
• Will be required to stand and walk throughout the work shift with some bending, squatting, and climbing to conduct inspections in the stores and in various cold and hot temperatures.
• Will be required to sit and use office equipment and computers.
• Will be required to travel long hours in the vehicle to commute to company locations; overnight stays may be needed.
• May also have to do some light lifting of supplies and materials from time to time.

As of 2022, Vallarta counts on 53 stores throughout California (Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Kern, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Orange, and Fresno counties), and more than 8,000 team members. The Gonzalez family promises to continue to strive for excellence in everything we do so that our valued customers always have a Vallarta supermarket to call their own.From one small carnicería in Van Nuys in 1985 to 53 full-service markets across California, Vallarta Supermarkets is a living, breathing tribute to the hard work and customer dedication of our founding family and all of our valued employees.Vallarta Supermarkets was founded by Enrique Gonzalez Sr., who was later joined in the business by his four brothers, his son and nephew. Their family roots and humble origins began in the tiny town of Jalostotitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, where Enrique and his brothers were raised on a meager farm. Their parents instilled in them at very young ages the importance of family and the power of a strong work ethic to overcome challenges.When the opportunity arose to immigrate in the 1960’s, the Gonzalez family was thankful to stake their claim in the “land of opportunity,” the United States of America. Right away, the five brothers got to work in restaurants, either as short-order cooks or bussing tables. Even though some of the brothers were still in school, they all worked to help the family make ends meet.In 1985, Enrique Gonzalez Sr. began his journey in the grocery business when he opened Carniceria Vallarta in a 1,000 sq. ft market in Van Nuys, CA. He focused on selling the traditional cuts of meats popular in his native Mexico with an emphasis on unequaled quality and the friendliest of customer service. He soon expanded the business to a second location and brought his four brothers into the business. From there the adventure truly began, as they worked together as a family to build both a reputation for excellence and a successful business.The Gonzalez brothers believed that the key to Vallarta’s success would be to combine elevated customer service with the highest quality products to serve the growing Hispanic community whose needs may not be addressed by big chain stores.That’s why, from the beginning, Vallarta Supermarkets offered a wider variety of the freshest, traditional foods from Mexico, and Central and South America than any other store. They offered specialty and traditional items customers couldn’t find anywhere else: cut-to-order Latin-style meats (ranchera, diesmillo, lomo de res), spices, fresh fruit and produce, delicious prepared foods, pan dulce made daily, plus everything else you would expect from a traditional grocery store. Fast forward to today where Vallarta has expanded its offerings to include a juice and aquas frescas bar, tortilleria, bakery (panaderia), a cevicheria and more.