Produce Manager

Heritage Grocers Group•Indio, CA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The Produce Manager oversees daily produce operations and provides leadership and direction to achieve profitable produce operations. The Produce Manager is to continually grow the team's capacity for efficiency, effectiveness, and service to meet the company's succession needs. The individual is responsible for the development of all direct reports. The Produce Manager is to be a role model of the company by driving results while maintaining company core values.

Requirements

Valid Food Handler's Card
High School Diploma or equivalent
Produce/Grocery background

Nice To Haves

Prior leadership/management experience preferred
Customer Service experience desirable

Responsibilities

Responsible for ordering, compliance and sanitation, produce inventory and controls, and management of workplace and department safety, as well as reporting, financial control, and budget responsibilities
Effectively supervise, train, schedule and conduct annual performance reviews on all produce department personnel
Review Team Members' weekly schedule to ensure a fully-staffed department
Stock, rotate, and organize items on shelves as required
Ensure shelves are organized with product labels
Provide exceptional service and ensure the products are handled properly, date controls are performed, ensure freshest products are rotated properly so that they are available to customers
Greet and interact with customers to address questions or concerns in a friendly and service- oriented manner
Follow approved produce department plans for an effective space management based on movement; consumer demand and profitability
Control purchases by constantly monitoring and improving produce operations to increase profitability, combined with managing labor costs and reducing loss due to shrink
Maintain specified inventory levels
Unload trucks from distribution center, and verify all deliveries against invoices, note shortages and overages, and report them to the appropriate supplier
Provide flexibility by helping in any area to support store needs