Produce Leader: Drive Freshness & Profits

Save A Lot Grocery; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Save A Lot Grocery is seeking a Produce Manager to assist the store manager in planning, directing and controlling the operation of the produce department. You will supervise employees, manage inventory, quality and freshness, and ensure merchandising and profitability targets are met.

You will also handle hiring, training, scheduling and disciplinary actions for department staff while coordinating with vendors and sales plans to maximize departmental performance.

Qualifications

• Normally work a maximum 10 hour day.
• Be on 24 hour call.
• Possess good interpersonal skills, be mature and a proven leader.
• Read, write, add, subtract, multiply and divide.
• Develop and enforce company policies and procedures.
• Be a self-starter.
• Travel to & from work.
• Give verbal & written instructions.
• Operate all equipment in the store.
• Provide verbal and written direction to employees.
• Assist with the supervising, recruiting and training of employees.
• Conduct meetings to communicate business results and direction to employees.
• Operate telephones and intercoms.
• Write work schedules and reports.
• Deal effectively with vendors, suppliers, competitors, employees and (where necessary) employee representatives.
• Discipline employees, when necessary.
• Assist in establishing and administering rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist the store manager in planning, directing and controlling the operation of the produce department and supervision of employees to control production, inventory, quality, freshness, merchandising, losses, gross profit, net profit and hours of work in the produce department.
• Assist in supervising the ordering of product to fill the department, support sales plans, and maximize sales, in addition to insuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
• They are responsible for all hiring, firing, promotions, demotions and disciplinary actions for all department employees.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Self-starter

Communication

Team management

Job description

Save A Lot Grocery is seeking a Produce Manager to assist the store manager in planning, directing and controlling the operation of the produce department. You will supervise employees, manage inventory, quality and freshness, and ensure merchandising and profitability targets are met.

You will also handle hiring, training, scheduling and disciplinary actions for department staff while coordinating with vendors and sales plans to maximize departmental performance.