Market Manager

Greers Market; Quitman (AR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Greers Market in Quitman, AR seeks a Market Manager to oversee department operations, maintain order controls, and safeguard gross margin. You will train staff, manage pricing and ad item promotions, and coordinate daily duties to ensure productivity and customer satisfaction.

The role focuses on inventory turnover, product integrity, and in-store promotional support, requiring strong leadership and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Experience in department operations and control.
• Strong ability to analyze margins and costs.
• Proven problem-solving skills in a retail environment.
• Ability to manage inventory turnover and stock levels.
• Experience training staff and presenting product knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain order controls for the department.
• Responsible for gross margin controls.
• Evaluate department performance and problem solving.
• Assist in special bookings and orders of promotional and seasonal items.
• Train personnel in product knowledge and presentation.
• Ensure pricing for ad items or special sale items is received.
• Develop customer relationships through employee training.
• Responsible for inventory turnover within the dept.
• Apply technical knowledge when product integrity is in question.
• Assist in in-store promotions as needed.
• Insure productivity and manage controllable expenses.
• Responsible for APC (AD PROFIT CONTROLS).
• Coordinate daily duties of all department employees.

Skills

Order controls

Margin controls

Problem solving

Inventory management

Staff training

Promotions handling

Tools

MS Office

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.