Co-Manager: Grow Stores, Lead Teams, Drive Sales

KJ's Market; Hephzibah (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join KJ's Market as a Co-Manager and lead store operations at a family-owned community grocer. You will assist the Store Manager in implementing merchandising programs, driving sales, ensuring in-stock conditions, and fostering superb customer service.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 1–2 years supermarket management experience, a proactive leadership style, and a commitment to food safety and cost controls as part of growing our W Lee Flowers and Kj’s Market footprint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 1-2 years supermarket management experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists the store manager in implementing an in-store sales-building culture through merchandising programs and weekly plans.
• Provides for desired levels of customer 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.
• 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 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, customer focused and embedded in a selling culture.
• Provides and facilitates effective communications to Store Manager, Field Merchandisers and store employees.
• 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 customers and employees.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Join KJ's Market as a Co-Manager and lead store operations at a family-owned community grocer. You will assist the Store Manager in implementing merchandising programs, driving sales, ensuring in-stock conditions, and fostering superb customer service.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 1–2 years supermarket management experience, a proactive leadership style, and a commitment to food safety and cost controls as part of growing our W Lee Flowers and Kj’s Market footprint.