Fruit and Vegetable Manager

Drakes Supermarkets; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary package

Potential for promotion

Job summary

Drakes Supermarkets is seeking experienced Fruit & Vegetable Managers for Central Adelaide. The role involves leading a busy department, shaping product offers to local customers, and driving service excellence.

You will manage staff, handle ordering and cost control, and maintain gross profit performance while delivering top-tier customer experience in a competitive supermarket environment.

Qualifications

• Significant fresh food retail knowledge required.
• Experience in Fruit & Vegetable management essential.
• Expertise in leading and managing staff.
• Ordering and cost control expertise.
• Strong understanding of gross profit calculations.
• Accurate staff rostering and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Fruit & Vegetable department as if running your own business.
• Tailor store service and product offering to local customer needs.
• Coach, train and performance manage team members.
• Maintain strong customer service standards and merchandising.
• Collaborate with management to optimise costs and profitability.

Skills

Fresh food knowledge

Fruit & Vegetable management

Staff leadership

Cost control

Gross profit calculations

Roster planning

Customer service

Merchandising

Effective communication

Coaching & performance management

Job description

Exciting Career Opportunity

We are actively seeking expressions of interest for Fruit & Vegetable Managers within Central Adelaide.

• Attractive salary package and incentives
• 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:

• Significant fresh food retail knowledge
• Experience in Fruit and Vegetable Management is essential
• Expertise in leading and managing staff
• Ordering and cost control expertise
• An excellent understanding of gross profit calculations
• Accurate staff rostering
• Passion and enthusiasm, with a very "hands on" approach
• Unparalleled commitment to customer service
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to liaise with both team members and management
• A flair for merchandising
• Strong leadership and delegation skills
• Ability to coach, train and performance manage team members
• Commitment to work 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, team members, customers and external stakeholders