Position Summary:

Responsible for assisting the over-all operation of the Grocery Department. You must have good organizational skills, a great understanding of both customer and employee needs, promote teamwork within the store, and complete your work timely and accurately.

Primary Position Duties:

 

• Develop maximum customer relations through a friendly and courteous behavior.
• Promote a high level of morale within department and store, utilizing friendly but professional methods of honest and open communication.
• Provides a safe, clean and positive environment; and consistently builds and supports a culture that is based on relationships and continuous improvement.
• Has knowledge of and complies with all company policies, procedures, programs and directives. Refers to Team Member Handbook continually to ensure policies and procedures are followed. Promotes a harassment-free environment, and immediately reports any potential harmful situation to management.
• Continually strives to build knowledge and skills, both personally and within the department and store through training and education of self and other team members.
• Attends departmental, store and company meetings as required; contributes to profits and revenues and meets productivity standards.
• Assist in planning, organizing, and directing the activities of the Grocery department.
• Participation in the selection and training of all night stock team members for the store.
• Manage and delegate responsibilities to various personnel of the department, and in the absence of the Grocery Manager take charge of the department.
• Assist in the receiving, storing, pricing and merchandising of all grocery products.
• Assure adequate stock and supplies by proper ordering, so that department inventory can be maintained at optimum levels.
• Continue practice of self-development so that additional duties and responsibilities can be assumed.
• Responsible for insuring the completion of all tasks as instructed by Grocery Manager and Store Director.
• Work in coordination of the Grocery Manager and Store Director to oversee all day to day store operations.
• Assist management in striving to obtain quarterly financial goals in inventory control, labor percentage and quality control.
• Evaluate the department continually and make recommendations to Grocery Manager.
• Understanding of gross profit, merchandising, preparing and displaying product within set guidelines and standards. Maintains effective control of department sales, wage expenses and inventory within established budgets. Ensures department contributes to profits and revenues.
• Maintains an awareness of the department's competitive activity within the store marketing areas.
• Responsible for executing Code Red programs for new items.
• Responsible for shelf maintenance including facing, tag alignment, shelf degradation reports, and seasonal merchandising.
• Knowledge of Front End equipment and policies and procedures. 
• This job description is a summary of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Other duties or responsibilities may be assigned by those who are in direct authority or by the Store Director.

 

Position Requirements:

 

• Experience: Past grocery experience required
• Minimum Age: 21 Years of age.
• Lifting Requirements: Ability to lift 30+ pounds
• Equipment: Box Cutter, handcart, pallet jack, ladders, trash compactor, cardboard compactor, etc.
• Physical Abilities: Regularly required to walk, stand, sit, twist, and bend; repetitive use of hands and arms to push, pull, carry, lift, reach, grip and balance; occasionally stoop, crouch, kneel or crawl. Lifting may include floor to shoulder and overhead lifting. Occasional use and climbing of step stools or ladders required.
• Communication: Ability to write, speak, hear and understand the spoken word in order to respond promptly to pages, requests, team members and guests. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance manuals.

 

Education or Skills:

High School diploma or GED; or related job experience and/or training are required.
 

Benefits:

-Excellent medical, dental, vision, 401K and life insurance available to full time team members
-10% discount, restrictions apply
-Ace Hardware Discount at Lees Ace Hardware locations
-Paid Time Off to those who qualify
-Paid time and a quarter on Sundays