Store Manager in Training - Columbia/Gaston Area

About the role

Join KJ's Market as a Store Manager! Grow with grocery at W Lee Flowers, home of IGA Southeast and KJ's Market grocery stores. We're family-owned and based in the Carolinas, looking for smiling faces just like yours. A Store Manager ensures customer satisfaction and employee development, while operating an efficient and profitable business within established guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

• Implements and maintains an in-store sales-building culture that ensures growth through: execution of company merchandising programs and weekly sales plans in each department, planning and executing weekly sales themes, ensuring in-stock conditions throughout the store, and conducting weekly sales meetings.
• Provides for desired levels of customer satisfaction, courtesy, and service throughout the store, with special emphasis on front-end fast service commitment.
• Accountable for achieving budgeted financial results.
• Protects company assets: merchandise, cash, facilities, and equipment.
• Conducts weekly manager audits on front-end, DSD receiving, and pricing.
• Personally responsible for follow-through on all required shrink management programs.
• Effectively controls store variable expenses, including achieving budgeted wage percent.
• Personally responsible for the staffing of the store, including forecasting of needs, recruitment, and training.
• Builds a talent planning bench for the store, including developing and executing development plans for all high-potential and promotable individuals.
• Ensures direct reports understand expectations for performance, holds them accountable to achieve budgeted results, and meets with them to review performance and provide feedback (ongoing and annual performance appraisal).
• Maintains constant awareness and reaction to store conditions through frequent and detailed store walks.
• Effectively trains and develops store management team, especially co-managers, to ensure Floco Foods has the necessary bench for sustained growth; acts as a resource for these leaders in their roles.
• Ensures sanitation and food safety standards are maintained throughout the store (as measured through internal and external sources).
• Creates an atmosphere that ensures positive store morale through effective supervisory treatment and recognition; the workforce should be enthusiastic, customer-focused, and embedded in a selling culture.
• Provides and facilitates effective communications to District Manager, Support Staff, and store employees.
• Ensures stores are run in compliance with company standards (as measured by ALI audits).
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, and company policies.
• Maintains a safe facility for customers and employees.

Qualifications

The incumbent should possess the skills and knowledge generally associated with a bachelor's degree and 3–4 years progressive supermarket management experience.