Assistant Manager of Health Wellness Home

Hy-Vee•Eagan, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Manager of Health Wellness Home supervises and coordinates the activities of employees, ensuring that customer needs are met. This role is accountable to the District Store Director and Store Manager and has direct reports for all positions except those otherwise designated. The position requires maintaining a positive attitude, fostering a friendly and fun atmosphere, and providing excellent customer service. The Assistant Manager is responsible for upholding Hy-Vee's core values, including honesty, integrity, friendliness, and caring. They will oversee employee training, handle employee issues, and coordinate disciplinary procedures. Additionally, this role assists management with pricing, display placement, product quality, and departmental profitability. Compliance with accounting procedures, store maintenance, sanitation, and cleanliness are also key responsibilities. The Assistant Manager must be proficient with store technology, assist with labor scheduling, and evaluate employee performance to recommend personnel actions. Safety procedures are to be trained and enforced to ensure a safe work environment. This role directs merchandise ordering, coordinates employee compliance with policies and laws, and assists with merchandising tasks. Problem-solving related to job duties and productivity is essential, along with adherence to company policies and store guidelines. Secondary duties include determining employee motivational needs, recruiting and interviewing applicants, staying current with market trends, providing continuous education to employees, and assisting in all areas of the store as needed. This role also involves working with department heads on various operational aspects, selling merchandise, handling cash registers, and performing other related duties.

Requirements

High School or equivalent experience.
One year or more of retail experience including performing the duties of an Service Manager.
Ability to solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions.
Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
Possess the ability to interview to obtain basic information; guide people to provide basic direction; follow technical manuals and have increased contact with people.
Must be able to physically perform medium work: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and 20 pounds of force frequently, and 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
Has daily contact with customers, employees, suppliers/vendors, and the general public.
Occasional contact with federal or state regulatory agencies regarding inspections.
Has access to confidential information, which may include pricing, sales reports, profit and loss reports, and wages.

Nice To Haves

Night & Weekend Shifts Required

Responsibilities

Supervises and coordinates the activities of employees.
Ensures that customer’s needs are met.
Maintains a positive attitude; creates an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork.
Generates a friendly atmosphere by encouraging employees to greet and speak to customers; providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to customers and sets a good example.
Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who may call.
Oversees proper training, handles employee issues, and coordinates disciplinary procedures when necessary.
Assists management in determining specific pricing and blends.
Determines location of ad and promotional displays, ensures product quality and quantities to meet customer and store demands and profitability.
Ensures the store standards for customers service, employee relations, and overall departmental profitability are met.
Ensures compliance with store accounting procedures and reports potential problems.
Oversees building/ground maintenance and all store sanitation and cleanliness to ensure they meet with the store manager and company guidelines.
Uses and understands all hardware and software technology in the store.
Assists in forecasting and reviewing the store labor schedule with the store managers’ guidelines.
Evaluates employee performance to recommend personnel actions in their respective area such as promotion, transfer, or dismissal.
Trains and enforces safety procedures to provide a safe and healthy work environment for employees and customers and fills out customer accident forms.
Works safely to prevent on-the-job injuries, fills out first report of injury, and assigns duties according to restrictions.
Directs the ordering of merchandise in their respective areas.
Coordinates compliance of employees with established policy/law, security, sales, and record keeping procedures and practices.
Assists with replenishing shelf product, designs and constructs displays.
Confers with employees and assists in solving problems affecting job duties, productivity, and of established policies and procedures.
Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
Reports to work when scheduled and works expected number of hours.
Determines the motivational needs of employees and provides the appropriate environment.
Recruits and interviews job applicants to recommend or determine employment, and may be involved with the coordination of orientations.
Stays current with market trends and information (i.e.; competition, new products, equipment, and merchandising techniques).
Provides continuous education for existing store employees regarding new and updated company and store policies, procedures, and job duties.
Recommends additions, deletions and shelf allocation of merchandise to be sold in any department.
Pursues retail educational opportunities and continuing education whenever possible.
Assists in all areas of the store as needed.
Works with department heads and other designated personnel regarding schedules, labor issues, product purchasing, and merchandising to meet their specific goals.
Sells merchandise to company employees, customers or issues merchandise upon requisition by authorized personnel (inter-store transfers).
Handles cash registers.
Performs other job-related duties and special projects as required.