Grocery Manager - Assistant-Alexandria, LA

Albertsons Company • Alexandria, LA

341d

About The Position

The Assistant Grocery Manager exemplifies and ensures strong customer service in all areas of the job, providing a superior quality product that exceeds customer expectations. This role requires a working knowledge of department functions and maintaining an adequate amount of fresh inventory. The Assistant Grocery Manager is primarily responsible for assisting with keeping and maintaining a fresh inventory, processing administrative paperwork, and maintaining accurate department records.

Requirements

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to frequently reach, lift and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics and weights and measures.
• Knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, product handling, sanitation, labeling and department policies and procedures.
• Ability to operate telephone, pallet jack, hand truck, knives, scissors, safety cutters and Sterilox machine.
• Good attendance is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in grocery or retail management.
• Familiarity with inventory management systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on providing fast and friendly Customer Service.
• Assists customers by making product suggestions.
• Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques via telephone, in-store intercom announcements, and one-on-one customer interaction.
• Answers and responds to incoming calls appropriately. Receives and appropriately resolves customer complaints and reports to Store Director as needed.
• Responsible for total store operations in the absence of the Store Director.
• Assists with planning daily operations, monitoring production process following company procedures and profitability.
• Builds Grocery displays, rotates and discards outdated or spoiled product. Ensures cleanliness of work area and department.
• Implements effective promotional and seasonal displays. Assists with coordinating grocery sales promotions.
• Ensures that merchandise is correctly priced and displayed and that shelves are clean and properly maintained.
• Monitors employee productivity.
• May schedule employees to ensure adequate coverage and service levels.
• Specific knowledge of duties performed by all department employees, including but not limited to Opening/Closing duties, Dairy and Frozen.
• Schedule, supervise, train and assign duties to department employees.
• Train employees in store policies, sales and record keeping procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring proper code dating for all products within the department are being enforced.
• Prepare sales and inventory reports. Physical inventory taken every 6 months.
• Controls inventory to ensure adequate product quantity, quality and freshness and maintains inventory levels according to division directives.
• Assists with ordering Grocery products and maintaining inventory levels according to Division directives.
• Controls shrink and cost.
• Implements correct product preparation techniques.
• Performs receiving duties including breaking down loads, verifying orders using invoices, inspecting quality, reporting shortage, stocking and rotating product.
• Ensures that proper temperature levels for product are maintained.
• Complies with all workplace safety rules and regulations.
• Ensures safety, cleanliness and sanitation of work area, cooler, equipment and display area.
• Implements emergency procedures in the event of equipment and computer software malfunctions.
• May attend and participate in sales meetings.
• Responsible for performing all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately and with honesty and integrity.

Benefits

• Hourly pay
• Potential for overtime
• Employee discounts

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Food and Beverage Retailers
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees