STORE FOOD MANAGER - DG MKT in TURLOCK CA S14686

Dollar General•Turlock, CA

23h•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 ensures 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. The manager oversees grocery food processes, including associate training, stocking and rotation, presentation standards, safe food handling, hourly recovery, sanitation, and execution of the store’s workflow plan. The role helps maintain inventory accuracy, minimize damages and markdowns, organize receiving and staging areas, and ensure merchandise, pricing, signage, and planogram standards are followed. When responsible for store operations, the manager helps maintain financial integrity through cash accountability, register controls, deposits, key control, and adherence to security procedures.

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.
Required local and state food-handling certifications, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

Previous lead experience.
Grocery store experience.

Responsibilities

When manager on duty, authorize and sign for refunds and overrides, count registers, and ensure money is deposited in the bank.
Help maintain the store’s financial integrity through cash accountability, key control, security practices, and cash-control procedures.
Manage the store in the absence of the Store Manager and Assistant Manager.
Assist with training employees and assigned associates in stocking and rotation, merchandise presentation, safe food handling, and hourly recovery standards.
Assist with scheduling coverage, assess work completion, and follow up with associates about performance.
Record Grocery Food markdowns, analyze causes, and take corrective action to prevent recurrence.
Assist with food-area sanitation standards and associate training using the Cleaning Schedule.
Help execute the store’s 7 Day Workflow Plan, stocking standards, and Find-Fill-Fix procedures.
Help ensure handheld terminal (HHT) use to investigate and prevent out-of-stocks and overstocks.
Help organize the receiving area and ensure merchandise is presented according to established practices and plans.
Use merchandise fixtures properly and maintain product presentation, pricing, and signage.
Help ensure 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.
Minimize damages and markdowns; ensure accurate scanning and paperwork; follow inventory-control procedures to maintain accurate inventory levels.
Address customer needs and requests efficiently and maintain daily contact with customers to understand 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 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 safety meetings and maintaining a clean, organized, safe store.