Grocery Operations Leader: Growth, Service, Efficiency

Cardenas Markets LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardenas Markets LLC seeks a Grocery Manager in California to lead daily grocery operations, ensure profitability, and coach a diverse team. You will oversee inventory, vendor communications, safety, and customer service while driving efficiency and adherence to core values.

The role emphasizes leadership, budgeting, and reporting responsibilities, with focus on training direct reports and maintaining high standards of product quality and freshness to serve communities.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree is preferred or its equivalent.
• Retail management experience.
• Customer service experience desirable.
• Forklift certification or ability to obtain is required.
• Proven experience in dealing effectively with diverse team member/management issues.
• Possess the ability to effectively coach direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Ordering, vendor communications, compliance, sanitation, back-room inventory, safety, reporting, controls, and budget responsibilities.
• Assign employees to specific duties.
• Stock, rotate, and organize items on shelves as required.
• Ensure shelves are organized with product labels.
• Maintain product freshness and proper handling, with date controls.
• Greet and assist customers in a friendly, service-oriented manner.
• Monitor costs to improve grocery operations and manage labor cost and shrink.
• Oversee physical inventory, inbound deliveries, and report shortages/overages to suppliers.
• Support store needs by assisting in other areas as required.

Skills

Retail management

Customer service

Team coaching

Inventory management

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Forklift certification

Job description

Cardenas Markets LLC seeks a Grocery Manager in California to lead daily grocery operations, ensure profitability, and coach a diverse team. You will oversee inventory, vendor communications, safety, and customer service while driving efficiency and adherence to core values.

The role emphasizes leadership, budgeting, and reporting responsibilities, with focus on training direct reports and maintaining high standards of product quality and freshness to serve communities.