Store Merchandise Manager

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Store Merchandise Manager leads and manages center store department (dry grocery, general merchandise, alcohol, dairy and frozen food) operations and associates to execute company best practices to maximize sales and profitability. Oversees the processes for inventory control, receiving product, planogram integrity and pricing to ensure efficiency, accuracy and compliance for company policies and municipal/state/federal laws. Creates a shopping and working environment that exemplifies the company’s commitment to service, quality and neighborhood partnerships.

Increases customer confidence and loyalty by promoting clean and consistent operating conditions, courteous and prompt service. This is a working management position that requires a balance of physical labor, delegation, team building, leadership, planning, and administrative work.

• Overall Customer Satisfaction OSAT (Grocery) — Gauges the customer experience in each respective area of the business. Focus on Assortment, Cleanliness, Freshness, Staff Friendliness and Stock Availability.
• On Shelf Availability — Ensures all processes are followed to allow customers to purchase their needs.
• Date Check Pro % — Ensures the freshest product for our customers by following all processes to increase sales and decrease shrink, while improving profits.

• Store Leadership — Leads and empowers teams to deliver a great shopping experience for our customers in alignment with the company’s vision, goals, expectations, and policies while maintaining open communication channels for ideas, suggestions, and feedback. Values diversity and supports an inclusive environment by embracing the backgrounds and experiences of the team. Establishes and maintains a professional working relationship with customers, associates, schools, vendors, suppliers, and regulatory agencies.
• Fiscal Leadership — Manages in-stock conditions, inventory, shrink, pricing, receiving and expenses including labor and supply management. Maximizes sales and profits by ensuring effective display and sales techniques, efficient ordering, scheduling and work planning. Provides guidance in product and supply ordering, equipment setup, department organization and vendor assistance.
• Department Leadership — Delegates authority, responsibility and accountability to managers and creates a coordinated, motivated management team. Trains and coaches department managers on all KPIs, product stocking, customer service, product knowledge, suggestive selling, safety and sanitation. Communicates departments’ progress, financial results, recommendations and training enhancements. Uses initiative and good judgment to act on opportunities and issues as they occur within the store location.
  
  Teaches, coaches and advises department managers on sound decision-making principles and application in daily operations. Ensures all policies, programs and directives are communicated and executed in a positive and timely manner. Ensures store operations are consistent with all aspects of federal, state and company health, safety, and sanitation codes.
• Associate Leadership — Supports hiring and training execution in the store. Ensures recruiting, interviewing and hiring of the best-qualified applicants through proactive and consistent recruitment techniques within company established compensation guidelines. Supports onboarding and new hire training as outlined by best practices. Coaches, holds associates accountable, and makes recommendations as needed. Ensures adherence to all state and federal employment laws and company policies and procedures.
• Safety and Compliance — Adheres to regulatory compliance pertaining to food safety, USDA & COOL, and…