Assistant Store Manager General Description: The Assistant Store Manager is responsible for grocery department and the total store operation under the direction and guidance of the Store Manager and/or VP Store Operations. The Assistant Store Manager's task is to ensure that the store and grocery department achieve economic goals, and that the customers are afforded quality products at fair prices in a clean and friendly atmosphere. Essential Functions: - Greets each customer, using names whenever possible; assists customers with their needs or requests, whether verbalized or observed; extends thanks to each customer when appropriate.
- Achieves economic goals; maintains a grocery gross profit set by the Store Manager and/or VP Store Operations.
- Ensures appropriate merchandising; plans store shelves and ends.
- Oversees sanitation and maintenance, safety and security.
- Supervises grocery associates; identifies areas for training; handles scheduling, corrective actions, performance evaluations, hiring/firing, etc.
- Controls inventory; maintains shelves and backroom; orders or supervises ordering of grocery merchandise, grocery deli, frozen food, candy, magazines, and promotional goods, dairy and directs deliveries.
- Checks the competition regularly; identifies new trends in the industry.
- Serve as acting store manager in his/her absence.
- Maintains friendly and respectful decorum at all times toward customers, co workers, vendors and all others.
- Handles, in a positive manner, those inherent levels of stress associated with employment situations.
Other Employment Responsibilities: - Complies with laws/regulations and company policies including those regarding confidentiality, honesty and business ethics.
- Maintains responsive and cooperative relationships with supervisors, co workers, vendors, customers and other personnel.
- Accomplishes assigned tasks in an efficient and timely manner within standards established by supervisor.
- Participates in training and professional development.
- Demonstrates the "Please the customer first" credo.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications: - CURRENT FOOD HANDLER CARD
- Maintain a current Workplace First Aid and Adult CPR Card.
- Neat, clean, business-like appearance.
- Prior experience required in at least an Assistant Grocery Manager level.
- Proficient at directing work, scheduling and training.
- Experience with full responsibility in ordering, inventory control, and merchandising.
- Experience in supervising front-end operations.
- Ability and willingness to work a varied and flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, or days.
- Exceptional customer service skills.
- Willingness to live and relocate, if necessary, within the trade area.
- Willingness to assume responsibility for personal and professional growth and to make a professional level of commitment to the position.
- Good customer relations experience and skills.
- Good work record/references especially with respect to honesty and dependability.
- A strong desire for career advancement in the industry.
- Consistant standing, bending, stooping and lifting 50+ lbs.
- Ability to perform essential functions, with reasonable accommodation if needed.
- Fluency in Spanish both written and verbal desirable
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