STORE PERISHABLE MANAGER - DGPP in TRENTON MO S25633
About The Position
Under general supervision of the Store Manager, the Store Perishable Manager manages the perishable departments, including produce, fresh meat, packaged meats, dairy, frozen food, bread, and thaw-and-sell bakery products. The role assists the Store Manager with inventory management, merchandise presentation, customer service, maintaining a safe working environment, protecting company assets, and ensuring staff compliance with food-handling rules and regulations. The position supports store financial integrity and operating procedures; manages perishable stock levels, inventory records, markdowns, product freshness, and rotation; and helps train associates in presentation, pricing, food safety, sanitation, stocking, and produce grading and repackaging. It also supports customer needs and other operational areas as directed by the Store Manager.
Requirements
- Ability to read and interpret diagrams, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations, including percentages.
- Ability to learn and perform cash-register functions to generate reports.
- Ability to review operating statements and identify business trends, expense-control opportunities, shrink, and errors.
- Knowledge of cash-handling procedures, including cashier accountability and deposit control.
- Knowledge of cash, facility, and safety control policies and practices.
- Knowledge of inventory management and merchandising practices.
- Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Understanding of safety policies and practices.
- Ability to read and follow plan-o-grams and merchandise-presentation guidance.
- Willingness and ability to comply with company policies and procedures.
- Ability and willingness to obtain required food-handling certifications.
- Attainment of required local and state food-handling certifications, if applicable.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent strongly preferred.
- One year of experience in a retail environment preferred.
- Six months of supervisory experience preferred.
- Previous lead experience and/or grocery-store experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Store Manager in maintaining financial integrity through cash accountability, key control, security practices, and cash-control procedures.
- Follow company policies and procedures and assist the Store Manager in ensuring employee compliance.
- Maintain perishable stock levels based on store volume using applicable ads, planners, order guides, sales histories, and ordering tools.
- Assist in training associates on presentation, freshness, and pricing standards for perishable areas.
- Assist in training associates in safe food handling in compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
- Train assigned associates in proper stocking and rotation of perishable products.
- 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.
- Help ensure customer needs and requests are addressed efficiently and in a timely manner.
- Maintain daily contact with customers to understand merchandise expectations and preferences.
- Help ensure sanitation standards are followed and train assigned perishable-department associates using the Cleaning Schedule.
- Assist with other operational areas as directed by the Store Manager.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
