STORE/NIGHT LEAD CLERK (Finance)
Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Direct and supervise all functions, duties, and activities for the department. Support the day-to-day functions of the Grocery operations. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety of others.
Minimum Requirements:
- Effective communication skills
- Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
- Ability to handle stressful situations
Desired Qualifications:
- High school education or equivalent preferred
- Management experience preferred
- Grocery experience
- Retail experience
Key Responsibilities:
- Promote trust and respect among associates
- Communicate company, department, and job-specific information to associates
- Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company/store goals
- Establish performance goals for the department and empower associates to meet or exceed targets
- Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume throughout hours of operation
- Train and develop associates on their job performance and participate in performance appraisals
- Adhere to all local, state, and federal laws, and company guidelines
- Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and respond to customer questions and suggestions
- Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or inquire about products
- Inform customers of grocery specials
- Develop and implement a department business plan to achieve desired results
- Create and execute sales promotions in partnership with store management
- Prepare and submit seasonal critiques for the sales and merchandising supervisor
- Implement the promotional plan for the department
- Stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special ads
- Monitor and control department expenses
- Assist store management in preparing budgets, profit and loss reviews, and take appropriate actions on financial reports
- Maintain awareness of inventory and stocking conditions; note discrepancies
- Schedule price changes by updating shelf tags and promotional signs
- Organize and supervise inventory processes
- Train associates on inventory/stocking and Computer Assisted Ordering
- Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines
- Maintain proper temperatures in cases and coolers and keep logs
- Reinforce safety programs, comply with safety procedures, and address unsafe conditions
- Practice preventive maintenance and inspect equipment regularly
- Report customer or employee accidents and safety issues
- Report all safety risks, illegal activities, including robbery, theft, or fraud
- Perform essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodations