Retail Manager (Food Manager)

The Food Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling all activities related to selling under Food product line(s) to ensure attainment of objectives and targets within the acceptable cost and shrinkage level. He or she ensures that merchandising standards for all merchandise in the store are met and maintained.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Making sure proper stocking and proper presentation standards of Food products.
• Record Food product markdowns, while analyzing causes and taking corrective action to prevent recurrences.
• Assist in training assigned associates in the proper execution of hourly recovery standards to model store standards.
• Assist in ensuring the stores HHT is used as an investigative device to prevent out of stocks as well as overstocks.
• Assist with the organization of the receiving area.
• Assist with ensuring all merchandise is presented according to established practices and plans. Utilize merchandise fixtures properly including presentation, product pricing and signage.
• Minimize damages and markdowns, ensure accurate scanning and paperwork, and follow inventory control procedures to maintain accurate inventory levels.
• Ascertain that proper merchandise stock, pricing and code dates are properly communicated with the Buyers
• Manage store in the absence of the Store Manager or Merchandising Manager.