Grocery Department Lead | Inventory & Sales Impact

People's Food Co-op; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with employer match

Staff discount

Job summary

People’s Food Co-op in Rochester, MN is seeking a leadership-minded Grocery Manager to order and control inventory while leading the grocery team to meet margin and sales goals.

You will collaborate with the Category Manager, oversee ordering, pricing, and weekly deliveries, and ensure shelves are well-stocked and accurately priced. Strong staff leadership, budgeting, and customer service focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one (1) year previous management experience
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in a retail purchasing or merchandising position
• Experience in personnel management (interviewing, hiring, training, coaching, evaluation, and discipline)
• Proven ability to develop and implement budgets and to adhere to cost and margin requirements
• Previous experience with ordering, pricing and inventory control
• Strong organizational skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to manage and motivate staff
• Ability to plan, develop, implement and assess systems for efficient and productive operations
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Commitment to superior customer service and to providing the highest quality shopping experience possible
• Ability to work well with others in a cooperative environment where teamwork and constant communication is essential

Responsibilities

• Order, control inventory, and manage the grocery team while meeting margin and sales goals.
• Collaborate with Category Manager to achieve department goals for margin and sales and assist in the execution of promotional events.
• Coordinate the orderly, timely and accurate receipt of all stock except produce.
• Motivate staff and provide them with the tools required ensuring the highest level of service possible to the PFC shopper.
• Ordering and Pricing: ensure adequate supply of products and minimum out-of-stocks.
• Write and process orders for weekly deliveries as needed and coordinate returns and credit from suppliers.
• Review invoices for accuracy, price changes, and product additions; ensure price labeling and signage are up to date.
• Communicate ordering times and deadlines to other departments when a vendor is shared.
• Ensure displays and shelves are stocked, rotated, fronted, and faced; set stocking priorities for staff.
• Coordinate inter-store transfers of goods and ensure transfer paperwork is shipped and received.
• Develop and revise department SOPs and ensure staff training.
• Coordinate with finance and store manager for quarterly inventory of grocery stock.
• Attend weekly and quarterly management team meetings/trainings; develop annual labor budget and cost of labor goals.

Skills

Management

Purchasing

Merchandising

Personnel management

Budgeting

Ordering

Pricing

Inventory control

Organization

Communication

Customer service

Teamwork

Job description

People’s Food Co-op in Rochester, MN is seeking a leadership-minded Grocery Manager to order and control inventory while leading the grocery team to meet margin and sales goals.

You will collaborate with the Category Manager, oversee ordering, pricing, and weekly deliveries, and ensure shelves are well-stocked and accurately priced. Strong staff leadership, budgeting, and customer service focus are essential.