Market Manager

Greers Market; Semmes (AL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Greers Market seeks a Market Manager to oversee the department’s operations, including developing and maintaining order controls and ensuring gross margin integrity. The role emphasizes evaluating performance and training staff in product knowledge and presentation.

Additional duties include handling promotions and special item bookings, guaranteeing pricing on ad items, building customer relationships through training, and maintaining inventory turnover with an eye on productivity and cost

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain order controls for the department (Market Manager duties).
• Responsible for gross margin controls and evaluating department performance.
• Trains personnel in product knowledge and presentation.
• Assists in special bookings and orders of promotional and seasonal items.
• Insures pricing guarantees for ad items or special sale items are received.
• Develops customer relationships and confidence through proper employee training.
• Responsible for inventory turn within the department.
• Exercises product integrity when concerns arise.
• Assists in in-store promotions as needed.
• Ensures productivity and controls operating expenses at required levels.
• Responsible for APC (AD Profit Controls).
• Oversees training and coordination of all daily duties of department employees either personally or via tech support.

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.