Seafood Manager

Weis Markets•Wyomissing, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Looking for a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation? Looking for a company that is passionate about teamwork and the growth of it's associates and communities? That's WEIS! This role is responsible for the functions below in addition to other duties as assigned. The manager promotes excellent customer relations by instilling positive customer focused behavior with associates. They focus on continuous improvement in all areas of the department and make changes to ensure progress. The manager manages inventory levels, reviews orders, and oversees shelf replenishment efforts to ensure product availability for customers. They are responsible for scheduling all Seafood associates, overseeing and participating in training, rewarding and recognizing performance, and delegating work assignments to effectively utilize talents and abilities while maximizing profits for the department. They participate in associate annual performance reviews and new hire interviews, and utilize the Learning Management System (LMS) for current and new associates. The manager develops and implements localized merchandising plans, sets up and creates displays for new or seasonal items to drive sales. They develop and maintain communications with other departments and the store manager to devise cross merchandising plans and meet financial objectives. They monitor competitor activity concerning merchandising, pricing, quality, and comparison signage. The manager prepares and maintains records of inventories to calculate gross monthly profits. They inspect seafood products and supplies upon delivery for quality and quantity, and may help unload and unpack product. They enforce and follow department practices regarding receiving, dating and stocking product to ensure quality, accuracy and proper rotation. They handle spoiled and damaged product according to established procedures. The manager controls department expenses by improving operations and efficiencies, controlling labor costs, and reducing losses due to damages, spoiled product and shrink. They ensure associates correctly follow company recipes for prepared products and maintain freshness by properly removing and recording out of code products. They complete required product logs and check and verify all department deliveries and invoices to ensure accurate billing. They may help unload merchandise and transport to sales floor or storage area. They enforce and follow department practices regarding receiving, dating and restocking to ensure product rotation. They monitor product quality and freshness, and break down deliveries. They keep the seafood area well stocked and appealing to meet customer requirements. They make suggestions and provide information on seafood preparation, take orders for future delivery, and help fill special requests. They help resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner. They set up displays and rotate product as needed, and ensure that seafood is fresh, in saleable condition with proper prices and signage. They handle product that is spoiled, damaged or close to expiration as detailed by company procedures and standards, and remove product that is not saleable to ensure quality. They weigh and wrap merchandise for customers and apply sticker showing price and weight. They maintain necessary logs to track freshness and quality. They adhere to all food and personal safety codes when handling product or utilizing kitchen tools. They maintain backroom and receiving area security and organization by promoting 5S procedures. They are responsible for general sanitation in the department, follow cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements. They dispose of trash properly and may assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained. They ensure smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors. They are responsible for continuously improving job and department performance and for the utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE). They may also be called upon to assist in other departments.

Requirements

High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
Minimum (3) years management experience in a retail/restaurant/supermarket environment.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor's degree in business related or food service-related field desirable.

Responsibilities

Promotes excellent customer relations by instilling positive customer focused behavior with associates.
Determines what the customer is looking for in terms of size and appearance.
Creates the finished product in a timely fashion.
Manages inventory levels and reviews orders to ensure product quantities meet customer demand.
Maintains backroom organization and product storage within company guidelines.
Oversees shelf replenishment efforts to ensure product availability for customers, with prioritization for weekly specials, seasonally and locally relevant items, and other high-velocity items.
Schedules all Seafood associates, oversees and participates in training, rewards and recognizes performance and delegates work assignments to effectively utilize talents and abilities while maximizing profits for the department.
Participates in associate annual performance reviews and new hire interviews.
Utilizes the Learning Management System (LMS) for current and new associates.
Develops and implements localized merchandising plans, sets up and creates displays for new or seasonal items to drive sales.
Develops and maintains communications with other departments and store manager in order to devise cross merchandising plans, to meet financial objectives.
Monitors competitor activity concerning merchandising, pricing, quality, and comparison signage.
Prepares and maintains records of inventories to calculate gross monthly profits, consistent with company guidelines.
Inspects seafood products and supplies upon delivery for quality and quantity.
May help unload and unpack product.
Enforces and follows department practices regarding receiving, dating and stocking product to ensure quality, accuracy and proper rotation.
Handles spoiled and damaged product according to established procedures.
Controls department expenses by improving operations and efficiencies, controls labor costs and reduces losses due to damages, spoiled product and shrink.
Ensures associates correctly follow company recipes for prepared products.
Maintains freshness by properly removing and recording out of code products.
Completes required product logs.
Checks and verifies all department deliveries and invoices to ensure accurate billing.
May help unload merchandise and transport to sales floor or storage area.
Enforces and follows department practices regarding receiving, dating and restocking to ensure product rotation.
Monitors product quality and freshness.
Breaks down deliveries.
Keeps seafood area well stocked and appealing to meet customer requirements.
Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions, and provides information on seafood preparation.
Takes orders for future delivery and helps fill special requests.
Helps resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner.
Sets up displays and rotates product as needed.
Ensures that seafood is fresh, in saleable condition with proper prices and signage.
Handles product that is spoiled, damaged or close to expiration as detailed by company procedures and standards.
Removes product that is not saleable to ensure quality.
Weighs and wraps merchandise for customers and applies sticker showing price and weight.
Maintains necessary logs to track freshness and quality.
Adheres to all food and personal safety codes when handling product or utilizing kitchen tools.
Maintains backroom and receiving area security and organization by promoting 5S procedures.
Responsible for general sanitation in the department.
Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements.
Disposes of trash properly.
May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained.
Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors.
Responsible to continuously improve job and department performance.
Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE).
May also be called upon to assist in other departments.