Center Store Manager

Woods Supermarket•Springs, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Manage Center Store departments labor, merchandising and gross profit. Reports To: Assistant Store Manager Woods Workplace Culture At Woods Supermarket, the teammates’ role is more than just a job, it’s an opportunity. Teammates gain life experience that goes far beyond just serving great products in a friendly and fun environment. Woods Supermarket is an opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds. We are looking for hard-working, team-oriented, friendly, and honest people. Perks of being a Woods Supermarket Teammate include flexible hours, competitive pay, teammate discount, and a positive atmosphere! Successful Teammates will conduct themselves in a positive attitude and truthful character demonstrating D>E service and hour Hospitality 4 culture.

Requirements

Able to give/receive complex verbal instructions/descriptions to/from supervisors/co-workers/teammates concerning store/department policy/procedures and use of equipment.
Work and educational history demonstrating stability.
Basic reading and writing ability; able to read instructions, merchandise labels, warehouse order codes, numbers, reports, printed paper and forms.
Make judgments concerning: the placement of merchandise on the shelf/display, pricing, teammate scheduling, order of product/supplies, department conditions, hiring/supervision of teammates, 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 Grocery Department experience.
Prior supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Manage all center store departments including grocery, frozen, liquor, GM, HBC, and dairy.
Manager center store Teammates.
Involved in training of center store teammates.
Responsible for a weekly display plan for end aisle merchandising and AD promotion.
Responsible for allocation of shelf space according to movement, capacity, and profitability.
To supervise/order all center store products and supplies to minimize out-of-stocks while maintaining the desired grocery inventory turns.
To greet guests, respond to guest questions/requests/ complaints and explain store policies in a courteous manner.
To be observant of security problems and develop methods of prevention (vendor receiving, teammate theft, shoplifting).
To supervise and assist with 1) preparation of the back room for receipt of merchandise; 2) unloading of trucks; 3) checking of the load for shortage/overage; 4) sorting of cases according to aisle or pallet for stocking; 5) stocking of merchandise on shelf; 6) building of displays; 7) storage of back stock.
To supervise and assist with 1) cleaning of store floors, check lanes, carts, restrooms, parking lot and shelves; 2) safe use of cleaning equipment and chemicals.
To supervise and assist with: 1) loading of stocking carts/pallets; 2) transportation of cases to the sales floor either on stocking carts or pallets; 3) matching of the case strip to the shelf tag/stock; 4) placement of merchandise in the designated shelf/display position/area; 5) the "face/front" program for the front row of each display; 6) the immediate pick up/removal of all broken containers, packing materials/boxes from the sales floor or guests pathway.
To assure the safety of self, guests, and co-workers by understanding and practicing store safety rules and notifying a store manager of any potential hazard immediately.
To perform miscellaneous tasks assigned by the store manager, substituting for absent workers, and performing any additional tasks necessary to provide products and services to guests during peak periods of business.
To supervise and assist the safety procedures used in the operation of the baler, case cutter, pallet jack and fork-lift and floor cleaning equipment.
To supervise and assist with the manual price marking/labeling of merchandise without a UPC code.
To supervise and assist with the movement of damaged/unsalable and "returnable" products from shelves to the backroom, sorting of the materials into bins and the return of damage to the reclaim center.
To supervise and assist with the use of proper case opening and product stacking techniques to prevent damage to product.
To supervise and assist with the removal of trash from the aisle, operating the baler, putting the compacted bale on a pallet, and loading salvage on to trucks.
To supervise and assist with the changing of signs, light bulbs, tags and price markers.
To communicate with the store manager on problems, recommendations for change, effectiveness of plans and merchandising decisions.