Dairy Manager-Wedgwood

About the role

Performs a large number of dairy responsibilities while working with and reporting to the Grocery Manager.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Grocery Manager in directing the operation of the Dairy Department, including supervising and training personnel.
• Assists in ordering, receiving, storing, stocking, inventory control, and building displays.
• Encourages and maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on safe, friendly, and courteous service.
• Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
• Assists the Grocery Manager in planning, organizing regular and seasonal merchandise requirements and special sales needs.
• Rotates and faces product.
• Cleans and dusts shelves.
• Processes and discards outdated and spoiled products.
• Prevents the sale of out of code product.
• Orders Dairy merchandise.
• Trains, teaches and coaches dairy stocking and conditioning standards.
• Assists with the “dry grocery” order writing.
• Assists with grocery stocking and conditioning.
• Works on new items.
• Assists with the reclamation process.
• Manages backroom inventory, conditions and standards.
• Assists with grocery department merchandising and building displays.
• May act as back up cashier.

Requirements

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Good leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain composure in dealing with customers, vendors and co-workers.
• Must be friendly, courteous, and take initiative.
• Ability to judge and react to business activity.
• May utilize cleaning supplies, chemicals and safety cutters.
• Complies with all Company policies including attendance, grooming standards and dress codes.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics.
• Ability to learn inventory control, pricing, merchandising, and shipping and receiving procedures.

Physical requirements

• Frequently reaches, lifts, stacks and maneuvers objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 lbs., within the range of floor level to overhead.
• Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks.
• Ability to stand, walk, and move rapidly for long periods of time.
• Frequently bends, stoops, twists and turns.
• May climb ladders.
• Mental alertness required for safe, accurate completion of work activities and to do repetitious work accurately.

Work environment

• Exposure to cleaning chemicals.
• Frequently exposed to temperature of 35˚ Fahrenheit while handling product in a cold case, 28˚ Fahrenheit in a cooler and -20˚ Fahrenheit in a freezer.
• Working conditions consist of a temperature controlled store environment.
• Exposure to varying temperatures while working in the loading and receiving area.
• Occasional exposure to outdoor environment with varying temperatures.

Safety

Job responsibilities include tasks or duties that could affect the safety or health of the employee performing the task or others.