DEPARTMENT: Grocery
REPORTS TO: Store Director and Assistant Store Director
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt – 40 hours
JOB SUMMARY:
To direct and manage all facets of the grocery department in a manner designed to obtain maximum sales, productivity, and profits.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
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Achieve necessary sales and profit goals as projected.
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Supervise, train, and schedule all grocery department personnel to perform assignments according to department needs, while maintaining effective employee relations.
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Assure proper ordering and allocation of merchandise to maintain an in-stock and in-code position.
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To ensure accurate billing and pricing of all incoming products by posting the invoices and conducting pricing audits.
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Submit required orders/grocery surveys to the office on schedule.
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Order necessary supplies for the department on a regular basis.
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Oversee and handle damaged and distressed merchandise according to policy.
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Help maintain proper stock levels and to help present the store in a way which gives an image of a store that is clean, neat and well stocked.
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Be of assistance to other departments to see that their department are operating efficiently.
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Responsible for maintenance and security within the receiving area and grocery department.
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Greet all customers to our store and be observant while on the sales floor.
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Maintain a neat personal appearance according to the company’s dress code policy.
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Directly oversee the entire 3rd shift operation including the productivity of all 3rd shift associates.
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Calculating piece counts for all clerks as a productivity measure.
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Follow and enforce all company policies and procedures as stated in the Employee Handbook.
SUPPLEMENTAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
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Direct and monitor the entire store operation in the absence of Store Director and Assistant Store Director approximately fifteen percent (15%) to twenty percent (20%) of the scheduled shift.
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Maintain a file for weekly sales plans (records quantities sold). Recap and advise store manager of seasonal merchandise sold.
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Become knowledgeable and review management reports related to assistant store director’s job function.
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Work on the 3rd shift as needed to train new overnight managers.
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY REQUIRED:
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High school education required.
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Should have at least three years experience working in the supermarket industry.
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Must have excellent oral and written communication skills for dealing with customers, employees and vendors.
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Must be able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, gross margins, percentages, proportions, ratios, volume to apply concepts of basic algebra.
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Ability to verify vendor invoices, counts, and to complete required accounting reports including inventory and receiving.
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Must be able to lift up to fifty pounds (50 lbs.) approximately seventy percent (70%) of the time.
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Must have the ability to retrieve and place merchandise on the top racks in the grocery aisles for proper storage. The top racking process may be 20% of the time working in the aisles during the shift.
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Must be able to stand upright for most of your scheduled work shift.
