Cashier Manager

Citarella - The Ultimate Gourmet Market; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Employee Discounts

Job summary

A prominent gourmet grocery market in New York City is looking for a Front-End Department Manager. This role entails overseeing the cashier department, ensuring a top-notch shopping experience for guests, and managing a team of front-end associates. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 3 years of experience in a grocery environment, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. The position offers competitive wages along with benefits including medical and dental insurance, 401k retirement plan, and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience managing a front-end/cashier department in a grocery store environment.
• Flexibility in schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to hire, train, inspire, and develop a team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage all aspects of the cashier department.
• Provide every guest with an exceptional shopping experience.
• Train and supervise all front-end associates.

Skills

Customer service

Team building

Communication

Sales management

Problem-solving

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Led by dynamic owner Joe Gurrera (and his commitment to superior quality) Citarella has grown from a respected NYC fish market into a full-scale, Ultimate Gourmet Market with locations across New York City, the Hamptons, and Greenwich, Connecticut.

A family-run business, we’re driven by a passion for great food. We delight customers with the finest selection of fresh seafood, prime, dry-aged beef, chef-prepared specialties and handcrafted pastries, international cheeses, imported groceries, and more. Join our team of seasoned professionals and become a part of the fabric of the New York food scene.

Role and Responsibilities

As the Front-End Department Manager, you are a key player in overseeing and managing all aspects of the cashier department including but not limited to; department profitability, assisting our guests with urgency and leading the team to successfully drive business/sales. Our guest is the heart of our business. As the Front-End Department Manager, you will be responsible for providing every guest with an exceptional shopping experience, listening and responding to their needs and being the subject matter expert of your department. All Front-End Department Managers are required to be hospitality driven, display positive energy, be dependable, possess basic math skills and excellent communication skills.

• Protection of company assets.
• Ensure compliance to company policies and procedures including proper handling of all transactions and corresponding documentation (i.e. refunds, check approval, employee discounts, price overrides and any other transactions requiring head cashier/management
• Always maintain possession of the register key while on duty. Including throughout the entirety of all transactions that include the use of the key and code authorization.
• Must take full responsibility, and knowledgeable of all transactions that require key holder involvement including but not limited to voids, refunds of any type, and associate discounts.
• Observe transactions requiring override in their entirety (including voids, refunds, associate discounts) for accuracy and proper procedure.
• Timely communication to store management of all issues.
• Be cognizant to all front-end associate discrepancies including frequent/patterned or multiple voids, register discrepancies, cash shortage/overage and communicate to management immediately.
• Training and supervision of all front-end associates on all front-end policies and procedures.
• Establish and maintain a professional environment, ensuring the best possible experience for customers and associates.
• Scheduling to ensure proper coverage at the front end (including proper daily break coverage)
• Maintain neat, clean, organized, and safe front end area.
• Returns and credits are handled daily according to company procedures.
• Duties assigned by Manager on Duty.
• Drive guest engagement programs to meet and exceed the Ultimate Gourmet Experience.
• Exhibit professionalism when handling all guest relations. Including effective service recovery when needed.
• Direct and supervise all front end and assigned department activities including but not limited to; monitoring guest traffic, and service level, coordinate and implement front end and service program, ensure cleanliness, overall safety of Front End, monitor inventory, order Front End supplies.
• Establish and maintain a professional environment, ensuring the best possible experience for guests and associates.
• Assist with interviewing and hiring of department/store associates.
• Monitor overall department performance. Communicate to management when employment status changes are warranted and/or corrective actions.
• Drive results through motivation, team building and follow up of staff members.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience managing a front-end/cashier department in a grocery store environment.
• Flexibility schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to perform physical requirements of job including standing during scheduled hours, kneeling, stooping, using stairs, lifting, push and pull items of usually 20-50 pounds.
• Ability to work in a temperature-controlled environment.
• Ability to show initiative, work with limited supervision, and are self-motivated.
• Ability to hire, train, inspire and develop a team.
• Team builder and brand ambassador.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills.
• Proficient computer knowledge and skills; Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel

In Return, We Offer!

Competitive Wages, Medical/Dental/Vision/ Company sponsored life insurance benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Discounts, Paid Time Off, 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match!

Citarella is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)