Fruit and Vegetable Manager - Drakes Supermarkets | Expr3ss!

Drake Supermarkets Pty Ltd; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary package and incentiV

Dynamic growing company

Potential for promotion

Job summary

Drakes Supermarkets in South Australia is seeking expressions of interest for a dynamic retail leader to oversee fresh food departments. The successful candidate will manage fruit and vegetable operations, lead a team, and tailor store offerings to local customer needs.

You will drive rostering, ordering, margin awareness and hands-on customer service, while mentoring staff to deliver outstanding results in a highly competitive environment.

Qualifications

• Significant fresh food retail knowledge
• Experience in Fruit and Vegetable Management is essential
• Expertise in leading and managing staff
• Ordering and cost control expertise
• Excellent understanding of gross profit calculations
• Accurate staff rostering
• Hands-on approach with passion and enthusiasm
• Unparalleled commitment to customer service
• Ability to liaise with staff and management
• A flair for merchandising
• Strong leadership and delegation skills
• Ability to coach, train and performance manage staff
• Commitment to occupational health and safety standards

Responsibilities

• Display a passion for fresh food within the grocery retail industry
• Lead by example and motivate a team
• Communicate effectively with management, employees and customers
• Ensure store promotions and merchandising meet local needs
• Oversee rostering, ordering and cost control to protect gross margins

Skills

Fresh food retail knowledge

Fruit & vegetable management

Staff leadership

Ordering & cost control

Gross profit calculations

Staff rostering

Hands-on leadership

Customer service

Liaising with staff & management

Merchandising

Coaching & performance management

OSH (OHS) standards

Team motivation

Job description

South Australia - Northern Area South Australia - Northern Adelaide

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 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


• 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 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


• Lead by example


• Motivate a team


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