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Houchens Food Group

164583 Assistant Manager

Houchens Food Group, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States, 42701

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Job Title Assistant Manager (ID: 164583)

Company Houchens Food Group (HFG)

Department Grocery

Job Status Full Time

Key Details

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Store Manager

Grade/Level: High School or Equivalent

Amount of Travel: As needed

Work Schedule: Shift hours best suit store operation needs. Supervised positions include Meat Manager, Produce Manager, Front/End, Office Manager, Deli Manager, QSR Members, Shift Manager, Clerks, Sales Associates, Cashiers, Staff. Nights, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Position Overview 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 supervises sales workers in store. Duties may include management functions such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work.

Core Responsibilities

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 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, timecards and all other necessary records.

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

Maintain 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 a favorable customer image through cleanliness, attractiveness and employee conduct.

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 to 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.

Ensure check cashing policies are followed to company standards.

Prepare end-of-week reports accurately or ensure that they are done by trained employees.

Approve timecards in Paylocity, verifying all hours worked.

Ensure 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.

Control payroll within budget guidelines.

Enforce correct vendor check-in procedures.

Keep the safe locked and maintain a low cash drawer.

Open and close the store.

Complete shift-checkout report as instructed.

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

Share responsibility for controlling the inventory in the store.

Order and maintain merchandise to prevent out of stocks.

Build and maintain sellable displays.

Prepare and maintain perishable foods according to company standards.

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 management staff.

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

Other job-related tasks as required.

Qualifications

Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for 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.

Creative – Ability to think in a way that produces new concepts or ideas.

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

Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to minute details.

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 goals.

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.

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.

Time Management – Ability to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

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

Why Join Us? At Houchens Food Group, we value our employees and are committed to their growth and success. We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Education

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

Experience

One to two years of related experience

Skills & Abilities

Computer Skills

Basic Skills

Other Requirements

Required to have access to a phone at all times, able to perform basic math calculations.

Physical Demands

Lift / Carry – 10 lbs or less (Frequently) or 11–20 lbs (Occasionally)

Stand – 10 lbs or less (Frequently) or 11–20 lbs (Occasionally)

Walk – 11–20 lbs (Occasionally)

Sit – 21–50 lbs (Occasionally)

Handling / Fingering – 51–100 lbs (Not Applicable)

Reach Outward – Over 100 lbs (Not Applicable)

Reach Above Shoulder – (Occasionally)

Climb – (Occasionally)

Crawl – (Occasionally)

Squat or Kneel – (Occasionally)

Bend – (Occasionally)

Push / Pull – 12 lbs or less (Occasionally) to 41–100 lbs (Occasionally)

Activity notes: N (Not Applicable) – Activity not applicable; O (Occasionally) – up to 33% of the time; F (Frequently) – 33%–66%; C (Constantly) – >66%.

Houchens Food Group is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy. Applicants may request accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy.

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Other

Industries Retail

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