Assistant Manager of Perishables

Assistant Manager Store Operations

At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise "a helpful smile in every aisle" and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other. The assistant manager plays a crucial role in ensuring that customer's needs are met. This position reports to the district store director, store manager, and assists in managing store operations, perishables, and health wellness home departments.

Primary duties and responsibilities include maintaining a positive attitude, creating an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork. The assistant manager is responsible for providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to customers, ensuring the store standards for customer service, employee relations, and overall departmental profitability are met. They oversee proper training, handle employee issues, and coordinate disciplinary procedures when necessary. The assistant manager also assists in determining specific pricing and blends, ensures product quality and quantities to meet customer and store demands and profitability, and oversees building/ground maintenance and all store sanitation and cleanliness.

Secondary duties and responsibilities include determining the motivational needs of employees and providing the appropriate environment, recruiting and interviewing job applicants, staying current with market trends and information, providing continuous education for existing store employees, recommending additions, deletions and shelf allocation of merchandise, pursuing retail educational opportunities and continuing education, assisting in all areas of the store as needed, working with department heads and other designated personnel regarding schedules, labor issues, product purchasing, and merchandising to meet their specific goals, selling merchandise to company employees, customers or issuing merchandise upon requisition by authorized personnel, handling cash registers, and performing other job-related duties and special projects as required.

Knowledge, skills, abilities, and worker characteristics include the ability to solve practical problems, interpret instructions, do arithmetic calculations, interview to obtain basic information, guide people to provide basic direction, follow technical manuals, and have increased contact with people. Education and experience requirements include high school or equivalent experience and one year or more of retail experience including performing the duties of a service manager.

Physical requirements include the ability to physically perform medium work, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and 20 pounds of force frequently, and 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision. The position is exposed to dust, noise, and temperature extremes, and there are possible equipment movement hazards, electrical shock, and exposure to chemicals and solvents.

The anticipated hourly starting wage for this position is $23.00 to $32.20 depending on experience. For information on company benefits visit Benefits | Hy-Vee. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.