Store Manager in Training - Columbia/Gaston Area

W. Lee Flowers & Co; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

W. Lee Flowers & Co in the Carolinas is hiring a Store Manager for Kj’s Market. You will lead a team, drive sales through merchandising programs, plan weekly themes, maintain in-stock conditions and run weekly manager meetings.

You will focus on customer service, protect assets, manage expenses and wage budget, recruit and train staff, develop a bench for future leaders, ensure food safety and store standards across all locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3–4 years progressive supermarket management experience.

Responsibilities

• Implements a sales-building culture through merchandising programs and weekly plans in each department.
• Maintains in-stock conditions and conducts weekly sales meetings.
• Ensures customer satisfaction with fast service and courteous staff.
• Protects assets, conducts weekly audits, and executes shrink management programs.
• Controls store expenses and payroll to meet budgeted targets.
• Staffing, forecasting needs, recruiting and training, and developing promotable leaders.
• Ensures staff understand performance expectations and delivers feedback.
• Maintains store conditions through frequent walkthroughs and safety compliance.
• Trains and develops store management to sustain growth and leadership bench.

Skills

Staffing & Training

Budgeting

Merchandising

Customer Service

Leadership

Store Operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Join KJ's Market as a Store Manager! Grow with grocery at W Lee flowers, home of IGA Southeast and Kj’s Market grocery stores. We’re family-owned and based in the Carolina’s, looking for smiling faces just like yours.

Responsibilities

• Implements and maintains an in-store sales-building culture that ensures growth through: execution of company merchandising programs and weekly sales plans in each department, planning and executing weekly sales themes, ensuring in-stock conditions throughout the store and conducting weekly sales meetings.
• Provides for desired levels of customer satisfaction, courtesy and service throughout the store, with special emphasis on our front-end fast service commitment.
• Accountable for achieving budgeted financial results.
• Protects company assets: merchandise, cash, facilities and equipment. Conducts weekly manager audits on front-end, DSD receiving and pricing. Personally responsible for follow through on all required shrink management programs.
• Effectively controls store variable expenses, including achieving budgeted wage percent.
• Personally responsible for the staffing of the store, including forecasting of needs, recruitment and training. Additionally, builds a talent planning bench for store, including developing and executing development plans for all hi-potential and promotable individuals.
• Ensures direct reports understand expectations for performance, holds them accountable to achieve budgeted results and meets with them to review performance and provide feedback (ongoing and annual performance appraisal).
• Constant awareness and reaction to store conditions through frequent and detailed store walks.
• Effectively trains and develops store management team, especially co-managers, to ensure Floco Foods has the necessary bench for our sustained growth. Acts as a resource for these leaders in their roles.
• Ensures sanitation and food safety standards are maintained throughout the store (as measured through internal and external sources).
• Creates an atmosphere that ensures positive store morale through effective supervisory treatment and recognition. The workforce should be enthusiastic, customer focused and embedded in a selling culture.
• Provides and facilitates effective communications to District Manager, Support Staff and store employees.
• Ensures stores are run in compliance with company standards (as measured by ALI audits).
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local statutes, regulations and company policies.
• Maintains a safe facility for customers and employees.

Qualifications

The incumbent should possess the skills and knowledge generally associated with a bachelor's degree and 3 - 4 years progressive supermarket management experience.