Manager, Produce - H

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards benefits

Job summary

D&W Fresh Market in Grand Rapids seeks an experienced department operations leader to manage day-to-day store department activities. You will train staff, ensure proper staffing, and drive performance against company standards and KPIs.

Responsibilities include inventory control, order validation, team supervision, product knowledge, pricing and promotions awareness, and ensuring safety and food safety guidelines are followed. Strong leadership and retail systems knowledge are required.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate (Required) or Equivalent (GED).
• Two years of retail experience preferred.
• One-year supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication, and bookkeeping skills.
• Good organization, prioritization, decision-making, problem solving and conflict management skills.
• Strong leadership abilities with capability to work in a hands-on environment.
• Good strategic planning and business acumen skills.
• Good knowledge of retail store operations; knowledge of retail management systems.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Depending on company location, ability to communicate in Spanish is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• This role leads day-to-day department operations in a retail store.
• Ensure associates are trained, department staffed, and goals met.
• Order and maintain inventory; ensure product freshness and quality.
• Review received orders for amount, quality, count/weight, and condition.
• Manage a team handling stocking, production, and tasks for quality, planning and rotation.
• Maintain familiarity with products in department and store.
• Know advertised items, prices, coupons and rewards program features.
• Communicate and execute weekly Flight Plan per company timelines.
• Follow scheduling tools to manage shifts and forecasted guidelines.
• Implement and control labor, overtime, and payroll for the department.
• Live the Our Winning Recipe and core values.
• Staffing, training, performance management and career development.
• Develop and monitor department goals and forecasts.
• Participate in daily huddles and meetings; travel as required.
• Maintain clean, well-stocked department per Prime Time standards.
• Ensure food safety and safety guidelines are followed; take corrective action.
• Develop plans to meet company goals and KPIs.
• Additional duties as needed.

Skills

High School Graduate

Retail experience

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Bookkeeping

Organizational skills

Decision making

Problem solving

Conflict management

Leadership

Strategic planning

Retail operations knowledge

Retail management systems

Microsoft Office

Spanish (desirable)

Job description

As a member of the C&S Wholesale Grocers family of companies, SpartanNash is a food solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life. A distributor, wholesaler and retailer with a global supply chain network, SpartanNash distributes grocery and household goods, including fresh produce and the Our Family® portfolio of products, to locations in all 50 states.

Our braggingly happy team members — ranging from bakery managers to order selectors; from IT developers to vice presidents of finance; from HR Business Partners to export specialists — create braggingly happy customers spanning national accounts, independent and chain grocers, e-commerce retailers, U.S. military commissaries and exchanges, and the Company’s own brick-and-mortar grocery stores, pharmacies and fuel centers.

Ready to contribute to the success of our food solutions company?

Location:

2022 Apple Orchard Ave - Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525

Position Summary:

This role is responsible to lead the day-to-day activities of the department operations in a retail store, ensuring the associates are trained, the department is fully staffed, operating at company standards and meeting all company goals and key performance indicators.

Here's what you'll do:

• Be responsible to order and maintain inventory in your department, while utilizing inventory control procedures to ensure product freshness and quality.

• Review and validate received orders for amount, quality, count or weight, condition, and ensure all product is stored in appropriate areas.

• Manage a team that completes all stocking, production, and additional tasks to ensure product quality, production planning, accuracy, and date sensitive rotation, as well as ensure all spoiled/damaged products are handled per established guidelines.

• Maintain familiarity with all products carried in the department as well as throughout the store.

• Know the advertised items, special prices, coupon deals or other features, that apply to the store's sales and rewards programs.

• Assure that the weekly and period Flight Plan are communicated and executed to company expectations and timeline.

• Follow company policies and timelines using the required tools and software to manage scheduling, according to forecasted guidelines.

• Implement and maintain work schedules, labor control, overtime control, and payroll expense for the department.

• Implement Our Winning Recipe and model our core values and competencies.

• Be responsible for department management including staffing, training, performance management, and career development of associates.

• Develop and monitor department goals.

• Develop and monitor department forecasts, as required.

• Attend and participate in daily huddles, manager meetings, as well as district and company level meetings via phone, online, or in person, as required.

• Maintain a clean, attractive, and well stocked department, by using structure of the day guidelines, as well as executing "Prime Time" standards.

• Assure that all food safety guidelines and requirements are always followed and maintained throughout the entire store. Take immediate corrective action if not followed.

• Assure that all safety guidelines and requirements are always followed and maintained throughout the entire store. Take immediate corrective action if not followed.

• Develop and implement a plan that results in meeting company goals and key performance indicators.

• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Here's what you'll need:

• High School Graduate (Required) or Equivalent (GED).

• Two years of retail experience preferred.

• One-year supervisory experience preferred.

• Strong written and verbal communication, and bookkeeping skills.

• Good organization, prioritization, decision-making, problem solving and conflict management skills.

• Strong leadership abilities with capability to work in a hands-on environment.

• Good strategic planning and business acumen skills.

• Good knowledge of retail store operations; knowledge of retail management systems.

• Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Depending on company location, ability to communicate in Spanish is highly desirable.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

May be required to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds frequently, and up to 50 pounds occasionally. The associate is required to stand and walk for extended periods of time and may bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is subject to a typical retail store environment (varied temperatures) and is exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Travel requirements vary by assignment.

As part of our People First culture, SpartanNash is proud to offer a robust and competitive Total Rewards benefits package.

SpartanNash is an Equal Opportunity Employer that invests in Associate development, recognizes and celebrates success, fosters two-way communication, and promotes a sense of belonging. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals, including those with disabilities and Veterans.

We are not able to sponsor work visas for this position.

Company: D&W Fresh Market

Job Area: Retail

Job Family: Retail Stores

Job Type: Full time