Assistant Grocery Manager FT

Lowes Foods, LLC; Wendell (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods, LLC seeks a Grocery Manager-in-training to supervise guest service, merchandising, and department operations in the grocery area. You will assume duties in the Department Manager's absence and help maintain high standards of quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities include driving sales, managing inventory, training staff, and ensuring accurate pricing and scanning. This role requires a customer-focused, team-oriented candidate with supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality with good people skills.
• Ability to supervise, train, and develop others.
• 1-3 years of supermarket knowledge or relevant retail experience.
• Strong communication and guest service abilities.
• Ability to lift 40 lb regularly and 60 lb occasionally.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow directions.
• Willingness to learn multiple tasks and adapt to procedures.
• Ability to bend, kneel, stand, and push/pull stock carts for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Ensure guests receive polite, friendly service from the grocery department staff.
• Achieve budgeted sales, wage percent, and profits for the grocery department.
• Maintain inventory and supplies to maximize sales and minimize excess stock.
• Operate department per merchandising and operational guidelines.
• Ensure product quality meets Lowes Foods standards.
• Maintain sanitation and safety across the department and backroom.
• Provide guidance, orientation, training, and feedback to hosts.
• Stock products and assist guest service as needed to meet standards.
• Maintain department staffing and scheduling standards.
• Control shrink through proper stock loss program implementation.
• Ensure proper pricing and item scanning with audits and procedures.
• Keep backroom properly maintained.
• Ensure advertised items are available, signed, and scanning correctly.
• Assist in grocery inventory preparation.
• Collaborate with Store Manager, Grocery Manager, and Receiver on product levels and conditions.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Team leadership

Ability to lift 40 lbs

Read and understand information

Supervisory experience

Willingness to learn multiple tasks

Effective communication

Guest service mindset

Job description

Overview

To gain the skills, knowledge, and expertise to be considered a successful Grocery Manager. To supervise and ensure that Lowes Foods guest service, merchandising programs, and departmental operations are maintained in the grocery department to achieve maximum sales. Assume the duties of the Department Manager in their absence.

Responsibilities

• 1. Ensure guests receive polite, friendly service from the grocery department staff.
• 2. Achieve budgeted sales, wage percent, and profits for the grocery department.
• 3. Maintain desired level of inventory and supplies to maximize sales and minimize excessive inventory.
• 4. Operate the department according to merchandising and operational guidelines and programs.
• 5. Ensure the quality of product for sale meets Lowes Foods standards.
• 6. Maintain sanitation and safety throughout the department including the backroom according to Lowes Foods standards.
• 7. Provide guidance, orientation, training and feedback to ensure grocery department hosts achieve satisfactory performance standards.
• 8. Perform product stocking and guest service as necessary to achieve standards.
• 9. Maintain department’s staffing and scheduling standards.
• 10. Control grocery shrink through proper implementation of the stock loss program.
• 11. Ensure proper pricing and item scanning through price audits and proper scanning procedures.
• 12. Ensure backroom is properly maintained.
• 13. Ensure advertised items are available, signed and are scanning correctly.
• 14. Help prepare grocery department for grocery inventory.
• 15. Works with Store Manager, Grocery Manager and Receiver to maintain product level and conditions associated with vendor product.
• 16. Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• 1. Friendly, outgoing personality.
• 2. Ability to work well with others.
• 3. Ability to lift 40 lbs. consistently and 60 lbs. occasionally.
• 4. Ability to read and understand information and direction.
• 5. 1-3 years of supermarket knowledge.
• 6. Ability to supervise people including training and development.
• 7. Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job.
• 8. Effective communication, guest service and selling skills.
• 9. Ability to bend, kneel, stand, push/pull stock carts and operate pallet jack for extended periods of time.
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