Produce Manager
On-siteAlbany, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Manage department sales and profits using acceptable business practices while leading department personnel and maintaining product levels and quality control in produce and floral departments. Ensure fresh fruits and vegetables are displayed according to company standards and all regulatory food safety practices. Carries out management responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, training, and developing partners; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding, and disciplining partners; and scheduling, addressing complaints, and resolving problems. Reviews historical data to predict future sales from ads and promotions. Manages inventory using item management processes to ensure satisfactory in-stock levels. Reviews profit and loss, sales, shrink, and labor data; provides verbal or written summary to upper management regarding any related issues. Responsible for maintaining and improving sales performance, financial results, public relations, product quality, and work standards. Inspects product for quality control and food safety standards; adheres to all governmental product origin labeling. Promotes product sales through use of suggestive selling initiatives and appealing product displays. Cuts and trims products using sharp knives; prepares and displays product to ensure high quality presentation and appearance. Ensures maintenance of stock conditions on produce and floral display racks, tables, and shelves. Checks inventory on trucks, unloads products, and ensures accuracy of inventory, product ordering, and associated paperwork. Provides friendly and customer service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions, and responding to customer complaints. Maintains clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures.
Required Qualifications
- High school Diploma or GED
- Two or more years of related experience
- Equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education
- Minimum of 18 years of age
- 21 years of age or older (for driving)
- Food Handler certification
- Manager Food Safety certification
- Ability to operate a manual or electric pallet jack
- Ability to safely operate hazardous tools and equipment such as a bailer
- Ability to read and operate digital equipment, meters, dials, and/or calibrated scales
- Ability to use precision and non-precision hand tools
- Ability to safely work with sharp objects such as knives, box cutters
- Ability to lead and motivate others
- Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work well with fellow partners and promote a team environment
- Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal form with customers and partners
- Ability to learn new technology systems, methods, and processes
- Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Must be attentive to potential hazards and remedy or place appropriate warning signs or devices around or near the hazard as soon as is reasonably possible
- Must report any potential hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor
- Advanced knowledge of produce department operations
- Advanced knowledge of in-store ordering machine and inventory management processes
- Advanced knowledge of scheduling software systems
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