About The Position

Under general supervision, manage the Food Department and the total store when designated as manager on duty. Ensure effective inventory management, appealing and profitable merchandise presentation, quality customer service, a safe working environment, protection of company assets, and compliance with food-handling rules and regulations. Provide support to other managers as requested. When serving as manager on duty, oversee store operations in the Store Manager’s or Assistant Manager’s absence, including cash accountability, register counts, refunds and overrides, deposits, key control, and security procedures. Support employee training, scheduling coverage, and performance follow-up. In the Grocery Food Department, help ensure proper stocking, product rotation, food safety, sanitation, recovery standards, markdown tracking, inventory accuracy, pricing, signage, planogram execution, and adherence to the store’s workflow plan. Help organize receiving and staging areas, lead the receipt and handling of new merchandise, and direct associates unloading trucks and placing merchandise according to plan. Maintain customer contact to understand merchandise needs and help address customer requests. Support safety meetings and maintain a clean, organized, and safe store. Relocation assistance is not available. Dollar General Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Two to three years of retail clerk experience.
  • Ability to perform mathematical calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages.
  • Knowledge of cash-handling procedures, cashier accountability, and deposit control.
  • Ability to perform cash register functions.
  • Knowledge of cash, facility, and safety control policies and practices.
  • Effective interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.
  • Understanding of safety policies and practices.
  • Ability to read and follow planograms and merchandise presentation guidance.
  • Ability and willingness to comply with company policies and procedures in the Standard Operating Procedures manual, Employee Handbook, and company communications.
  • Ability and willingness to obtain required food-handling certifications.
  • Obtain required local and state food-handling certifications, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

  • Previous lead experience.
  • Grocery store experience.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the Food Department and, when designated manager on duty, oversee total store operations.
  • Authorize and sign for refunds and overrides, count registers, and ensure money is deposited in the bank.
  • Maintain financial integrity through cash accountability, key control, and compliance with security and cash-control procedures.
  • Manage the store in the Store Manager’s and Assistant Manager’s absence.
  • Assist with employee training, scheduling coverage, assessment of work completion, and follow-up on associate performance.
  • Train or assist in training associates on food stocking and rotation, merchandise presentation, food safety, and hourly recovery standards.
  • Track Grocery Food markdowns, analyze causes, and take corrective action to prevent recurrence.
  • Support food-area sanitation standards and training using the Cleaning Schedule.
  • Help execute the store’s 7 Day Workflow Plan, stocking standards, and Find-Fill-Fix procedures.
  • Use the HHT as an investigative device to help prevent out-of-stocks and overstocks.
  • Organize the receiving area and ensure merchandise is presented according to established practices and plans.
  • Use merchandise fixtures properly and maintain product pricing and signage.
  • Support planogram execution and pricing integrity, including price changes, Was/Now, TRP, Ad signs, and Super Tuesday pricing and signing.
  • Assist with Tote Inventory Management processes and maintain accurate inventory through damage and markdown reduction, accurate scanning and paperwork, and inventory-control procedures.
  • Address customer needs and requests efficiently and maintain daily contact with customers about merchandise expectations and desires.
  • Lead receipt and handling of new merchandise; prepare and organize sales shelves and staging areas for deliveries.
  • Direct and assist associates with unloading trucks and placing new merchandise according to plan.
  • Use storeroom space efficiently for reserve inventory and ensure proper rotation of perishable food items.
  • Follow prescribed cash-handling procedures and support store safety meetings and a clean, organized, safe workplace.
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