Assistant Store Manager - Fresh - 46 Hours

Brookshire's•Mansfield, LA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager is responsible for managing the fresh perimeter departments, including bakery, deli, produce, and market. The role ensures product quality, food and physical safety, appropriate inventory levels, execution of merchandising plans, compliance with Company standards and procedures, store sales and profits, and strong customer service. This position supports store operations and supervises partners, including hiring, training, scheduling, assigning work, evaluating performance, and resolving problems. It reviews sales, profit and loss, shrink, and labor data; manages inventory and merchandising; maintains food safety and store standards; and helps manage operating expenses and financial performance. The role frequently opens and closes the store and may work variable shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Work is generally performed in a retail store. The role may involve exposure to outside weather, extreme cold or heat, wet or slippery conditions, and cleaning agents. It requires continuous standing or walking, speaking and hearing, and visual focus, with regular handling, bending, and lifting or moving objects.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age; must be at least 21 to drive for Company business under the BGC Business Driver Policy.
Associate degree in a related field and two or more years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education.
Advanced knowledge of retail grocery store operations.
Intermediate understanding of Company checkout policies and procedures.
Intermediate knowledge of applicable state laws regarding alcohol, tobacco, and lottery sales.
Intermediate knowledge of anti-money-laundering and other government regulations relating to monetary transactions.
Intermediate knowledge of cash registers and, if applicable, on-site fuel-station procedures.
Basic mathematical skills.
Ability to lead and motivate others and communicate effectively in writing and verbally with customers and partners.
Ability to remain professional and courteous with customers, organize and prioritize work, manage time, prepare reports and business correspondence, and maintain attention to detail.
Ability to carry out short-term strategic objectives aligned with Company initiatives and to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to evaluate partner performance and make corrections tactfully.
Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive information and learn new technology systems, methods, and processes.
Ability to perform basic Microsoft Office functions.
Ability to work safely with sharp objects such as knives and box cutters and operate a manual or electric pallet jack.
Ability to work variable shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Must obtain HIPAA certification through the Company LEARN/LMS program within two weeks of starting in the role.
Must obtain Tobacco/Alcohol certification (TABC/LACT/AATC/ABLE) through the Company LEARN/LMS program within two weeks of starting in the role, where applicable.
Must obtain Manager Food Safety certification through the Company LEARN/LMS program within two weeks of starting in the role.
Must obtain Anti-Money Laundering (AML) certification through the Company LEARN/LMS program within two weeks of starting in the role.
Continuously use close and distance vision, depth perception, or the ability to focus; stand or walk; and talk and hear.
Frequently use hands for reaching, touching, or handling; perform fine finger movements; bend, kneel, or squat; and push, pull, maneuver, or lift objects up to 40 pounds.
Occasionally push, pull, maneuver, or lift objects up to 75 pounds.
Attendance at work is required.

Responsibilities

Interview, hire, train, develop, schedule, and direct partners; appraise performance, reward or discipline partners, and address complaints and problems.
Ensure effective training of partners in supervised departments.
Review historical data to predict sales resulting from advertisements and promotions.
Manage inventory through item-management processes to maintain satisfactory in-stock levels.
Review profit and loss, sales, shrink, and labor data, and provide verbal or written updates to upper management about related issues.
Maintain and improve sales performance, cash flow, public relations, product quality, and work standards.
Frequently open and close the store.
Maintain store readiness for customers, adequate staffing, safety, responsiveness, and fiscal control of cash and monetary assets.
Enforce quality-control and food-safety standards across departments; ensure dated products are properly stocked and rotated, coolers and freezers are organized, and cooking and holding temperatures meet food-safety standards.
Conduct store inspections and take action to ensure conditions meet Company standards.
Review planograms and execute merchandising plans, displays, store layouts, and category-management promotions to increase sales.
Ensure prices and signage are accurate.
Develop and implement loss-prevention and shrink-reduction initiatives and strategies.
Plan short-term strategic objectives aligned with banner strategies, anticipate problems, and revise plans as circumstances change.
Assist with directing store operations and managing expenses to maximize cash flow, EBITDA, sales, gross margin, and net profit.
Promote a clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environment by following Company safety procedures.
Model exemplary customer service and enforce customer-engagement standards, including greeting customers, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
Check truck inventory, unload products, and ensure accuracy of inventory, product ordering, and related paperwork.
Remain alert to hazards, remedy them or place appropriate warnings as soon as reasonably possible, and report hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.