Night Operations Department Supervisor

Lowes • Town of Amherst, NY

4d • $25 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

The Department Supervisor, Night Operations is responsible for providing full leadership over the store during the overnight shift, driving engagement, customer service, and staffing and operational efficiency. This role involves walking the store, observing customer/associate interactions, providing in-the-moment coaching, and ensuring associates are equipped and prepared to deliver quality sales and service. The supervisor ensures Specialty and Pro areas are properly staffed, engages with customers, and drives sales by shifting associates to areas of high customer traffic or department hotspots as needed. They manage associate response to call buttons, validate that aisles remain clean, safe, and free of clutter, and hand off shift observations in-person to the next Manager-on-Duty (MOD). This role also funnels non-MOD activities, such as customer complaints, management approvals, and other operational tasks, to the appropriate non-MOD leaders. Specific responsibilities for the Night Operations Supervisor include overseeing and driving efficiencies in back-end operational activities such as receiving and stocking inventory, assembling product, controlling freight flow, area recovery, and delivery staging. They ensure that back-end operations do not negatively impact the customer or their ability to shop the store by keeping the floor clear and stocking items. The supervisor drives the completion of activities that ensure efficient disbursement of product from receiving to sales departments, ensuring shelves and top stock are consistently replenished. They also ensure products are stocked and fronted according to planograms, moving top stock down when necessary, noting areas where merchandise is low, and keeping aisles clear and neat. Additionally, they drive the completion of activities that support an efficient and safe delivery process, such as picking and staging product for delivery. During the overnight shift, this manager is often the only key-carrying manager in the building.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED General Studies or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• 5 years Experience in a retail environment (or 5 years of experience in a retail environment if education requirement is not met)
• Experience providing direction or supervision to teams (with or without direct report responsibility)
• Experience supporting or participating in the process of training, mentoring and developing associates
• Experience working cross-functionally
• Experience Using Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to obtain sales related licensure or registration as may be required by law

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting front-end or back-end operations in a retail environment
• Experience in customer service role
• Experience in a leadership role with direct report responsibility
• Experience working in the home improvement retail sector
• Experience working in a fast paced, dynamic retail environment
• Experience in key carrying role with manager-on-duty responsibilities
• Experience using store computer systems (including but not limited to: Project Tool, Genesis, Sterling, M2O, Thin Client, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Assigns team members to activities, ensuring staff coverage meets customer demands and redeploying when necessary to support needs throughout the department.
• May participate in interviews and provide input into selection decisions for new associates in assigned area.
• Connects with the team on a daily basis to understand any challenges they are facing, elevating issues when necessary.
• Provides open and timely feedback and performance coaching to members of team, redirecting any problematic or ineffective behavior when necessary; partners with ASM when formal disciplinary action is needed.
• Encourages team to share ideas and best practices for delivering outstanding customer service and accomplishing important support activities.
• Empowers others to make decisions while providing guidance when necessary.
• Provides recognition for accomplishing goals and demonstrating effective behaviors.
• Fosters an environment of associate growth and development, ensuring associates are confident and competent to perform their job through coaching and regular performance feedback.
• Identifies any associate relations concerns and takes the appropriate action as needed, including elevating concerns to senior management or HR.
• Empowers and coaches team to follow proper processes and achieve operational efficiencies to present department areas that are prepared and conducive to SMART customer service and sales.
• Monitors and drives team to achievement of key operational performance metrics.
• Identifies any barriers to operational processes or the customer experience and communicates those barriers and implements solutions in a timely manner.
• Responds quickly and effectively to unexpected events (e.g. callouts/no-shows, unscheduled deliveries) by reprioritizing tasks.
• Monitors the use of store power equipment, ensuring that it operated safely at all times and addressing any violations with associates.
• Maintains a focus on safety, security and shrink prevention by ensuring doors and gates are secured and monitored, signs of shoplifting and theft are reported appropriately, and that steps are taken on a daily basis to maintain inventory and shrink budget integrity.
• Conducts daily safety reviews, noting hazards, keeping store areas clean and organized, and monitoring for potential theft or security risks.
• Recommends operational strategies to reduce unproductive time, waste or product loss and encourages team to do the same.
• Analyzes operational activities and determines ways to reduce the impact on the customer.
• Seeks performance feedback from others and pursues self-development opportunities.
• Proactively builds and maintains collaborative relationships with cross-functional partners.
• Sets an example for others by adapting quickly and effectively to work challenges and organizational change.
• Oversees and drives efficiencies in front-end operational activities (e.g., check outs, returns, overrides, till audits, PUIS Desk or product staging for pickup in store, etc.).
• Drives excellent customer service by ensuring the front-end support team greets customers, answers phones, responds to customer inquiries, and proactively addresses customer concerns.
• Ensures that the appropriate headcount is allocated in each check-out and administrative area (e.g., Garden, Pro, and Front register areas, Customer Service and Returns Desks, Head Cashier posts, PUIS Desk, Money Room).
• Researches shortages or overages, deposits cash in the bank, and handles register pulls and loans.
• Monitors Customer Service desk activity, supporting when needed.
• Performs payroll closeout process.
• Oversees and drives efficiencies in back-end operational activities (e.g., receiving and stocking inventory, assembling product, controlling freight flow, area recovery, delivery staging, etc.).
• Ensures that back-end operations do not impact the customer or the customer’s ability to shop the store (e.g., the floor is clear, items are stocked).
• Drives completion of activities that ensure efficient disbursement of product from receiving to sales departments such that shelves and top stock are consistently replenished (e.g., receiving/unloading of freight, stocking).
• Ensures products are stocked and fronted according to planograms, moving top stock down when necessary, taking note of areas where merchandise is low, and keeps aisles clear and neat.
• Drives the completion of activities that support an efficient and safe delivery process (e.g., pick and stage product for delivery).
• Provides full leadership over the store, driving engagement, customer service, and staffing and operational efficiency.
• Walks the store, observing customer/associate interaction and providing in-the-moment coaching.
• Ensures associates are equipped and prepared to deliver quality sales and service.
• Ensures Specialty and Pro areas are properly staffed for customer traffic, engaging with customers, and driving sales.
• Shifts associates to areas of high customer traffic or department hotspots as needed.
• Manages associate response to call buttons.
• Validates that aisles remain clean, safe and free of clutter.
• Hands off shift observations in-person to the next MOD.
• Funnels non-MOD activities (e.g., customer complaints, management approvals, and other run the business activities including opening and closing the store) to appropriate non-MOD leaders.

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Life and Disability insurance
• Paid time off based on role, tenure, and locality, including vacation, holidays, sick and volunteer time
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• 401(k) Retirement account with company match
• Employee Assistance Program with concierge, work/life services and no-cost counseling for all kinds of needs
• Education support programs, including tuition assistance and trade skills scholarships
• Business Travel Accident insurance
• Maternity and Parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Lowe's Associate Discount and broad discount platform
• annual bonuses
• enrollment in Lowe's Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• deferred compensation plan
• grant awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED