Co-Manager - North Raleigh/Wake Forest Area

Lowes Foods; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

401K and Pension Plan

Paid time off

Weekly pay

Employee discounts

Job summary

Lowes Foods in Raleigh, North Carolina, is seeking a Center Store Co-Manager to ensure effective operations and profitability of the retail store. Responsibilities include fostering a sales-building culture, achieving financial results, and training the management team.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree along with 1-2 years of supermarket management experience. Benefits include great pay, medical coverage, and more.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of supermarket management experience.
• Knowledge and skills associated with a Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Assist the store manager in sales-building culture.
• Ensure guest satisfaction and service.
• Achieve budgeted financial results.
• Control store variable expenses.
• Assist in staffing and training.

Skills

Supermarket management experience

Guest satisfaction

Financial accountability

Team development

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 a 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 participating 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 the assigned area of responsibility and assists the 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 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 performance expectations, holds them accountable to achieve budgeted results, and meets with them to review performance and provide feedback (ongoing and annual performance appraisal).
• Maintains constant awareness and reaction to store conditions through frequent and detailed store walks.
• Effectively trains and develops the 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 1–2 years supermarket management experience.