Center Store Team Leader

About the Role

Provides fast, friendly, helpful, and efficient service to all Price Chopper Customers. Responsible for managing the center store operations of the store to include the achievement of financial targets, order fulfillment, sanitation measures, and inventory control of nonperishable merchandise. The goal is to promote an optimal opportunity for sales. Oversees Grocery and General Merchandise personnel. Responsible for overseeing the entire store operation when scheduled.

Responsibilities

• Supervise associates on a regular basis.
• Consistently provide fast, friendly, helpful, and efficient customer service at all times.
• Responsible for proper handling and merchandising of all grocery products according to company policy.
• Display and express a complete knowledge of all grocery products to the customer.
• Responsible for smiling, making eye contact, and thanking customers upon fulfilling their requests.
• Maintain a neat, clean, and organized workstation, according to 5S standards, at all times.
• Manage the grocery operation of a retail unit: dry grocery, dairy, frozen food, and DSD.
• Responsible for controlling the budgeting and financial aspects of the Grocery and General Merchandise department (e.g., budgeted sales, gross margin, shrink levels, CTO, and payroll).
• Coordinate the merchandising of all Grocery/General Merchandise products.
• Ensure that the Grocery and General Merchandise department is well stocked and presented within all corporate standards.
• Responsible for managing the total store operation in the absence of the Store Manager and Co-Manager.
• Manage associates within the department by ensuring adherence to all company policies and procedures regarding Grocery and GM operations.
• Ensure adherence to all merchandising standards relating to grocery, GM, dairy, and frozen food products.
• Responsible for training and developing all associates within the Grocery/GM department.
• Ensure that all sanitation and safety policies are adhered to within the Grocery/General Merchandise department.
• Ensure that all associates adhere to corporate and state pricing procedures.
• Control shrink through adherence to related policies and procedures.
• Work closely with other department managers in displaying merchandise.
• Work with other department managers to meet delivery schedules.
• Responsible for overseeing the backroom area, which includes all warehouse and vendor merchandise.
• Ensure all authorized items are available in every set.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management and adhere to all company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to manage others and demonstrate follow-through to achieve desired results and objectives.

Qualifications

• Satisfactory performance reviews.
• Strong communication skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• High School Degree or equivalent.
• 3+ years of related experience.

Physical Requirements

Equipment used details not specified in the posting.

Pay

Pay Range: $24.00 - $33.25 per hour.