What are the responsibilities and job description for the Center Store Manager position at Woods Supermarkets Inc.?
Job Title: Center Store Manager
Description: Manage Center Store departments labor, merchandising and gross profit.
Reports To: Assistant Store Manager
Woods Workplace Culture
At Woods Supermarket, the teammates’ role is more than just a job, it’s an opportunity. Teammates gain life experience that goes far beyond just serving great products in a friendly and fun environment. Woods Supermarket is an opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds. We are looking for hard-working, team-oriented, friendly, and honest people. Perks of being a Woods Supermarket Teammate include flexible hours, competitive pay, teammate discount, and a positive atmosphere!
Successful Teammates will conduct themselves in a positive attitude and truthful character demonstrating D>E service and hour Hospitality 4 culture.
Responsibilities:
- Manage all center store departments including grocery, frozen, liquor, GM, HBC, and dairy.
- Manager center store Teammates.
- Involved in training of center store teammates.
- Responsible for a weekly display plan for end aisle merchandising and AD promotion.
- Responsible for allocation of shelf space according to movement, capacity, and profitability.
- To supervise/order all center store products and supplies to minimize out-of-stocks while maintaining the desired grocery inventory turns.
- To greet guests, respond to guest questions/requests/ complaints and explain store policies in a courteous manner.
- To be observant of security problems and develop methods of prevention (vendor receiving, teammate theft, shoplifting).
- To supervise and assist with 1) preparation of the back room for receipt of merchandise; 2) unloading of trucks; 3) checking of the load for shortage/overage; 4) sorting of cases according to aisle or pallet for stocking; 5) stocking of merchandise on shelf; 6) building of displays; 7) storage of back stock.
- To supervise and assist with 1) cleaning of store floors, check lanes, carts, restrooms, parking lot and shelves; 2) safe use of cleaning equipment and chemicals.
- To supervise and assist with: 1) loading of stocking carts/pallets; 2) transportation of cases to the sales floor either on stocking carts or pallets; 3) matching of the case strip to the shelf tag/stock; 4) placement of merchandise in the designated shelf/display position/area; 5) the "face/front" program for the front row of each display; 6) the immediate pick up/removal of all broken containers, packing materials/boxes from the sales floor or guests pathway.
- To assure the safety of self, guests, and co-workers by understanding and practicing store safety rules and notifying a store manager of any potential hazard immediately.
- To perform miscellaneous tasks assigned by the store manager, substituting for absent workers, and performing any additional tasks necessary to provide products and services to guests during peak periods of business.
- To supervise and assist the safety procedures used in the operation of the baler, case cutter, pallet jack and fork-lift and floor cleaning equipment.
- To supervise and assist with the manual price marking/labeling of merchandise without a UPC code.
- To supervise and assist with the movement of damaged/unsalable and "returnable" products from shelves to the backroom, sorting of the materials into bins and the return of damage to the reclaim center.
- To supervise and assist with the use of proper case opening and product stacking techniques to prevent damage to product.
- To supervise and assist with the removal of trash from the aisle, operating the baler, putting the compacted bale on a pallet, and loading salvage on to trucks.
- To supervise and assist with the changing of signs, light bulbs, tags and price markers.
- To communicate with the store manager on problems, recommendations for change, effectiveness of plans and merchandising decisions.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Able to give/receive complex verbal instructions/descriptions to/from supervisors/co-workers/teammates concerning store/department policy/procedures and use of equipment.
- Work and educational history demonstrating stability.
- Basic reading and writing ability; able to read instructions, merchandise labels, warehouse order codes, numbers, reports, printed paper and forms.
- Make judgments concerning: the placement of merchandise on the shelf/display, pricing, teammate scheduling, order of product/supplies, department conditions, hiring/supervision of teammates, merchandising plans, departments operational policies and procedures and the sales/promotion of merchandise.
- Good interpersonal communications.
Preferred:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Prior Grocery Department experience.
- Prior supervisory experience.
Physical Demands:
All teammates may be regularly required to perform the following motions:
- Sit
- Stand
- Stoop
- Squat
- Bend
- Reach
- Push
- Pull
- Grip
- Twist
- Lift
- Climb
- Carry
- Walk
- Kneel
Every position title at Woods Supermarket has a physical requirement classification. The teammate must be able to perform the above motions “frequently” and “occasionally” under the strength level highlighted on the positions job description/physical capacity release form. Teammates performing in these roles are required to meet the minimum physical capacity so that they may safely perform their job duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
Classification
Occasionally
Frequently
Sedentary
- -10lbs
Light
- -20lbs
- -10lbs
Medium
20lbs-50lbs
10lbs-25lbs
Heavy
50lbs-100lbs
25lbs-50lbs
Very Heavy
100lbs
50lbs
- = Negligible Weight
Teammates age 18 and older may be required to safely handle and operate the following:
- Case cutter
- Utility knife
- Forklift (with proper certification)
- Pallet jack
- Compact Baler
Teammates age 18 and older who work in food prep areas may be required to safely handle and operate the following:
- Slicer
- Oven
- Fryer
- Knives
- Mixers
Safety:
- The teammate will not use drugs or alcohol on the job.
- The teammate will not create a direct threat to the health and safety of others on the job.
Woods Supermarket is committed to equal opportunity for all teammates and applicants. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), we do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other protected characteristic. Employment may be contingent upon Woods Supermarket’s receipt of an acceptable and job-related drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.
