Store Manager, Grocery (Bench) Caribbean

Key Accountabilities

• Provide supervision and overall leadership to the store.
• Ensure Best Practice standards are communicated to, and adhered to by store staff.
• Communicate, implement, and support on all direction from corporate office, regional manager, and field support personnel.
• Be involved in the planning and execution of store resets.
• Maintain compliance with Federal, State, Territory, and local regulations impacting daily business operations.
• Monitor all expense lines, providing guidance to local staff on “best business practices” and implementing controls to reduce costs, improve productivity, and increase profits.
• Control local purchases to ensure tight inventory turns and manage inventory dollars.
• Communicate to procurement staff and regional manager about competitive issues, merchandising opportunities, and product lines to ensure customers receive the right items at the right price.
• Develop, communicate, and implement effective monthly operational plans aligned with regional programs and objectives, including financial and fiscal responsibilities.
• Report on tax, duty, and rate changes to corporate office promptly.
• Contribute to the development of the store’s operating plan and capital budget.
• Communicate plans to management and junior staff.
• Achieve performance targets set in these plans and report on any variances to plan as shown on monthly financial statements.
• Coordinate activities requiring inter-departmental input with appropriate persons or departments, such as procurement, maintenance, advertising, human resources.
• Assist Category Managers in continuously communicating, improving, and refining the product mix being offered.
• Communicate merchandise problem areas, recommend promotions, markdowns, and pricing to ensure consistent inventory turns and clarity of offerings.
• Assist the accounting department in proper coding of expenses to ensure they hit the correct line items on financial statements.
• Communicate with logistics to identify discrepancies and maintain accurate inventory reports.
• Submit all monthly reports as required within specified deadlines.
• Provide operational and merchandising training to operational staff following established programs and techniques.
• Mercandise to train store personnel in areas of product familiarity, proper adjacencies, merchandising standards, housekeeping, and signing to achieve sales and profit targets.
• All managers trained to provide a safe and sanitary environment for customers and employees.
• Operational and financial standards to reduce shrink.
• Understanding of efficiency of operation as a low-cost model driving bottom-line profits.
• Identify individuals capable of becoming managers (all levels) within current staff.
• Develop individualized training programs to achieve capabilities to move to the next level.
• Report on progress and capability of managers/supervisors in training programs.
• Recommend individuals for promotion based on successfully completing training programs.

Requirements

• Prefer college degree - Minimum 12th grade education
• 5 years Experience in managing large retail store or big box preferred
• Familiarity with US product mix
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Good Business acumen
• Illustrate the abilities to multi-task
• Problem-solving capabilities
• Computer skills: Excel, Word, Windows

Benefits

Joining this international company gives you the opportunity for growth and development, an attractive and competitive salary and benefits package, and to be part of a dynamic and diverse culture.