Grocery Assistant Department Manager

Stauffers of Kissel Hill•Lancaster, PA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Stauffers of Kissel Hill is hiring a full-time Grocery Assistant Department Manager for its Rohrerstown Road Fresh Foods location. The position pays $21.00 per hour and includes a $3,000 hiring bonus. Flexible day, evening, and weekend availability is required. The Assistant Department Manager supports the department’s daily operation and is ready to assume departmental leadership responsibilities in the Department Manager’s absence. The role involves merchandising, inventory, staff support and training, pricing, vendor and invoice coordination, cleaning, and operation of departmental equipment.

Requirements

Previous managerial or grocery experience.
Previous power equipment experience, such as electric jack, rider jack, or lift.
Be at least 18 years old.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Regularly stand and walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk and/or hear.
Flexible day, evening, and weekend availability.

Responsibilities

Step into a departmental leadership role when the Department Manager is absent.
Assign and prioritize worker duties and schedule breaks, work hours, and vacations as needed or in the Manager’s absence.
Assist with writing game plans and plan-o-grams for merchandising the department based on advertisements and display profitability.
Assist with regularly scheduled departmental inventories.
Assist with training workers in store policies, departmental procedures, and job duties.
Communicate with Buyers about merchandising, new product implementation, and appropriate pricing, and promptly follow through on Buyer directions.
Understand retail label systems and communicate with Scan, General Management, and/or Buying teams to ensure correct pricing.
Coordinate vendor invoices, SKH invoices, and inter-company transfers daily to ensure timely billing.
Follow established departmental cleaning procedures.
Perform the tasks necessary to assure the smooth operation of the division as a working manager.
Use knowledge of current inventories and ordering systems to assist with ordering supplies and merchandise from approved vendors.
Maintain and operate departmental equipment.
Resolve incorrect information and ensure correct pricing.