Market Manager

Greers Market; Prichard (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Greers Market in Prichard, AL seeks a Market Manager to lead the department, maintain pricing and margin controls, and train staff across product knowledge and presentation. You will evaluate performance, handle promotional orders, and coordinate daily duties for department employees with support from tech help as needed.

The role emphasizes customer relationships, inventory turnover, and maintaining profitable ad and promotional activities while ensuring product integrity and cost controls.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a department or team in a retail environment.
• Ability to manage margins and pricing controls.
• Strong training and coaching skills for staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain order controls for the department.
• Responsible for gross margin controls.
• Evaluate department performance and problem-solve.
• Assist in special bookings and orders of promotional items.
• Train personnel in product knowledge and presentation.
• Ensure pricing of ad items and special sale items is correct.
• Develop customer relationships and confidence through training.
• Maintain inventory turnover within the department.
• Apply technical knowledge when product integrity is in question.
• Assist in in-store promotions as needed.
• Monitor productivity levels and control expenses.
• Responsible for ad profit controls (APC).
• Coordinate daily duties of department employees or ensure tech support.

Skills

Leadership

Product knowledge

Customer relations

Budgeting

Staff training

Sales promotions

Problem solving

Inventory management

Job description

Market Manager

• DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN ORDER CONTROLS FOR THE DEPARTMENT

• RESPONSIBLE FOR GROSS MARGIN CONTROLS

• RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING DEPARTMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING

• HANDLES OR ASSISTS IN SPECIAL BOOKINGS AND ORDERS OF PROMOTIONAL AND SEASONAL ITEMS

• TRAINS PERSONELL IN THE AREAS OF PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE AND PRESENTATION

• ACTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL GUARANTEED PRICING OF AD ITEMS OR SPECIAL SALE ITEMS ARE RECEIVED

• DEVELOPS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS AND CONFIDENCE THROUGH PROPER EMPLOYEE TRAINING

• RESPONSIBLE FOR REQUIRED INVENTORY TURN WITHIN THE DEPT.

• EXERCISES TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE WHEN PRODUCT INTEGRITY IS IN QUESTION

• ASSISTS IN SPECIAL IN-STORE PROMOTIONS AS NEEDED

• INSURES PERFORMANCE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS (PRODUCTIVITY)

• INSURES THAT CONTROLABLE EXPENSES ARE WITIN THE REQUIRED LEVEL

• RESPONSIBLE FOR APC (AD PROFIT CONTROLS)

• RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAINING AND COORDINATION OF ALL DAILY DUTIES OF OTHER MET DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES EITHER PERSONALLY OR BY MAKING SURE TECH HELP IS PROVIDED.