Assistant Produce Manager

HOMELAND STORES•Muskogee, OK

29d•$14 - $0•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Produce Department Manager's purpose is to assist in managing the Produce Department to achieve maximum sales and profit while maintaining optimum store conditions. The company is an employee-owned company with a mission to offer quality food choices to the communities they serve, support local farmers and producers, and develop and reinvest in their employee owners. This role involves assisting in managing the department, ensuring high-quality service, and contributing to the company's mission.

Requirements

Basic mathematical ability (add, subtract, multiply, divide) and ability to count.
Able to give/receive complex verbal instructions/descriptions to/from supervisors/co-workers/employees concerning store/department policy/procedures and use of equipment.
A stable work and educational history.
The ability to read and write English.
Demonstrate basic communication ability; able to comprehend instructions, merchandise labels, order codes, numbers, reports, printed paper invoices and order forms.
Make judgments concerning: the placement of merchandise on the shelf/display, pricing, employee scheduling, order of product/supplies, hiring/supervision of employees, merchandising plans, departments operational policies and procedures and the sales/promotion of merchandise.
Good interpersonal communications.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Prior Produce Department experience.
Prior supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Greet customers, respond to customer questions/requests/complaints and explain store policies in a courteous manner.
Assist in making recommendations regarding the hiring, firing, discipline, promotion, and evaluation of all Produce Department personnel.
Assist in orienting and training all new Produce Department employees and retraining employees when necessary.
Assist in maintaining the perishable department Communication Board with weekly updated material and follow the guidelines posted on the board for the Sampling Program and intercom announcements.
Assist in implementing the weekly display plan for display/rack merchandising and ad promotion.
Supervise/perform the display of product emphasizing color contrast, product rotation, commodity grouping, seasonal table setting, and adequate space for high impulse/demand items.
Supervise/perform ordering of all produce products and supplies from authorized vendors to minimize out-of-stocks while maintaining the desired days of supply.
Supervise/perform preparation of the backroom for merchandise receipt, checking loads for quality/shortage/overage, code-dating items, sorting cases, storage of back stock, and verification of merchandise against the invoice.
Supervise/perform cleaning of department floors, mirrors, bins, tables, cooler, shelves, production equipment, scales, cases, and racks, ensuring safe use of cleaning equipment and chemicals.
Supervise/perform transportation of cases to the sales floor/production area, evaluation of product quality, preparation and trimming of product for display, placement of merchandise, checking product code/freshness date, and the "face/front" program.
Supervise/perform safety procedures for baler, case cutter, pallet jack, forklift, knife, garbage disposal, scales, and wrapper (must be 18 years or older to operate pallet jack, forklift, and baler).
Supervise/perform counting and recording of individual items of merchandise for inventory.
Supervise/perform computing of retail price from cost, completing price changes, PLU file and scale system maintenance, and manual price-marking/labeling of merchandise without a UPC code.
Supervise/perform movement of damaged/unsalable and "returnable" products from shelves to the backroom, sorting materials, returning damaged product to the warehouse for credit, and re-processing product for sale or marking down price.
Supervise/perform checking of case and cooler temperatures 4 times daily utilizing the time keeping system to record each check.
Supervise/perform the preparation, display, and packaging of all products in the produce department.
Perform miscellaneous tasks assigned by the store manager, substituting for absent workers, and performing any additional tasks necessary to provide products and services to customers.