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Produce Manager

Full-time

We're looking for our next awesome Produce Manager!


A day in the life of a Produce Manager is never the same but, in this role, you would expect to lead the day to day activities of the produce department operations in a retail store, ensuring the department is fully staffed, trained and operating to company standards.


What You'll Do:

  • Order and maintain inventory control to ensure freshness, product quality and turnover.
  • Check and verify receivables for amount, quality, count or weight, condition and store in appropriate areas.
  • Manage a team that completes stocking and merchandising tasks, to ensure product quality protection, accuracy, and date sensitive rotation, ensure all spoiled/damaged products are handled per established guidelines.
  • Maintain familiarity with all products carried in the department.
  • Know the ad items, special prices, coupon deals or other features that apply to the store's sales program.
  • Implements and maintain work schedules, labor control and payroll expense control programs for the department.
  • Responsible for department management including staffing, training, performance management and career development of associates, and developing and monitoring department goals. Develop and monitor department budget as required.
  • Make recommendations to improve current programs and processes.
  • Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Sound like you? Here's what you'll need:

  • High School Graduate (Required) or Equivalent (GED).
  • Two years of retail experience preferred.
  • One-year supervisory experience.
  • Strong written and verbal communication, and bookkeeping skills.
  • Good organization, prioritization, decision-making, problem solving and conflict management skills.
  • Strong leadership abilities with capability to work in a hands-on environment.
  • Good knowledge of retail store operations; knowledge of retail management systems.
  • You are comfortable using computers and similar devices including e-mail and spreadsheets

Physical Requirements: May be required to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds frequently, and up to 50 pounds occasionally. The associate is required to stand and walk for extended periods of time and may bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is subject to a typical retail store environment (varied temperatures) and is exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Travel requirements vary by assignment.

Tom's Food Center - Okemos

1619 W Grand River Ave, Meridian Charter Township, MI, 48864
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