Center Store Manager (Full Time)

BUSCH'S CAREER PAGE•Dexter, MI

1d•$22•Onsite

About The Position

Busch’s is hiring a Center Store Manager to join their family-owned Michigan team. This is a full-time position with a starting wage of up to $21.60/hr. with experience. The role involves managing grocery orders, backroom inventory, display planning, and scheduling for center store associates. The manager will also be responsible for price changes, stocking, product rotation, associate reviews, hiring, training, and development. Additionally, the position requires planning for department resets and physical inventories, managing stocking efficiencies, shelf maintenance, and assisting guests with product recommendations and special orders. The managerial accountabilities include exemplifying hospitality, providing leadership, contributing to organizational effectiveness, communicating with other departments, adhering to company policies, maintaining professional knowledge, and building strong working relationships.

Requirements

High school diploma, Bachelor degree preferred
3 years experience working in a grocery department
Previous management experience desired
Certification for Hi Lo / Powered Pallet Jack (in order to teach subordinates)
Proficient merchandising skills, including the ability to plan and execute center store displays designed to drive profit, create interest, perceived value and suggest meal solutions
Able to forecast product demand and place orders to meet demand
Proficient management and leadership skills
Proficient organization and planning skills, especially to manage multiple deadlines and projects
Proficient communication and interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and listening skills
Proficient computer skills in excel, word and email
Able to learn and use a variety of proprietary applications and technology
Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills

Responsibilities

Placing all grocery orders
Following backroom inventory procedures
Achieving department sales and financial objectives
All display planning
Writing weekly schedules for all center store associates
Ensuring timely completion of all price changes, tag maintenance and new and discontinued item procedures
Ensuring all products are stocked according to the plan-o-gram
Product rotation to minimize out of date product
Completing and administering reviews for center store associates
Interviewing, hiring, training and developing center store associates
Planning for and assisting with resets of department and physical inventories (3 times yearly)
Managing stocking efficiencies, shelf maintenance/cleaning, backroom conditions and floor maintenance standards
Assisting guests with product recommendations and locations, product requests and special orders
Exemplifying key concepts of hospitality when interacting with guests
Providing solid leadership and guidance to direct reports
Contributing to organizational effectiveness by offering information, suggestions and recommendations
Communicating and working with other functional areas of Busch’s operations
Adhering to all Busch’s policies, practices and procedures
Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by completing educational opportunities, reviewing professional publications, benchmarking state of the art practices and networking
Building strong working relationships with guests, vendors and associates