STORE PERISHABLE MGR - DG MKT in KNOXVILLE TN S09812

Dollar General•Knoxville, TN

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, 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 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 provides support to other managers as requested. The manager maintains perishable stock levels appropriate to store volume using department-specific ads, planners, sales histories, order guides, and recap tools. The role trains associates in presentation, freshness, pricing, safe food handling, hourly recovery, stocking and rotation, and produce grading and repackaging. The manager supports scheduling coverage, assesses work completion and associate performance, records and analyzes markdowns, records inventory as requested by the Store Support Center, and helps ensure sanitation standards are met using the Cleaning Schedule. The position requires frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, merchandise handling, and lifting. It may also involve occasional ladder climbing, exposure to outdoor weather, hazardous cleaning solutions, slippery floors, and extreme cold in freezers. The work takes place in a fast-paced environment with moderate noise.

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 walk and stand, and to bend, stoop, and kneel.
Ability to frequently handle merchandise and equipment, and properly lift up to 40 pounds; occasional lifting up to 55 pounds.
Ability to occasionally climb using a ladder.

Nice To Haves

Previous lead experience.
Grocery store experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain correct perishable stock levels based on store volume using the relevant ads, planners, order guides, sales histories, and recap tools.
Assist in training associates on presentation, freshness, and pricing standards for perishable areas.
Assist in training associates in proper and safe food handling in compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
Assist in training associates in proper execution of hourly recovery standards.
Train 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 recurrences.
Train associates in produce grading and repackaging standards to minimize markdowns.
Accurately record inventory levels as requested by the Store Support Center.
Help ensure compliance with sanitation standards and train assigned associates using the Cleaning Schedule.
Provide support to other managers as requested.
Ensure a safe working environment and protect company assets according to required procedures.
Ensure staff and store compliance with food-handling rules and regulations.