Job Description
Job Description
Overnight Grocery Manager
Position Objective : To assist customers in their shopping experience by leading the night shift team in a way that not only promotes growth for the company, but also results in a team that delivers the product and service Cosentino customers have come to expect.
Reporting Structure : This position formally reports to the Store Director.
Status : This is an exempt position.
Knowledge
The following is a list of any certifications, formal education, or training requirements for this position.
Essential Knowledge
- Minimum (2) years of management experience in a warehouse, retail, and / or grocery store setting is required.
- A valid driver’s license is required for deliveries.
- Completion of ongoing training and development as listed on the Cosentino Learning Plan.
Non-Essential Knowledge
A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
Skills
The following is a list of the basic skill requirements for this position.
Essential Job Functions
- Able to effectively set and implement strategy for achieving operational excellence within the department (i.e. labor management), as well as implement operational goals set at the corporate level.
- Clearly communicate to team members the goals that have been set for the department, then implement plans to reach those set goals.
- Provide direct supervision of the activities of all other members of the team in a manner that is operationally effective but is also motivating and respectful.
- Promote a positive overall team atmosphere that includes cooperation and teamwork, high morale, positive interpersonal interactions and communications, and recognition for a job well done.
- Provide effective coaching, corrective actions, and performance evaluations to improve individual and team performance.
- Address employee relations issues and, if needed, effectively work with the Human Resource team to resolve issues.
- Conduct effective interviews to hire the highest quality candidates for any department in the store.
- Know and implement the Cosentino Customer Service Standards.
- Create schedules that enable the company to manage labor costs so as to successfully balance the customer’s need for service with the company’s need to closely monitor expenditures.
- Effectively manage the inventory process at all levels (i.e., checking items against invoice, checking merchandise for damage, logging credits, counting and logging merchandise, etc).
- Complete ordering of store items in the most cost-efficient manner possible while still providing a good variety of high quality, fresh product to the customer.
- Meets or exceeds any productivity standards.
- Know, comply with, and ensure the team complies with all health regulations, sanitation guidelines and safety procedures for your department and your store.
- Quickly stock grocery shelves by matching UPCs to shelf tags and using the face front display method.
- Quickly unload and sort incoming shipments and neatly stock them in their designated areas without damaging merchandise.
- Utilize proper rotation techniques to ensure outdated product is removed from the sales floor.
- Able to operate, clean and maintain all equipment safely and competently.
- Actively work to keep your work area and your department as a whole clean and safe for customers and coworkers.
- Remove any damaged, un-saleable or returnable product from shelves and follow proper procedures for damage claims.
- Demonstrates the strong verbal and interpersonal skills necessary for positive customer and peer interactions.
- Demonstrates the basic math and reading skills required for the position.
Non-Essential Job Functions
- Resolve customer complaints in a professional manner and recognize when it is appropriate to involve the Store Director.
- Maintain open communication with Store Director regarding any issues, concerns or incidents in the store.
- Oversee the deliverance of orientation programs and departmental training programs.
- Support your company by completing additional tasks identified by management, assisting other stores or departments as needed and gaining new skills when necessary.
Physical Abilities
The following physical movements could potentially be part of any scheduled shift and employees will be expected to perform these actions while on duty.
Essential Abilities
- Reaching overhead with both arms up to a maximum of 84 inches, twisting at the waist and lifting objects with both hands weighing up to 5lbs.
- Pushing and pulling grocery carts and pallet jacks up to a peak force of 75 lbs.
- Standing and walking for long periods of time on tile, asphalt, concrete or other hard surfaces.
- Frequently lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs.
- Bending and squatting, at times all the way to floor level.
- Able to work in colder conditions of the grocery coolers and freezers.
Non-Essential Abilities
- Climbing a ladder, possibly up to 15ft.