KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Travels to assigned stores working with the Department Manager and staff to share merchandising plans for departments to meet sales, gross and labor targets.
• Works with and counsels department Managers and Store Directors in all aspects of product merchandising and customer service.
• Visits stores and evaluates on overall department presentation, cleanliness, compliance and program execution to company policy and procedures.
• Measurers store level performance through department sales, gross profit and labor percent.
• Executes plans measured through store visits, reviewing results of plans, and observing store department conditions.
• Determines success of training programs by reviewing and assessing evaluations.
• Provide work guidance to store associates in areas such as product knowledge, sales and marketing techniques, understanding of profit and loss and compliance with company policies.
• Trains department managers basics of the business and managing their department.
• Provides input to Store Director on Store Department Manager performance.
SCOPE DATA:
• Multiple state responsibility
• Varying types of areas urban vs rural within one Division
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
Education Level:
• College degree or equivalent work experience.
Experience Level:
• 5+ years in grocery retail with a strong understanding across all departments to include Front End, Grocery and Fresh operations
Skills and Experiences:
• Must possess previous Department Manager and Store Director experience.
• Possess good written and verbal communication skills and deal effectively with a wide variety of people both in person and over the phone.
• Possess a marketing orientation, good analytical and problem solving abilities.
• Possess math skills to complete straightforward analysis.
• Possess strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and motivate others without directly supervising.
• TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Division-wide travel, up to 70%.