FLSA: Non-Exempt/Hourly

Department: Operations

Company: Staples Enterprises, Inc.

Job Summary: The Produce Manager is responsible for produce department appearance and produce department operation that reflects company standards and image. The Produce manager will direct the operation of the produce department in accordance with company policy and procedures, to maximize store profits, to have a significant impact on store operating expenses and sales-volume. The Produce manager is also responsible to provide the foundation and guidance for employees to achieve maximum success and personal motivation. Manages the department to ensure an unprecedented shopping experience for customers, to promote sales, and to achieve sales budgets, profit margins, and labor goals by focusing on quality, freshness and customer service.

General:

• Greet and thank every customer.
• Observe shift operating hours, as assigned.
• Report to work on time for scheduled shifts.
• Perform daily tasks as assigned including running the register, stocking shelves, cleaning, etc…
• Adhere to all City, County, and State regulations, policies, laws, and ordinances.
• Provide each customer with prompt and courteous service.
• Stay current and familiar with Company Price Book, Training Manuals, and Employee Bulletins.
• Comply with all safety requirements.
• Notify management of all sales, cash or operation discrepancies

Employee Relations:

• Proper work scheduling and use of allocated hours when required.
• Supervises employees in a fair, consistent and impartial way in accordance with E.E.O. guidelines.
• Ensures compliance with company dress codes in areas of personal appearance, cleanliness, and uniforms for themselves and store employees.
• Promotes teamwork between store employees, supervision and staff.
• Delegates tasks to responsible personnel.
• Conducts themselves in a professional manner, speaking highly of the company in the presence of other employees, vendors, and customers

Communication:

• Be available for “on call” and have direct access to a telephone at all times.
• Relays information from manager or supervisor to all store employees.
• Notify management of any personnel situations or policy violations that have an adverse impact on store operations, safety or work environment. This includes illegal activity.
• Keeps all store information confidential.

Merchandising:

• Orders merchandise and maintains proper gross profits
• Checks competition prices
• Ensures that correct pricing is maintained and that merchandise is rotated, clean and in date code.
• Is aware of and assists with all promotions according to the marketing plan, displaying advertising material, window banners, and displays on a timely basis.

Customer Relations:

• Assures that each customer receives prompt and courteous service
• Handles customer complaints in a professional and helpful manner.
• Uses suggestive selling to improve sales.

Job Specific:

• Responsible for the day to day operations of the produce department
• Manage department activities related to stocking, pricing, and rotation of merchandise
• Assist in ordering, receiving, display and sale of all product in accordance to company quality and merchandising standards
• Manage department inventory control to maintain proper stock level so that there is no out of stock and overstock products
• Ensure that work environment is clean and safe
• Dispose all outdated and spoiled produce, which is no longer suitable for sale
• Provide clear, attractive, consistent signage
• Trim, wash, bundle produce as needed
• Maintain produce display, prep and storage areas in clean, orderly condition, meeting health department standards
• Maintain department equipment in working order. Advise manager of equipment repair or replacement needs.

Job Requirements:

• Ability to speak, read, understand, written and spoken English at the eighth-grade level.

• Ability to perform basic arithmetic calculations in order to be able to make change, complete shift reports and account for number of a variety of products during vendor check-ins.

• Sufficient visual acuity to check identification and process payments.

• Ability to read and understand instructions for operating electronic cash registers and other equipment.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. on a regular basis.
• Ability to stock shelves and coolers, climb a ladder to clean windows, sweep, mop, dust, and collect trash. This requires the ability to climb, reach, stoop, bend, kneel, crawl, etc.… (A good range of motion and flexibility is necessary).
• Ability to tolerate exposure to gasoline fumes and cleaning products.
• Ability to work in cooler – exposure to temperatures of 35 degrees for up to 20 minutes at a time.
• Ability to work in freezer – exposure to temperature of – 20 degrees for up to 3 minutes.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, possible nine or more hours and work alone.