Fruit and Vegetable Assistant Manager

Drakes Supermarkets; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration

Job summary

Drakes Supermarkets is seeking a dynamic individual to lead a department within our Adelaide stores. You will manage the department as if your own business, tailoring service and product offerings to meet local customer needs.

The role requires hands-on leadership, staffing oversight, and a commitment to fresh food excellence and safety standards. Excellent communication and a proactive, “can-do” attitude are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience in fresh food retail and grocery environments is essential.
• Strong leadership and rostering skills required.
• Understanding of ordering, cost control, and gross margin is important.

Responsibilities

• Lead the department as if it were your own business.
• Tailor store service and product offering to local customer needs.
• Liaise effectively with staff and management to drive results.
• Uphold occupational health and safety standards.

Skills

Fresh food retail knowledge

Fruit and Vegetable experience

Staff supervision

Ordering & cost control

Gross profit awareness

Staff rostering

Customer service excellence

Leadership and delegation

Occupational health and safety

Effective communication

Merchandising flair

Job description

Exciting Career Opportunity

• Attractive remuneration
• Dynamic growing company
• Potential for promotion

Drakes Supermarkets is a Retail industry success story. A family owned and operated private company, we are Australia's largest independently-owned supermarket chain. Due to our unprecedented growth, we provide excellent career opportunities within our company.

The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to treat the department as if it were their own business. They will be given the flexibility to tailor the stores service and products offering to meet the specific needs of the customers within the local area.

Working as a part of an enthusiastic team, in a highly competitive supermarket environment, applicants will be expected to demonstrate:

• Fresh food retail knowledge


• Fruit and Vegetable experience is essential


• Expertise in supervising staff


• An understanding of ordering, cost control expertise and gross profit


• Accurate staff rostering will be an advantage


• Passion and enthusiasm, with a very \"hands on\" approach


• Unparalleled commitment to customer service


• Excellent communication skills


• Ability to liaise with both staff and management


• A flair for merchandising


• Strong leadership and delegation skills


• Commitment to occupational health and safety standards

To succeed within our organisation, applicants must be able to:

• Display a passion for fresh food within the grocery retail industry


• Express a positive \"can do\" attitude


• Problem solve


• Lead by example


• Motivate a team


• Communicate effectively with management, employees, customers and external stakeholders