Produce Department Lead - Inventory, Training & Scheduling

Family Fare, LLC; Petoskey (MI); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

SpartanNash is seeking a Produce Lead for our Petoskey, Michigan store to oversee daily department operations in the absence of the manager. You will lead a team, train associates, and ensure inventory, freshness, and product quality align with company standards.

Responsibilities include ordering and maintaining stock, reviewing received orders, managing scheduling and payroll, and collaborating with store leadership to meet goals.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate (Required) or Equivalent (GED).
• 0-2 years of retail 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.
• Suggestive Selling/Knowledge of Products preferred.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Depending on company location, ability to communicate in Spanish is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day activities of the department in the store in the absence of the department manager.
• Train associates, ensure department is staffed, meet company goals and KPIs.
• Order and maintain inventory; minimize loss; ensure freshness and quality.
• Review and validate received orders for amount, quality, weight, condition.
• Manage a team for stocking, production, and tasks; rotation; handle spoiled products per guidelines.
• Maintain familiarity with products and store-wide items; know ads and deals.
• Communicate and execute weekly Flight Plan to expectations and timeline.
• Follow scheduling, labor control, overtime control, and payroll for department.
• Support department manager in staffing, training, performance, and career development.
• Attend daily huddles and meetings; participate in district/company meetings.
• Maintain clean, attractive, stocked department; follow Prime Time standards.
• Follow PPE, safety, food safety, cleaning expectations; guest experience guidelines.
• May be assigned tasks in other departments as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Bookkeeping

Organization

Leadership

Strategic planning

Product knowledge

MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPt)

Spanish (desirable)

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Retail management systems

MS Office Suite

Job description

SpartanNash is seeking a Produce Lead for our Petoskey, Michigan store to oversee daily department operations in the absence of the manager. You will lead a team, train associates, and ensure inventory, freshness, and product quality align with company standards.

Responsibilities include ordering and maintaining stock, reviewing received orders, managing scheduling and payroll, and collaborating with store leadership to meet goals.