Assistant Manager of Perishables

Hy-Vee, Inc. • Cedar Rapids, IA

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About The Position

The Assistant Manager of Perishables supervises and coordinates employee activities and ensures customer needs are met. The role supports store operations by maintaining a welcoming, customer-focused environment; overseeing employee training and issues; directing merchandise ordering and merchandising; and helping achieve customer-service, employee-relations, and profitability standards. The position also supports scheduling, safety, sanitation, store maintenance, compliance, and employee performance management. The manager has authority to recommend and approve certain employee actions and is responsible for purchasing merchandise and supplies and ordering equipment repairs. Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a pre-employment drug screen.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent experience.
• One year or more of retail experience, including performing Assistant Manager duties.
• Ability to solve practical problems, interpret instructions, and work with variables where standardization is limited.
• Ability to perform arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Ability to interview to obtain basic information, guide people, provide basic direction, and follow technical manuals.
• Ability to perform medium physical work: exert up to 50 pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Visual ability to see at near and far distances, with or without correction, including depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
• Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, reach, stand, walk, pull, lift, grasp, feel, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions.

Responsibilities

• Promote a friendly, helpful, and customer-focused store atmosphere and provide prompt, courteous service.
• Oversee employee training, address employee issues, coordinate disciplinary procedures, and provide ongoing education about policies and job duties.
• Determine locations for advertisements and promotional displays and ensure product quality and quantities meet customer and store needs.
• Maintain customer-service, employee-relations, and departmental profitability standards.
• Ensure compliance with accounting procedures and report potential problems.
• Oversee building and grounds maintenance, sanitation, and cleanliness in accordance with company and store guidelines.
• Use and understand store hardware and software technology.
• Assist with forecasting and reviewing labor schedules.
• Evaluate employee performance and recommend personnel actions, including promotion, transfer, or dismissal.
• Train and enforce safety procedures, complete customer accident and employee injury reports, and assign duties in accordance with work restrictions.
• Direct merchandise ordering and assist with replenishing shelves and constructing displays.
• Coordinate employee compliance with established policies, laws, security, sales, and record-keeping procedures.
• Recruit and interview applicants, recommend or determine employment, and assist with orientation coordination.
• Monitor market trends and recommend merchandise additions, deletions, and shelf allocations.
• Assist throughout the store as needed and coordinate with department heads on schedules, labor, purchasing, and merchandising.
• Sell merchandise, handle cash registers, and issue merchandise for authorized inter-store transfers.
• Report to work as scheduled and work the expected number of hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED