Description

HOUCHENS FOOD GROUP, INC.

Co- Manager

Department: Grocery Job Status: Full Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Reports To: Store Manager

Grade/Level: High School or Equivalent Amount of Travel Required: No travel required

Work Schedule: Positions Supervised:

Shift hours that best suit proper store operation needs. Meat Manager, Produce Manager, Front End/Office 

Shift is scheduled by store manager. Nights, weekends Manager, Deli Manager, Stock Manager, Leader, Store 

and overtime might be necessary. Clerk, Sales Associates, Cashiers, Meat Clerks, Produce 

Clerks, Deli Clerks and Stock Clerks

POSITION SUMMARY

Assists store manager in ensuring that the store operates at the standards set forth by the company. Operates a store that provides positive earnings for the company. Directly supervise sales workers in store. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties. Also directs effective safety, security and sanitation programs in compliance with company policy and procedure. Provides supportive leadership to all store employees.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints. 

Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods. 

Assign employees to specific duties. 

Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers. 

Inventory stock and reorder when inventory drops to a specified level. 

Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions. 

Enforce safety, health, and security rules. 

Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to assess the condition of each product or item. 

Recruit, interview, hire, train, evaluate personnel performance, demote, promote and terminate store employees when necessary. 

Assure all employees know, understand and follow company policies and standards. 

Constantly measure performance, evaluate and take corrective action. 

Instruct staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales. 

Assure productivity of employees through example and leadership. 

Achieve sales and profit objectives through example and leadership. 

Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced, displayed and that it functions as advertised. 

Achieve maximum productivity by planning, developing and maintaining work schedules, records of employees' work schedules, timecards and all other necessary records. 

Organize, calculate and accurately enter daily sales information and sent to the corporate office. 

Maintain constant up to date knowledge of local competition. 

Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales, expand markets, and promote business. 

Control store expenses 

Plan budgets and authorize payments and merchandise returns. 

Provide adequate supervision to reduce loss due to theft. 

Stay familiar with all memos. 

Maintain and preserve company property. 

Prevent overstocks and/or out of stocks through correct product ordering. 

Develop favorable customer image through cleanliness, attractiveness and employee conduct by providing necessary supervision. 

Review and monitor all scheduled shift hours. 

Abide by all city, county, state and federal regulations. 

Assist in all areas that need attention or assign a person the complete the task. 

Record all sales at the time of purchase.

Accurately record all markups, markdowns, spoilage and store use of merchandise according to company policy. 

Verify all money from the previous day and calculate the daily deposit and sign off on office count. 

Maintain bad check log to ensure recovery of the money lost due to the returned checks. 

Prepare end of the week reports accurately or insure that they are done by trained employees. 

Properly record all hours worked on the computer, timecard report and sign the time ticket report verifying all hours worked. 

Total time ticket report accurately to insure employees are paid correctly. 

Verify and close out payroll. 

See that all new employees on each shift are trained. 

Maintain warning notices to reflect a continuous performance record of all employees. 

Advise supervisor of any personnel situations or policy violations having a negative effect on store operations.

Check all equipment for proper working conditions. 

Responsible for controlling payroll within budget guidelines. 

Enforce correct vendor check-in procedures, within company guidelines and as instructed by supervisor. 

Always keep safe locked. 

Follow company policy by maintaining a low cash drawer and utilizing the safe, as instructed by supervisor. 

Responsible for opening and closing the store. 

Complete shift-checkout report at appropriate times as instructed by supervisor. 

Notify supervisor immediately if the bank deposit is not made on a daily basis. 

Share the responsibility for controlling the inventory in the store. 

Order and maintain merchandise to prevent out of stocks. 

Build and maintain displays that are sellable. 

Prepare and maintain perishable foods according to company standards and as instructed by supervisor. 

Maintain coolers, shelves and displays by keeping them full and fronted at all times. 

Properly clean and maintain store equipment. 

Perform other job-related tasks as requested by the management staff. 

Observe management schedule by opening and closing the store on time. 

Other job-related tasks as required.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.

Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.

Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.

Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.

Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.

Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.

Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.

Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.

Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.

Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.

Presentation Skills - Ability to effectively present information publicly.

Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.

Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.

Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Education

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

Experience

One to two years of related experience

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Computer Skills

Basic Skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical Abilities Lift /Carry

Stand F (Frequently) 10 lbs or less O (Occasionally)

Walk O (Occasionally) 11-20 lbs O (Occasionally)

Sit O (Occasionally) 21-50 lbs N (Not Applicable)

Handling / Fingering F (Frequently) 51-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)

 Reach Outward F (Frequently) Over 100 lbs N (Not Applicable)

Reach Above Shoulder O (Occasionally)

Climb N (Not Applicable)

Crawl N (Not Applicable)

Squat or Kneel N (Not Applicable)

Bend O (Occasionally)

Push / Pull

12 lbs or less O (Occasionally)

13-25 lbs O (Occasionally)

26-40 lbs N (Not Applicable)

41-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation. 

O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5 hrs/day)

F (Frequently) Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day)

C (Constantly) Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5 hrs/day)

Prepared by : ____________________________ Date: _______________________________

Approval Signature: ___________________________ Date: ____________________________

Approval: ___________________________________

Approval: ___________________________________

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

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