Assistant Store Manager - Fresh

Brookshire's•Abbeville, LA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager - Fresh manages the fresh perimeter departments, including bakery, deli, produce, and market. The role ensures product quality, food and physical safety, and appropriate inventory levels while overseeing merchandising plans and compliance with Company standards and procedures. The position supports store sales and profit goals through acceptable business practices and promotes customer service. The role carries out management responsibilities for department partners, including hiring, training, developing, assigning and directing work, evaluating performance, and scheduling. It reviews sales and operating data, manages inventory and merchandising, supports store operations and expense management, and maintains customer-ready store conditions. The position frequently opens and closes the store and may work variable shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Minimum age of 18; 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 governing 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 pay attention to detail.
Ability to carry out short-term strategic objectives aligned with Company initiatives, multitask, and work 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.
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

Manage fresh perimeter departments, including bakery, deli, produce, and market, ensuring product quality, food and physical safety, and inventory stock levels.
Interview, hire, train, develop, assign, direct, evaluate, reward, and discipline partners; schedule partners and address complaints and problems.
Ensure effective training of partners in supervised departments.
Review historical data to predict future sales from advertisements and promotions.
Manage inventory using item-management processes to maintain satisfactory in-stock levels.
Review profit and loss, sales, shrink, and labor data, and summarize related issues for upper management verbally or in writing.
Maintain and improve sales performance, cash flow, public relations, product quality, and work standards.
Frequently open and close the store; ensure the store is presentable, adequately staffed, safe, responsive, and fiscally responsible with cash and monetary assets.
Enforce quality-control and food-safety standards across multiple departments; ensure products are dated, stocked, and rotated properly and maintain cooler and freezer organization.
Verify consistent adherence to proper cooking and holding temperatures in accordance with food-safety standards.
Conduct store inspections and take action to ensure conditions meet Company standards.
Review planograms and execute merchandising plans using displays, store layouts, and category-management promotions to increase sales.
Ensure price and signage accuracy.
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 in directing store operations and managing operating expenses to maximize cash flow, EBITDA, sales, gross margin, and net profit.
Maintain 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 inventory on trucks, unload products, and ensure accuracy of inventory, product ordering, and associated paperwork.
Work variable shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Remain alert to potential hazards, remedy them or place appropriate warnings as soon as reasonably possible, and report hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.