Bench - Grocery Manager Level V (South Charlotte)

Lowes Foods; Waxhaw (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods is seeking a Bench Department Manager to oversee the grocery department, ensuring guest service, merchandising, and operations meet company standards.

After training, successful candidates will fill a Department Manager role within 30 miles of home, with placement in Indian Land or Waxhaw areas as openings occur.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of supermarket knowledge.
• Ability to supervise people including training and development.
• Effective communication, guest service and selling skills.

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 inventory.
• Operate the department according to merchandising and operational guidelines and programs.
• Ensure product quality meets Lowes Foods standards.
• Maintain sanitation and safety throughout the department and backroom.
• Provide guidance, orientation, training and feedback to staff.
• Perform product stocking and guest service as necessary to meet standards.
• Maintain staffing and scheduling standards.
• Control grocery shrink through stock loss program.
• Ensure proper pricing and item scanning through audits and scanning procedures.
• Maintain backroom and ensure advertised items are available and signed.
• Assist with grocery inventory preparation and vendor product coordination.
• Work with Store Manager and Receiver to manage product levels.

Skills

Guest service

Staff supervision

Inventory management

Communication

Training and development

Budgeting and profitability

Scheduling

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.

This position would support store locations in the Indian Land and Waxhaw areas.

Responsibilities

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

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.