Assistant Grocery Department Manager Overview

Provides fast, friendly, helpful and efficient service to all Price Chopper customers. Responsible for assisting with the operation of the Grocery Department. Assists the Grocery Team Leader with budgeted and achievement of financial aspects of the department. Oversees Grocery Teammates within department and monitors for proper merchandising, rotation and inventory levels of grocery product to promote an optimal opportunity for sales.

Responsibilities

• Consistently work to provide fast, friendly, helpful and efficient customer service at all times.
• Responsible for smiling, making eye contact and thanking customer upon fulfilling customer's request.
• Maintain a neat, clean and organized workstation at all times.
• Assist the Grocery Team Leader with the day-to-day operation of the department to include product merchandising, pricing, stocking, signing, plan-o-grams, displays, rotation and inventory levels.
• Assist with the ordering of all merchandise and supplies for the Grocery Department and meeting transmission times.
• Store excess product in back room or designated area.
• Responsible for maintaining a high level of customer courtesy and service at all times within the total store.
• Front end services may be required as business needs necessitate.
• Ensure that all company and state sanitation and pricing procedures and regulations are adhered to within grocery operations.
• Unload warehouse merchandise from trucks.
• Assist with the training and development of all new associates in grocery operations.
• Responsible for the store at the need and discretion of the Store Manager.
• Control shrink through adherence to related policies and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management and adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Satisfactory performance reviews.
• Strong communication skills.
• High School Degree or equivalent.
• 6-12 months of related experience.

Physical Requirements

• Occasional repetitive motion of hand, wrist, arm and shoulder.
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching and climbing.
• Frequently carry and lift from floor to the waist of up to 50 pounds.
• Constantly carry weight of up to 12 pounds.
• Occasionally push and pull up to 70 pounds.
• Constantly grip up to 15 pounds.
• Occasional exposure to cool temperatures.
• Ability to work in a store environment.