Produce Manager

Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery • Sans Souci, SC

32d • Onsite

About The Position

Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery is a showcase for local farmers and food artisans. This is a fun and fast-paced environment focused on serving delicious food with fresh seasonal and local ingredients. The Produce Manager is responsible for leading the department in efforts to highlight the most seasonal and special product. The major accountability of the Produce Manager is to manage the product in a way that reduces waste and promotes sales while leading their team to do the same.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• 3+ years managing within the Grocery and/or agriculture industries
• 3+ years experience managing a budget and staff required
• Must possess a passion for local food and an interest in telling the story behind it.
• Must conduct oneself in an honest, professional and respectful manner at all times.
• Must possess a love of people, interact with people well, and possess a desire for excellent customer service.
• Able to take direction, work independently, and as a member of a team, and able to create working relationships.
• Must be highly motivated, hard working, and possess a positive, enthusiastic attitude.
• Must pay attention to details, be organized, and able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on leadership role working with vibrant, local seasonal produce
• Ability to stay calm, warm, and helpful when dealing with customer inquiries during peak hours
• Desire to work in an environment where one can be oneself and have fun

Responsibilities

• Manages team of Produce Associates to merchandise and maintain a wide variety of produce
• Holds all team members accountable to their essential job functions, speed/efficiency, product knowledge and customer service
• Responsible for managing department retention through sound hiring, training, performance coaching and delivery of performance reviews
• Contributes to overall profitability by properly managing product level, product storage and rotation, merchandising decisions based on profitability, managing labor and providing ongoing training
• Responsible for the effective training of all new hires; conducts various trainings to ensure consistency, accuracy and understanding of all job functions
• Maintains accurate training documents and creates new resources as needed

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, and vision insurance (available to full time employees)
• HSA contributions for eligible health plans
• Paid Time Off (available to full time employees)
• Sabbatical program for all employees
• 30% Swamp discount
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted bike share program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed