Co-Manager - Charlotte Metro Area

Lowes Foods, Llc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K and Pension Plan

Discount for shopping

Paid time off

Weekly pay

Job summary

Lowes Foods in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Center Store Co-Manager to help operate a high-performing retail store. The role emphasizes developing and guiding frontline teams, executing merchandising plans, and achieving budgeted results while ensuring guest satisfaction.

You will contribute to staffing, training, compliance, and store-wide operations to sustain growth and customer focus. Our team values strong leadership, improved processes, and a commitment to safety and quality across all

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 3-5 years of progressive supermarket management experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists store manager in building an in-store sales culture through merchandising programs and weekly sales plans.
• Ensures guest satisfaction and front-end service excellence.
• Strives to achieve budgeted financial results and supports overall store performance.
• Protects assets and conducts weekly audits of front-end, receiving and pricing; manages shrink to target.
• Controls store expenses, including wage costs and efficiency.
• Involved in staffing, forecasting, recruiting, and developing bench strength for hi-potential employees.
• Sets expectations, provides feedback, and conducts performance reviews with direct reports.
• Maintains store condition awareness through regular store walks.
• Trains and develops the store management team to ensure future leadership capability.
• Ensures sanitation and food safety standards across the store.
• Fosters a positive store morale and a selling culture among hosts and staff.
• Communicates effectively with Store Manager, Field Merchandisers and hosts.
• Ensures compliance with company standards and all applicable laws and policies.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview

To assure the effective and profitable operation of the assigned retail store including the development of all hosts assigned to that store. To actively pursue self-development and proficiency in the skills necessary to be assigned as senior co-manager.

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 a Pension Plan, a discount for shopping, paid time off, weekly pay, and more!

Responsibilities

• Assists the store manager in implementing an in-store sales-building culture that ensures growth through: execution of company merchandising programs and weekly sales plans in each department, planning and executing weekly sales themes, ensuring in-stock conditions throughout the store and actively participates in weekly sales meetings.
• Provides for desired levels of guest satisfaction, courtesy and service throughout the store, with special emphasis on our front-end fast service commitment.
• Accountable for achieving budgeted financial results in assigned area of responsibility and assists store manager in achieving total store results.
• Protects company assets: merchandise, cash, facilities and equipment. Conducts weekly manager audits on front-end, DSD receiving and pricing. Assists the manager to ensure all required shrink functions are performed. Manages grocery inventory with shrink results =/< 0.40% of sales*.
• Effectively controls store variable expenses, including achieving budgeted wage percent.
• Assists in the staffing of the store, including forecasting of needs, recruitment and training. Additionally, builds a talent planning bench for the store, including developing and executing development plans for all hi-potential and promotable individuals.
• Ensures direct reports understand expectations for performance, holds them accountable to achieve budgeted results and meets with them to review performance and provide feedback (ongoing and annual performance appraisal).
• Constant awareness and reaction to store conditions through frequent and detailed store walks.
• Effectively trains and develops store management team, especially department managers, to ensure Lowes Foods has the necessary bench for our growth. Acts as a resource for these leaders in their roles.
• Ensures sanitation and food safety standards are maintained throughout the store (as measured through internal and external sources).
• Creates an atmosphere that ensures positive store morale through effective supervisory treatment and recognition. The workforce should be enthusiastic, guest focused and embedded in a selling culture.
• Provides and facilitates effective communications to Store Manager, Field Merchandisers and store hosts.
• Ensures stores are run in compliance with company standards (as measured by ALI audits).
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local statutes, regulations and company policies.
• Maintains a safe facility for guests and hosts.

*Applicable to Center Store Co-Manager

Qualifications

Possess the knowledge and skills generally associated with a Bachelor's degree plus 3-5 years of progressive supermarket management experience.

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