Bench - Grocery Manager Level V

Lowes Foods, LLC; Johns Island (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount for shopping

Weekly pay

Paid time off

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401K and Pension Plan

Job summary

Lowes Foods, LLC is seeking a Bench Department Manager to supervise guest service, merchandising programs, and departmental operations in the grocery department. After training, you may be placed within 30 miles of your home.

Responsibilities include achieving sales and profitability targets, maintaining inventory, and ensuring department standards and safety compliance. Previous supermarket experience preferred.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Supervise and ensure guest service, merchandising programs, and departmental operation are maintained in the grocery department.
• Achieve budgeted sales, wage percent, and profits for the grocery department.
• Maintain inventory and supplies to maximize sales and minimize excess inventory.
• Operate the department according to merchandising and operational guidelines and programs.
• Ensure the quality of product for sale meets company standards.
• Maintain sanitation and safety throughout the department and backroom.
• Provide guidance, orientation, training and feedback to staff.
• Stock products and provide guest service as needed to meet standards.
• Maintain staffing and scheduling standards in the department.
• Control grocery shrink through proper stock loss program.
• Ensure proper pricing and item scanning through audits and scanning procedures.
• Keep backroom maintained properly.
• Ensure advertised items are available, signed and scanning correctly.
• Help prepare grocery department for inventory.
• Collaborate with Store Manager and Receiver to maintain product levels and vendor conditions.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Friendly personality

Teamwork

Lifting 40 lbs

Reading/Comprehension

Supermarket knowledge

Supervising/Training

Multitask learning

Communication/Guest service/Selling

Physical dexterity

Job description

Overview

It's an exciting time to join Lowes Foods! In addition to being part of a family-owned and growing company, we offer great pay and excellent benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401K and Pension Plan, a discount for shopping, paid time off, weekly pay, and more!

To supervise and ensure that Lowes Foods guest service, merchandising programs, and departmental operation is maintained in the grocery department.

After training, Bench Department Managers are expected to fill a Department Manager role within 30 miles of their home. If no position is open, they will remain in their bench role until one becomes available.

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 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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