Grocery Lead - Perrysburg, OH

Walt Churchill's Market; Perrysburg (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Walt Churchill's Market in Perrysburg, OH is hiring a Full-Time Grocery Lead to support the Grocery Manager with daily operations, stocking, and merchandising. This role emphasizes leadership in supervising staff, optimizing product flow, and ensuring quality customer service.

Ideal candidates bring strong customer service, multitasking, and communication skills, plus some supervisory experience. The position requires a high school diploma or GED and offers opportunities for growth within a

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) preferred.
• Experience in grocery stocking or supervision preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs Grocery Department staff in tasks and stocking procedures.
• Assist Grocery Manager with ordering and inventory oversight.
• Lead the daily stocking and backroom organization to maintain efficiency.
• Coordinate merchandising, displays, and backstock management.
• Train new employees on stocking practices and customer service.
• Ensure safe, clean, and organized work areas and comply with policies.

Skills

Customer service

Multitasking

Communication

Supervisory experience

Education

High School/GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Walt Churchill's Market is hiring a Full-Time Grocery Lead for our Perrysburg, OH location.

If you LOVE great food, deliver consistent QUALITY, RESPECT your co-workers, CARE about customers, and maintain a SAFE and CLEAN work environment, we want to talk to you!

Job Description:

The Grocery Lead reports to the Grocery Manager and is responsible for supporting the Grocery Manager in the daily operation of the grocery department. This includes assisting the Grocery Manager in overseeing floor and stocking operations of the grocery department in compliance with established policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs Grocery Department employees in their tasks, enforcing productivity and proper stocking procedures, including matching UPCs from product to shelf, proper product rotation, checking dates, and fronting product and surrounding product when stocking
• Assists Grocery Manager in ordering from vendors and suppliers and will assume ordering duties in the absence of the Grocery Manager
• Manages the daily product sampling schedule, ensuring all samples are prepared, reviewed, and presentation-ready on time
• Ensure damaged and mis-picked product is either marked down or scanned out of inventory in a timely manner
• Lead stocking crew in breaking down truck deliveries and stocking products
• Works with Department Managers in optimizing department sales through creative merchandising, endcap planning, and making displays exciting
• Assists in training new employees, striving for productivity, proper stocking practices, and providing excellent customer service. Train in proper safety and health practices and procedures
• Manage and maintain an organized and clean backroom environment, ensuring all products are promptly removed from carts/U-boats and properly placed on backstock pallets. Oversee the weekly processing of backstock to maintain inventory flow and storage efficiency.
• Assists the Grocery Manager in meeting labor, sales, and margin goals and communicates relevant goals to staff
• Communicates standards, expectations, policy changes, and product knowledge to staff
• Demonstrates a willingness and ability to cooperate and communicate with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, and outside contacts in a timely and appropriate manner

Requirements

Skills/Experience:

• Excellent customer service skills
• Great multitasking, organizational, and communication skills
• Experience in grocery, dairy, or frozen stocking is preferred
• Some supervisory experience is preferred

Education/Credentials:

• High school education/GED
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Experience with Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel), preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of standing, walking, lifting, and reaching
• Must be able to lift 5-20 pounds frequently, and occasionally 50 pounds