Produce Department Lead — Flexible Hours & Benefits

Woods Supermarket; Sedalia (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Woods Supermarket seeks a Produce Manager to lead the Produce Department, aiming for maximum sales and profit while controlling labor costs and shrink. The role reports to the Store Manager and requires hands-on leadership in merchandising, staff supervision, and day-to-day operations.

The successful candidate will develop sales plans, optimize displays, and coordinate with vendors to ensure stock levels and product quality.

Qualifications

• Ability to make good judgement and decision-making.
• Basic mathematical ability (add, subtract, multiply, divide and count).
• Good interpersonal communications.
• Ability to effectively lead a department.

Responsibilities

• Develop and achieve targeted sales and labor budgets for the department.
• To greet guests, respond to guest questions, requests, and complaints, and explain store policies in a courteous manner.
• Initiate and make recommendation regarding the hiring, firing, discipline, promotion and evaluation of all Department personnel.
• Conduct department meetings to review merchandising, sales planning, and operations, keeping teammates informed.
• Train and retrain all new Department teammates when necessary.
• Develop a weekly labor schedule for all Department teammates for the approval of the store manager.
• Develop a weekly plan for display or rack merchandising and Ad promotion, allocate shelf space according to movement, capacity and profitability.
• Supervise and order all produce products and supplies from authorized vendors, while minimizing out-of-stocks and maintaining the desired stock supply.
• To be observant of security problems and develop methods of prevention.
• To supervise the display of product so that: Displays are full; Color contrast is emphasized; Product is rotated; Commodities are grouped; Tables are set to the season; Adequate space has been allocated for high impulse, demand items.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal communications

Math skills

Decision making

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Woods Supermarket seeks a Produce Manager to lead the Produce Department, aiming for maximum sales and profit while controlling labor costs and shrink. The role reports to the Store Manager and requires hands-on leadership in merchandising, staff supervision, and day-to-day operations.

The successful candidate will develop sales plans, optimize displays, and coordinate with vendors to ensure stock levels and product quality.