Bench - Grocery Manager Level V (Wilmington, NC Area)

Lowes Foods•Wilmington, NC

13d

About The Position

Lowes Foods is hiring a Bench Grocery Manager to supervise the grocery department and ensure guest service, merchandising programs, and departmental operations are maintained. After training, Bench Department Managers are expected to fill a Department Manager role within 30 miles of their home. If no position is open, they remain in the bench role until one becomes available.

Requirements

Friendly, outgoing personality.
Ability to work well with others.
Ability to lift 40 pounds consistently and 60 pounds occasionally.
Ability to read and understand information and directions.
1–3 years of supermarket knowledge.
Ability to supervise people, including training and development.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job.
Effective communication, guest service, and selling skills.
Ability to bend, kneel, stand, push and pull stock carts, and operate a pallet jack for extended periods.

Responsibilities

Ensure grocery department staff provide guests with polite, friendly service.
Achieve the grocery department’s budgeted sales, wage percentage, and profit goals.
Maintain appropriate inventory and supply levels to maximize sales and minimize excess inventory.
Operate the department according to merchandising and operational guidelines and programs.
Ensure products for sale meet Lowes Foods quality standards.
Maintain sanitation and safety throughout the department, including the backroom, according to Lowes Foods standards.
Guide, orient, train, and provide feedback to grocery department hosts so they meet satisfactory performance standards.
Stock products and provide guest service as needed to meet standards.
Maintain departmental staffing and scheduling standards.
Control grocery shrink through proper implementation of the stock loss program.
Ensure proper pricing and item scanning through price audits and correct scanning procedures.
Ensure the backroom is properly maintained.
Ensure advertised items are available, signed, and scanning correctly.
Help prepare the grocery department for inventory.
Work with the Store Manager and Receiver to maintain vendor product levels and conditions.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.