PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facility Management
  • Understand standard level of housekeeping and maintenance throughout the store, warehouse, equipment, vehicles and grounds
  • Learn security processes and procedures to ensure all security and safety systems are in order
  • Gain competency around Company image and ensure it is projected favorably at all times
• Personnel Management
  • Learn all company and store policies and standard procedures
  • Assist with recruiting and interviewing prospective employees making recommendations to hire
  • Assist with new employee orientation process
  • Contribute to routine employee meeting schedule to provide safety, store, and new product training
  • Ensure all employees are following Company policies, procedures, personnel and safety rules
• Sales Management
  • Understand store and grounds layout to achieve maximum utilization of selling areas
  • Supervise the display of merchandise for sales efficiency taking into consideration seasonal products and traffic
  • Assist in coordinating displays to coincide with advertising
  • Create in-store promotions and follow through with Company provided promotions to promote traffic
• Inventory Management
  • Learn ordering process for feed and merchandise according to Company policies and procedures using appropriate forms
  • Gain understanding of market analysis
  • Assist in selecting appropriate product mix based on market trends and inventory turns
  • Learn pricing structure and proper margin levels for merchandise
  • Maintain appropriate contacts with suppliers according to Company policies and procedures
  • Learn store monthly and annual inventory processes
• Accounting Management
  
  • Learn invoice processing
  • Understand receiving process for all vendors
  • Learn cash management procedures and maintain security over daily cash and bank deposits
  • Learn to prepare the daily cash report
  • Verify all credit sales are within terms