STORE FOOD MANAGER - DG MKT in EL CENTRO CA S14455

Dollar General•El Centro, CA

22d

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Store Food Manager manages the Food Department and, when designated as manager on duty, the total store. The role supports efficient 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. The manager also supports other managers as requested. When manager on duty, the role oversees store operations in the Store Manager’s and Assistant Manager’s absence, including cash accountability, register counts, refunds and overrides, bank deposits, key control, and security procedures. Food Department responsibilities include supporting associate training, scheduling coverage, assessing work completion, maintaining sanitation and recovery standards, monitoring markdowns, and carrying out stocking and inventory processes. The manager helps maintain merchandise presentation and pricing integrity, supports receiving and delivery operations, directs associates unloading trucks, organizes staging and reserve inventory areas, and ensures proper rotation of perishable food. The position also addresses customer needs, participates in safety meetings, and helps maintain a clean, well-organized store.

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, including 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.
Attainment of 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, the total store.
Manage the store in the Store Manager’s and Assistant Manager’s absence.
Authorize and sign for refunds and overrides, count registers, and ensure money is deposited in the bank.
Support the store’s financial integrity through cash accountability, key control, security practices, and cash-control procedures.
Assist with training associates in food stocking and rotation, merchandise presentation, safe food handling, and hourly recovery standards.
Assist the Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager in ensuring adequate scheduling coverage.
Assess work completion and follow up with associates regarding performance.
Record Grocery Food markdowns, analyze their causes, and take corrective action to prevent recurrence.
Support sanitation standards and train assigned associates using the Cleaning Schedule.
Help execute the store’s 7 Day Workflow Plan, including stocking standards and Find-Fill-Fix procedures.
Help ensure handheld terminal use to investigate and prevent out-of-stocks and overstocks.
Assist with organizing the receiving area and presenting merchandise according to established practices and plans.
Use merchandise fixtures appropriately and maintain product presentation, pricing, and signage.
Assist with planogram execution and pricing integrity, including price changes, Was/Now, TRP, advertising signs, and Super Tuesday pricing and signing.
Assist with Tote Inventory Management processes.
Minimize damages and markdowns, ensure accurate scanning and paperwork, and follow inventory-control procedures.
Address customer needs and requests efficiently and maintain daily contact with customers to understand merchandise expectations and preferences.
Lead the receipt and handling of new merchandise; prepare and organize sales shelves and staging areas for deliveries.
Direct and assist associates with unloading trucks and direct 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 assist with cash accountability and deposit control.
Assist with safety meetings and help maintain a clean, well-organized, safe store.