Foodlion Careers – Perishable Manager

Job Responsibilities:

• Smile and maintain an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with primary emphasis on fast, easy, flexible and friendly customer service all while creating a positive shopping experience for customers
• Support the achievement of budgeted financial and operating results
• Ensure that ordering, receiving, preparation, conditioning and displaying of merchandise is done in accordance with policies and guidelines
• Supervise the performance of all duties and responsibilities of department associates and provides ongoing performance management, training and conducts timely formal performance appraisals for direct reports
• Role model outstanding, friendly customer service and use skills and knowledge of department products to offer solutions that meet or exceed customers’ expectations
• Monitor shrink ensuring that inventory is accounted for; provide coaching for associates to recognize and prevent losses
• Perform duties that ensure department appearance, quality, variety, workplace safety, food safety and department sanitation are consistently maintained
• Record and report all associate and customer accidents in accordance with established Food Lion procedures
• Understand and use company tools such as; financial reports, average cost inventory system (ACIS), scheduling, productivity, ordering (CAO), and business information systems
• Providing leadership and motivation within the store to promote a culture reflective of our Guiding Principles, Core Values, Vision and Strategy
• Ensure Perishable Department schedules are written to provide extraordinary customer service at all times
• Daily management of labor (i.e. expected live) and the coaching of associates to achieve productivity expectation
• Observe and correct all unsafe conditions that could cause associate or customer accidents
• Manage the Perishable Department, including hiring, training and developing department associates
• Control store expenses through proper ordering, care for supplies and equipment
• Has a complete understanding of scheduling, sales, projections, wage percent, interviewing, hiring, training, company information, and all other items deemed necessary to manage the Perishable Department

Job Requirements:

• Ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job
• Must meet minimum age requirements to perform specific job functions
• Ability to use technical information to solve problems
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication and customer service skills
• Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations
• Must be accredited by the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals or similar accrediting organization as a “Certified Food Safety Manager” or will be required to attend company provided training and have the ability to achieve accreditation within the first 90 days of employment; Accreditation must be maintained while employed in a position requiring accreditation
• Ability to lead and direct others
• Good understanding of store operations preferred