Grocery Manager

Benefits include: Employee discount, Retirement plans 401K and ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), Health, Dental, Vision, additional insurance options, Paid Vacation, Personal days, and Holidays.

Position Summary

The Grocery Manager will manage the daily operations of their assigned department. This position is accountable for the profit and loss (P&L) for their department and must use their leadership and merchandising skills to manage product levels and make sound business decisions. The Grocery Manager is responsible to see that all Kennie's customers are provided with top quality products and the best customer service available.

FLSA Status - Exempt Supervises Other Employees - Yes Trains Other Employees

Requirements EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma or General Education Degree(GED) and two(2) to four(4) years related experience and/or training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions for equipment, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. The ability to speak effectively to our customers and employees.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest and percentages.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Management Responsibilities

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Achieve goals set for the department in sales and gross profit.

• Maintain and control supply and payroll expenses, inventory and waste.

• Follow through on correct accounting procedures: invoices, transfers, inventories, etc.

• Responsible for ordering sufficient quantities of product and correctly pricing.

• Responsible for the quality and freshness of product with proper rotation.

• Directs the stocking, display and rotation of products in the selling area, making sure that seasonal items, sale items and demand items are properly displayed and with eye appeal to the customer.

• Work with the Store Manager and Grocery Specialist in regards to merchandising, planning and scheduling, sales trends, potential problems and potential improvements.

• Maintain a sanitary department in the sales floor, cases/coolers and back room area.

• Responsible to see that all Grocery Department employees follow policies and procedures as outlined by the company.

• Responsible for proper and preventative maintenance of all company equipment in his/her department.

• Responsible to obey all safety standards as outlined by the company.

• Cooperate with other departments when inter-department or store wide sales promotions take place.

• Perform other appropriate duties as directed by the Assistant Store Manager or Store Manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervises 4-8 employees in the Grocery Food Department.

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.

• Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring and training employees planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

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