PRODUCE/ASST DEPT LEADER

Job Title

Produce Department Manager

Job Description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Achieve sales and profit goals established for the department and control all established quality assurance standards. Monitor all functions, duties and activities related to the Produce department. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

1. Promote trust and respect among associates, with a positive attitude
2. Communicate company, department, and job specific information to associates
3. Establish department performance goals and empower associates to meet or exceed targets through teamwork
4. Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume
5. Train and develop associates on their job performance and participate in the performance appraisal process
6. Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store; respond to questions, make suggestions, and locate products
7. Inform customers of produce specials and offer product samples to help customers discover new items
8. Review/inspect products for quality and freshness and take appropriate action
9. Develop and implement a department business plan to achieve desired results
10. Create and execute sales promotions in partnership with store management
11. Inform and educate department associates about current, upcoming and special in-store promotions, especially promotions that affect the department
12. Prepare and submit seasonal critiques for the sales and merchandising supervisor
13. Implement the period promotional plan for the department
14. Assist management in preparing the store/department budget, expense control, profit and loss reviews, and take appropriate action on all financial reports
15. Schedule daily, weekly and monthly price changes by updating shelf tags and promotional signs
16. Plan and organize the inventory process, maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions, note any discrepancies, train department associates on inventory/stocking and Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO)
17. Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained
18. Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, practicing preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment, notifying store management of any items in need of repair and of customer or employee accidents
19. Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud
20. Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines
21. Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment
22. Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
23. Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
24. Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
25. Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults
26. Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

• MINIMUM
• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction)
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Current food handlers permit once employed
• DESIRED
• High School Diploma or GED
• Any management experience
• Any produce/retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)