Manager In Training Produce Department

WinCo Foods • Hillsboro, OR

87d

About The Position

Join us at WinCo Foods, where we're more than just a grocery retailer - we're a growing family of over 140 supermarkets in 10 states with over 22,000 employee owners. Our purpose is to make the lives of our customers and employee owners better by offering the lowest possible prices to feed their families. Currently, WinCo is the second largest Employee-Owned company in the United States. With more than 500 millionaire employee-owners in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Our benefits, including top-tier medical plans and tuition support set us apart. In your role, you'll be instrumental in making a real impact in the communities we serve, embodying our purpose every day.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Effective communication with co-workers and customers and following written instructions.
• Demonstrating an understanding of overall company practices through previous experience in the produce department or equivalent.
• Providing leadership through skills in communication, management of people, customer relations, employee relations, analysis, planning orders, judgment, reaction to business activity, etc.
• Performing basic math (adds, subtract, divide and multiply) and computing weights and measures.
• Operating computers and windows software in a work setting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a role with formal supervision responsibilities managing performance and/or completion of supervisory training, coursework or education.
• Experience in a role with product management responsibilities including all aspects of inventory, display and maintenance of products within the department.

Responsibilities

• Assists Produce Department Manager in meeting departmental projected sales and gross margin objectives.
• Creates effective promotional and seasonal displays; prepares, proofs, stages and packages products; prevents shrink; oversees cost/quality control; orders necessary products and ingredients; prepares department sales/production guides; prepares, charts and records sales dollars/percentages; computes gross profit; processes and maintains accurate department records; and controls expenses.
• Maintains and encourages an atmosphere of fast, friendly, courteous customer service.
• Ensures adequate product quantity, quality and freshness.
• Orders, checks, receives and controls inventory; builds, maintains and organizes product display and storage areas; stocks and rotates products; inspects displays daily for substandard and outdated product and discards outdated or spoiled products.
• Ensures proper temperatures are maintained in all phases of product handling and preparation; follows retail labeling laws and company code dating policy.
• Learns and assists Produce Department Manager in supervising, motivating, coaching, training and hiring of Department personnel.
• Learns and assists Produce Department Manager in monitoring employee performance, and recommending personnel action (hiring, firing, layoff and disciplinary action).
• Learns and assists Produce Department Manager in scheduling personnel according to coverage needs and service level.
• Performs customer relation duties and engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
• Ensures proper merchandising of product by understanding schematics, merchandising of advertised and special items, proper signing procedures, analyzing cutting tests and meeting customer demand.
• Maintains cleanliness and eye-appeal of work area, storage area, equipment and retail displays according to company policy and legal regulations.
• Maintains a safe/secure work environment and ensures compliance with security policies.
• Performs receiving duties. Verifies orders against invoices; reports shortages and claims to ensure proper billing.
• Breaks down freight by moving product, placing it in inventory, operating fork lift, etc.
• Performs all job duties and responsibilities with honesty and integrity.
• Completes the Manager in Training classroom and on the job training program.

Benefits

• Top-tier medical plans.
• Tuition support.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees