Fruit and Vegetable Manager

Drakes Supermarkets; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary package and incentives

Potential for promotion

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain in Queensland is offering an exciting career opportunity in a dynamic environment. The successful applicant will manage the fresh food department, demonstrating expertise in fresh food retail and team leadership. Candidates should have experience in Fruit and Vegetable Management, a passion for customer service, and effective communication skills. This role provides a chance to treat the department as a personal business, tailoring offerings to local customer needs.

Qualifications

• Significant fresh food retail knowledge required.
• Essential experience in Fruit and Vegetable Management.
• Strong leadership and team management skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage the fresh food department as a business.
• Tailor service and products to local customer needs.
• Lead a team and ensure excellent customer service.

Skills

Fresh food retail knowledge

Experience in Fruit and Vegetable Management

Team leadership

Ordering and cost control

Gross profit calculations

Staff rostering

Customer service commitment

Communication skills

Merchandising flair

Coaching and training

Job description

Queensland - Regional Exciting Career Opportunity

• 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
• Excellent communication skills
• 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
• Problem solve
• Lead by example
• Motivate a team
• Communicate effectively with management, employees, customers and external stakeholders