STORE FOOD MANAGER - DG MKT in BAKERSFIELD CA S14287

Dollar General • Bakersfield, CA

1d • Onsite

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 is responsible for efficient inventory management, appealing and profitable merchandise presentation, quality customer service, a safe working environment, protection of company assets, and staff compliance with food-handling rules and regulations. The manager also supports other managers as requested.

When serving as 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, deposits, key control, and security procedures. In the Grocery Food Department, the manager supports associate training, scheduling coverage, performance follow-up, sanitation, food safety, stocking and rotation, merchandise presentation, pricing, inventory control, markdown analysis, and execution of store workflow plans. The role also helps manage receiving and deliveries, directs truck unloading and merchandise placement, maintains reserve inventory, and addresses customer needs.

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.
• 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 as manager on duty, oversee the total store.
• Manage store operations 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 with ensuring adequate scheduling coverage.
• Assess work completion and follow up with associates regarding performance.
• Record Grocery Food markdowns, analyze 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, stocking standards, and Find-Fill-Fix procedures.
• Help use the store’s HHT to investigate and prevent out-of-stocks and overstocks.
• Help organize the receiving area and lead the receipt and handling of new merchandise.
• Ensure merchandise is presented according to established practices and plans, using fixtures, pricing, and signage appropriately.
• Help execute planograms, price changes, Was/Now, TRP, advertising signs, and Super Tuesday pricing and signing.
• Assist with Tote Inventory Management processes and follow inventory control procedures to maintain accurate inventory levels.
• Minimize damages and markdowns and ensure accurate scanning and paperwork.
• Address customer needs and requests efficiently and maintain daily contact with customers to understand merchandise expectations and desires.
• Prepare and organize sales shelves and staging areas for new deliveries.
• Direct and assist associates with unloading trucks and placing new merchandise according to plan.
• Use storeroom space efficiently to stock reserve inventory and ensure proper rotation of perishable food items.
• Follow prescribed cash-handling procedures.
• Assist with safety meetings and help maintain a clean, organized, and safe store.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED