STORE PERISHABLE MGR - DG MKT in CHOWCHILLA CA S14298

Dollar General•Chowchilla, CA
•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Store Perishable Manager oversees the Produce, Fresh Meat, Packaged Meats, Dairy, Frozen Food, Bread, and Thaw and Sell Bakery departments. The role is responsible for efficient inventory management, attractive and profitable merchandise presentation, quality customer service, a safe working environment, protection of company assets, and staff and store compliance with food-handling rules and regulations. The manager also supports other managers as requested. The role maintains perishable stock levels based on store volume using department-specific ads, planners, order guides, sales histories, and recaps. It trains associates in presentation, freshness, pricing, safe food handling, hourly recovery, stocking and rotation, and produce grading and repackaging. The manager helps ensure adequate scheduling coverage, assesses completed work and associate performance, records and analyzes markdowns, records inventory as requested by the Store Support Center, and supports sanitation compliance through the department cleaning schedule. The work is performed in a fast-paced environment with moderate noise. It involves frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, merchandise handling, and lifting, along with occasional ladder climbing and exposure to outdoor weather, hazardous cleaning solutions, slippery floors, and extreme cold in freezers.

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 plan-o-gram 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.
  • Ability to frequently lift up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift up to 55 pounds.

Nice To Haves

  • Previous lead experience.
  • Grocery store experience.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the Produce, Fresh Meat, Packaged Meats, Dairy, Frozen Food, Bread, and Thaw and Sell Bakery departments.
  • Maintain appropriate perishable stock levels based on store volume using the specified ads, planners, order guides, sales histories, and recaps.
  • Train assigned associates in presentation, freshness, and pricing standards for perishable areas.
  • Train assigned associates in safe food handling and compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
  • Train assigned associates to execute hourly recovery standards and meet store standards.
  • Train assigned associates in proper stocking and rotation of perishable products.
  • Assist the Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager in ensuring adequate scheduling coverage.
  • Assess work completion and follow up with associates regarding performance.
  • Record perishable markdowns, analyze their causes, and take corrective action to prevent recurrence.
  • Train assigned associates in produce grading and repackaging standards to minimize markdowns.
  • Accurately record inventory levels as requested by the Store Support Center.
  • Assist with sanitation compliance and train assigned associates using the Cleaning Schedule.
  • Ensure a safe working environment and protect company assets according to required procedures.
  • Provide support to other managers as requested.
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