
Website Food Lion
Job Description:
Support the management and duties of store operations to meet financial and sales goals. Build associate and customer relations and promote a strong culture in support of Food Lion Strategy. Maintain solid communications with the management team, all associates in the store and throughout the organization.
Job Responsibilities:
- Control store expenses through proper ordering, care for supplies and equipment
- Support the achievement of budgeted financial and operating results
- 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
- Ensure Grocery Department schedules are written to provide extraordinary customer service at all times
- Perform duties that ensure department appearance, quality, variety, workplace safety, food safety and department sanitation are consistently maintained
- Manage the Grocery Department, including hiring, training and developing department associates
- Daily management of labor (i.e. expected live) and the coaching of associates to achieve productivity expectation
- Assist with the physical inventory of product on hand bi-annually
- Observe and correct all unsafe conditions that could cause associate or customer accidents
- Ensure that ordering, receiving, preparation, conditioning and displaying of merchandise is done in accordance with policies and guidelines
- Has a complete understanding of scheduling, sales, projections, wage percent, interviewing, hiring, training, company information, and all other items deemed necessary to manage the Grocery Department
- 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
- Role model outstanding, friendly customer service and use skills and knowledge of department products to offer solutions that meet or exceed customers’ expectations
- Providing leadership and motivation within the store to promote a culture reflective of our Guiding Principles, Core Values, Vision and Strategy
- Record and report all associate and customer accidents in accordance with established Food Lion procedures
- Monitor shrink ensuring that inventory is accounted for; provide coaching for associates to recognize and prevent losses
- Understand and use company tools such as; financial reports, average cost inventory system (ACIS), scheduling, productivity, ordering (CAO), and business information systems
Job Requirements:
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication and customer service skills
- 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
- Perform repetitive hand and arm motions
- High school graduate or equivalent preferred
- Must meet minimum age requirements to perform specific job functions
- Ability to push or pull up to 2000 pounds using a pallet jack or float
- Be able to handle a variety of substances associated with cleaning and packaging materials, and household cleaners
- Ability to lead and direct others
- Good understanding of store operations preferred
- Ability to use hand held computers for orders, mark downs, scan outs, and inventory
- Ability to use computers and other communication systems required to perform job functions
- Stand 100% of the time, frequently walking short distances
- Ability to use technical information to solve problems
- Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations
- Ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job
- Bend and lift products weighing up to 15 lbs. continuously, 25 lbs. frequently, and approximately 100 lbs. on occasion
Job Details:
Company: Food Lion
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Job Location: Raleigh, NC, US
Application Deadline: N/A
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