Fruit and Vegetable Manager

Drake Supermarkets Pty Ltd; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary package and incentiV

Dynamic growing company

Potential for promotion

Job summary

Drakes Supermarkets on the Gold Coast is seeking an experienced department leader to manage fresh food, with a hands-on approach and strong customer focus. You will lead a dynamic team, drive merchandising, scheduling and cost control while maintaining profitability in a busy grocery environment.

The role offers opportunities to enhance store performance, develop staff, and contribute to a safety-focused culture in a growing, family-owned company with a strong local presence.

Qualifications

• Significant fresh food retail knowledge.
• Experience in Fruit and Vegetable management.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a team.
• Proven skills in ordering and cost control.
• Strong understanding of gross profit calculations.
• Accurate staff rostering.
• Hands-on, passionate approach.
• Unparalleled commitment to customer service.
• Ability to liaise with staff and management.
• Merchandising flair.
• Strong leadership and delegation skills.
• Coaching, training and performance management.
• Commitment to work health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate fresh food leadership in a competitive supermarket environment.
• Drive department performance through effective team management.
• Oversee ordering, inventory control and cost efficiency.
• Maintain gross margin awareness and reporting.
• Roster staff accurately to meet store needs.
• Uphold high standards of customer service.
• Coach and develop team members to improve performance.

Skills

Fresh food retail knowledge

Fruit & Vegetable management

Team leadership

Ordering & cost control

Gross profit calculations

Staff rostering

Hands-on attitude

Customer service

Interpersonal communication

Merchandising

Leadership & delegation

Coaching & training

Health & safety

Job description

Queensland - Gold Coast Queensland - Gold Coast

This job is open for expressions of interest only

• 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 team members
• 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
• Ability to liaise with both staff and management
• A flair for merchandising
• Strong leadership and delegation skills
• Ability to coach, train and performance manage staff
• 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
• Lead by example
• Motivate a team
• Communicate effectively with management, employees, customers and external stakeholders