Frozen Department Manager

Stauffers of Kissel Hill•Mount Joy, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Grocery/Dairy/Frozen Department Manager oversees the center store area, including grocery and dairy/frozen, at the Mount Joy Fresh Foods location. This is a full-time position paying $23.00 an hour and requires flexible availability for day, evening, and weekend shifts. The manager works hands-on in the department and may perform any departmental responsibility as needed. The role includes merchandising, ordering, inventory, pricing, equipment operation, employee training, scheduling, and coordination with buyers, vendors, and other store teams. Stauffers of Kissel Hill is a local, family-owned company that values teamwork, respect, integrity, commitment, and service. The company promotes from within and provides on-the-job training and leadership classes.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Regularly stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel or crouch, talk, and/or hear.
Occasionally climb and/or balance.
Flexible availability for day, evening, and weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

Communicate with buyers about merchandising, new product implementation, and appropriate pricing, and promptly follow buyer directions.
Maintain and operate departmental equipment.
Develop and mentor the Assistant Department Manager to prepare them for a leadership role, if applicable.
Assign duties and schedule workers’ breaks, work hours, and vacations based on business needs and upcoming special store events, if applicable.
Communicate regularly with the scan department to resolve incorrect information.
Create game plans and planograms for merchandising the department based on advertisements and display profitability.
Follow established cleaning procedures.
Understand retail label systems and communicate with the Scan, General Management, and/or Buying teams to ensure correct pricing.
Work as a hands-on manager and perform any departmental responsibility as needed.
Handle damages and returns and ensure appropriate vendor credits are received.
Maintain knowledge of inventory and ordering systems to oversee ordering of departmental supplies and merchandise from approved vendors.
Supervise and perform departmental inventories to ensure accuracy and thoroughness.
Train employees in store policies, department procedures, product knowledge, and job duties to support productive and safe work.
Coordinate vendor invoices, SKH invoices, and inter-company transfers daily to ensure timely billing.