STORE MANAGER - Bedford Price Less Foods

FOOD GIANT SUPERMARKETS INC•Bedford, IN

About The Position

The Store Manager is responsible for the successful operation of the store, including achieving sales and profit targets established by the operating budget. The role directly supervises sales workers in the grocery department and may also perform management functions such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work. The Store Manager oversees customer service, sales, inventory, merchandise presentation, staffing, payroll, store expenses, cash handling, safety, security, and compliance with company policies and applicable regulations. The manager opens and closes the store, maintains store and equipment conditions, and supports store operations wherever attention is needed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The position is based in a grocery store and store office. It involves frequent standing, walking, sitting, handling and fingering, reaching, bending, and lifting; occasional climbing, crawling, and lifting items over 100 pounds. The role requires the ability to perceive visual, auditory, smell, and touch cues and to wear required personal protective equipment, including back belts when unloading or lifting heavy products.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED.
No prior experience necessary.
Microsoft Office and general computer knowledge.
Must have access to a phone at all times.
Must be able to complete basic math calculations.
Ability to perform the listed physical activities and meet the stated sensory requirements; ability to wear required PPE, including back belts when unloading and lifting heavy products.

Responsibilities

Greet and assist customers and respond to inquiries and complaints.
Monitor sales activities to ensure customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods.
Assign duties to employees and direct and supervise staff handling sales, inventory, cash receipts, and customer services.
Inventory stock, reorder merchandise as needed, and help prevent overstocks and out-of-stocks.
Maintain records of purchases, sales, requisitions, employee schedules, time worked, and other required store information.
Enforce safety, health, security, company policies, and applicable city, county, state, and federal regulations.
Inspect merchandise and products for condition, pricing, display, and proper function; accurately record markups, markdowns, spoilage, and store use.
Recruit, interview, hire, train, evaluate, promote, demote, and terminate employees as necessary.
Ensure employees understand and follow company policies and standards; train new employees and maintain performance warning records.
Measure employee and store performance, take corrective action, and advise a supervisor of personnel situations or policy violations affecting operations.
Instruct staff on handling difficult or complicated sales and support employee productivity through leadership and example.
Achieve sales and profit objectives, control store expenses and payroll within budget, and plan budgets and authorize payments and merchandise returns.
Plan and maintain work schedules and review scheduled shift hours and time records; accurately complete payroll and verify and close out payroll.
Organize and submit daily sales information to the corporate office and prepare or ensure accurate completion of weekly reports.
Maintain current knowledge of local competitors and confer with company officials about methods to increase sales, expand markets, and promote the business.
Supervise loss prevention, maintain secure cash-handling practices, keep the safe locked, verify prior-day money, calculate deposits, and notify a supervisor immediately if a daily bank deposit is not made.
Open and close the store on time and complete shift-checkout reports as instructed.
Follow vendor check-in procedures and share responsibility for controlling store inventory.
Build and maintain sellable displays; prepare and maintain perishable foods according to company standards; keep coolers, shelves, and displays full and fronted.
Maintain cleanliness, attractiveness, store property, and equipment; check equipment for proper working condition and clean and maintain it as needed.
Stay familiar with company emails and memos.
Assist in other areas needing attention or assign someone to complete the task, and perform other job-related tasks requested by management.