Manager In Training Variety Department

WinCo Foods•Reno, TX

About The Position

The Manager in Training for the Variety Department learns the duties required of a Department Manager and assists with directing and controlling department operations. The role covers multiple locations within an area and includes learning and supporting personnel supervision, merchandise planning and ordering, customer service, product quality and freshness, inventory control, merchandising, and department financial and sales objectives. The employee also performs department clerk duties as needed and completes the Manager in Training classroom and on-the-job training program. The position involves maintaining product availability and quality, preparing and displaying merchandise, receiving and handling freight, supporting employee scheduling and training, and maintaining a clean and safe work area in compliance with company policies and applicable laws. Duties may vary according to business needs and department requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Effective communication with coworkers and customers and ability to follow written instructions.
Demonstrated understanding of company practices through previous department experience or equivalent.
Leadership skills, including communication, people management, customer and employee relations, analysis, planning orders, judgment, and responding to business activity.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute weights and measures.
Ability to operate computers and Windows software in a work setting.
Ability to perform all department clerk duties competently and independently.
Ability to perform supervisory tasks such as interviewing, scheduling, hiring, counseling, training, and disciplining.
Excellent verbal, written, electronic, and interpersonal communication skills.
Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to make safe and quick movements and operate related equipment.
Mental alertness when working around potential hazards, equipment, and work aides.
Ability to work around machinery and hot and cold conditions.
Knowledge of department production and ability to learn product variability, perishability, safety and sanitation procedures, and department policies.
Ability to conduct visual inspections and read reports and manuals.
Ability to calculate inventory.
Ability to stand for long periods; walk and move rapidly; and bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently.
Ability to perform frequent repetitive arm and hand movements.
Ability to reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to 50 pounds from floor level to overhead.
Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks containing substantial product weight.
Ability to use cleaning chemicals according to manufacturer guidelines and instructions.
Ability to handle food products in accordance with state and county laws and WinCo standards.
Ability to perform primary duties efficiently and accurately.
Current Food Handlers Certification as required by state and county laws and WinCo standards.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assist the Department Manager in meeting departmental sales and gross margin objectives, controlling expenses, and managing costs and labor.
Prepare, proof, stage, package, and display products, including promotional and seasonal merchandise.
Prevent shrink; oversee cost and quality control; order products and ingredients; prepare sales and production guides; track sales; compute gross profit; and maintain department records.
Maintain fast, friendly, and courteous customer service and perform customer relations and suggestive selling.
Order, check, receive, and control inventory; maintain product quantity, quality, freshness, and proper storage and display.
Stock and rotate products, inspect displays, remove spoiled or outdated products, maintain required temperatures, and follow labeling, dating, re-work, reduced-to-clear, damage, and spoilage policies.
Prepare, trim, cut, wrap, tray, display, water, and price products as needed; ensure proper signage and conduct department inventories.
Learn and assist with supervising, motivating, coaching, training, and hiring department personnel.
Learn and assist with monitoring employee performance and recommending personnel actions, including hiring, firing, layoff, and discipline.
Learn and assist with scheduling personnel according to coverage needs and service levels.
Ensure proper merchandising by following schematics and signing procedures, handling advertised and special items, analyzing cutting tests, and meeting customer demand.
Maintain clean and appealing work, storage, equipment, and retail display areas; perform cleaning tasks such as mopping, sweeping, and removing garbage.
Maintain a safe and secure work environment and comply with security policies.
Perform receiving duties, verify orders against invoices, report shortages and claims, break down loads, date product, and handle merchandise.
Break down freight, place products in inventory, and operate a forklift and other applicable equipment.
Perform department clerk duties as needed and carry out all responsibilities honestly and with integrity.
Complete the Manager in Training classroom and on-the-job training program.
Perform other duties as assigned or needed.