Assistant Grocery Manager

Northeast Grocery; City of Oswego (NY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Grocery in Oswego, NY is seeking a Grocery Associate to provide fast, friendly, and efficient service to customers. You will assist with the operation of the grocery department, support the Grocery Manager with merchandising, pricing, stocking, and inventory to promote sales.

Essential duties include maintaining a neat workspace, training new associates, ensuring sanitation and pricing procedures, unloading merchandise, and adapting to store needs.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills are required.
• Basic computer skills are expected.
• Experience managing others is a plus, with ability to oversee staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, friendly, helpful and efficient customer service at all times.
• Assist with the operation of the grocery department, including merchandising, pricing, stocking, signing and displays.
• Support the Grocery Manager with budgeting and financial objectives of the department.
• Oversee clerks within the department and monitor inventory levels and product rotation.
• Unload warehouse merchandise from trucks and assist with training new associates.
• Ensure sanitation and pricing procedures are followed and adapt to store needs.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Basic computer skills

Leadership / manage others

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Provides fast, friendly, helpful and efficient service to all Price Chopper customers. Responsible for assisting with the operation of the grocery department. Assists the Grocery Manager with budgeted and achievement of financial aspects of the department. Oversees clerks within department and monitors for proper merchandising, rotation and inventory levels of grocery product to promote an optimal opportunity for sales.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Consistently work to provide fast, friendly, helpful and efficient customer service at all times.
• Responsible for smiling, making eye contact and thanking customer upon fulfilling customer's request.
• Maintain a neat, clean and organized workstation, according to 5S standards, at all times.
• Assist the Grocery Manager with the day-to-day operation of the department to include product merchandising, pricing, stocking, signing, plan-o-grams, displays, rotation and inventory levels.
• Assist with the ordering of all merchandise and supplies for the Grocery department and meeting transmission times. Store excess product in back room or designated area.
• Responsible for maintaining a high level of customer courtesy and service at all times within the total store.
• Front end services may be required as business needs necessitate.
• Ensure that all company and state sanitation and pricing procedures and regulations are adhered to within grocery operations.
• Unload warehouse merchandise from trucks.
• Assist with the training and development of all new associates in grocery operations.
• Responsible for the store at the need and discretion of the store manager.
• Control shrink through adherence to related policies and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management and adhere to all company policies and procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must be at least 18 years of age.Ability to manage others and demonstrate follow-through to achieve desired results and objectives.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Satisfactory performance reviews. Basic computer skills. Strong communication skills. High School Degree or equivalent. 6-12 months of related experience.

Our Company does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, affection or sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, liability for military service, status as a veteran, gender identity or expression, genetic information, pregnancy, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Should your hours and availability better fit the needs of another store or desired shift, we may consider your application for another location or shift.