Assistant Manager of Perishables

Hy-Vee, Inc.•Plymouth, MN

1d•$23 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Manager of Perishables is responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of employees within the Perishables department, ensuring customer needs are met, and upholding the Hy-Vee culture. This role involves maintaining a positive and friendly atmosphere, providing excellent customer service, overseeing training, handling employee issues, and contributing to departmental profitability and store standards. The position also involves managing merchandise, ensuring compliance with policies, and maintaining a safe and clean work environment.

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.
Instructing, assigning work, reviewing work, planning the work of others, maintaining standards, allocating personnel, and coordinating the activities of others.
Assists with selecting new employees and acts on employee problems.
Has the authority to recommend and approve employee transfers, promotions, discipline, discharge, and salary adjustments.
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.
Works safely to prevent on-the-job injuries, fills out first report of injury, and assigns duties according to restrictions.

Nice To Haves

Stays current with market trends and information (i.e.; competition, new products, equipment, and merchandising techniques).
Pursues retail educational opportunities and continuing education whenever possible.

Responsibilities

Supervises and coordinates the activities of employees.
Ensures that customer’s needs are met.
Maintains a positive attitude and creates an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork.
Encourages employees to greet and speak to customers, providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service.
Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service.
Oversees proper training, handles employee issues, and coordinates disciplinary procedures.
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.
Uses and understands all hardware and software technology in the store.
Assists in forecasting and reviewing the store labor schedule.
Evaluates employee performance to recommend personnel actions.
Trains and enforces safety procedures to provide a safe and healthy work environment.
Works safely to prevent on-the-job injuries.
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 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.
Stays current with market trends and information.
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.
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.
Sells merchandise to company employees, customers or issues merchandise upon requisition.
Handles cash registers.
Performs other job-related duties and special projects as required.