Grocery Manager - Maumee

Walt Churchill’s Market is looking for a Full-Time Grocery Manager at our Maumee, OH location.

If you LOVE great food, deliver consistent QUALITY, RESPECT your co-workers, CARE about customers, and maintain a SAFE and CLEAN work environment, we want to talk to you!

Job Summary:

The Grocery Manager works to maximize sales and profitability for their department by providing excellent customer service and maintaining department and store cleanliness. The Grocery Manager maintains a well-stocked department, follows store procedures, and keeps an eye toward improving processes and product offerings whenever possible. The Grocery Manager supervises all Grocery Department employees and is expected to work 5 days per week for a total of 45 hours, including one weekend day.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide exceptional service in all areas
• Maintain a clean, organized, and well-stocked department on the sales floor and in the stock room
• Assure proper stocking and rotation of all department products, including backstock
• Participate in meetings with vendors and department managers, including but not limited to weekly manager meetings and marketing meetings
• Maintain timely email, phone, and in-person communication with vendors and customers
• Coordinate product additions and pricing information with vendors, department managers at other WCM locations, and the pricing department
• Work with the store manager to plan future ad features and AppCard promotions
• Track sales and order products to meet customer demand and increase profits, maintaining adequate inventory on all products
• Ensure incoming grocery shipments are unloaded efficiently and safely
• Control department expenses by enhancing operations, meeting budgeted goals, and controlling shrink
• Minimize out-of-stock and overstock product to ensure fresh merchandise
• Ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards mandated by government regulations
• Train staff on job duties, department procedures, and proper/safe use of equipment
• Delegate work for maximum productivity, and motivate staff to achieve department goals
• Monitor staff progress and provide feedback regularly; coach and complete performance evaluations
• Regularly verify product pricing and replace price tags and/or signage as needed
• Promote grocery items using announcements, special displays, signage, cross merchandising, weekly ads, and seasonal plans for end caps and shippers
• Keep up with product and merchandising trends in the area by visiting other stores, visiting relevant websites, talking with customers, etc; implement improvements in the Grocery Department in order to keep WCM relevant and competitive
• Determine optimal staffing levels and schedule staff for full coverage, not exceeding the maximum sales per labor hour
• Attend food shows as directed by upper management
• Conduct quarterly inventory for the department
• May be called upon to manage store in absence of the Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager
• May be expected to take on additional store duties, such as running the cash register and closing the store as needed
• Should expect to closer the store at least 1 night per week

We Offer:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan - Become a WCM Owner!!
• Begin accruing PTO immediately, with eligibility to use it after 90 days
• Employee Discount
• 401K with Company Match
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Training and Job Advancement Opportunities

COME BEE PART OF OUR 100+ YEAR TRADITION AND SEE WHY WALT CHURCHILL'S MARKET IS "BETTER BECAUSE"!!