SpartanNash
Food Solutions
CenterStoreLead
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“Center Store Lead at SpartanNash. Skills: Department management, Inventory management, Team leadership. Order and maintain inventory. Minimize known loss”
What You'll Achieve.
Meet company goals; Meet key performance indicators
Industry & Context.
Problem solving; Conflict management
Lift up to 30 pounds frequently, Lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, Stand and walk extended periods, Bend, stoop, twist, turn frequently, Varied temperatures, Outside weather conditions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
High School Graduate or Equivalent (GED)
Nice to Have
0-2 years of retail experience, Suggestive Selling/Knowledge of Products
What You'll Do.
Order and maintain inventory
Utilize inventory control procedures
Ensure product freshness and quality
Review and validate received orders
Store all product appropriately
Manage team to complete stocking
Ensure product quality
Ensure production planning
Ensure date sensitive rotation
Handle spoiled/damaged products per guidelines
Maintain familiarity with all products
Know ad items and special prices
Communicate and execute weekly Flight Plan
Follow company policies and timelines
Manage scheduling according to forecasted guidelines
Support department manager in implementing schedules
Support department manager in labor control
Support department manager in overtime control
Support department manager in payroll expense
Implement Our Winning Recipe
Model core values and competencies
Support department manager in staffing
Support department manager in training
Support department manager in performance management
Support department manager in career development
Support department manager in developing department goals
Support department manager in monitoring department goals
Support department manager in developing department forecasts
Support department manager in monitoring department forecasts
Attend and participate in daily huddles
Attend and participate in manager meetings
Attend and participate in district meetings
Attend and participate in company meetings
Maintain a clean department
Maintain an attractive department
Maintain a well stocked department
Execute Prime Time standards
Follow all food safety guidelines
Maintain all food safety requirements
Take immediate corrective action for food safety
Follow all safety guidelines
Maintain all safety requirements
Take immediate corrective action for safety
Support department manager in developing implementation plan
Meet company goals and key performance indicators
Perform daily cycle count
Monitor daily programs for date checking
Monitor weekly programs for date checking
Monitor monthly programs for date checking
Monitor daily programs for shelf cleaning
Monitor weekly programs for shelf cleaning
Monitor monthly programs for shelf cleaning
Follow all PPE guidelines
Follow all Safety Guidelines
Follow all Food Safety Expectations
Follow all Cleaning Expectations
Follow Guest Experience Guidelines
Be assigned tasks in other departments
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Manager meetings; District meetings; Company meetings
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication
Full Job Description
As a member of the C&S Wholesale Grocers family of companies, SpartanNash is a food solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life. A distributor, wholesaler and retailer with a global supply chain network, SpartanNash distributes grocery and household goods, including fresh produce and the Our Family® portfolio of products, to locations in all 50 states. Our braggingly happy team members — ranging from bakery managers to order selectors; from IT developers to vice presidents of finance; from HR Business Partners to export specialists — create braggingly happy customers spanning national accounts, independent and chain grocers, e-commerce retailers, U.S. military commissaries and exchanges, and the Company’s own brick-and-mortar grocery stores, pharmacies and fuel centers. Ready to contribute to the success of our food solutions company? Apply now! **Location:** 303 South Main Street - River Falls, Wisconsin 54022 **Position Summary:** This role is responsible to lead the day-to-day activities of the department operations in a retail store, ensuring the associates are trained, the department is fully staffed, operating at company standards, and meeting all company goals and key performance indicators. **Here’s what you’ll do:** * Be responsible to order and maintain inventory in your department, including proper markdown procedures to minimize known loss while utilizing inventory control procedures to ensure product freshness and quality. * Review and validate received orders for amount, quality, count or weight, condition, and ensure all product is stored in appropriate areas. * Manage a team that completes all stocking, production, and additional tasks to ensure product quality, production planning, accuracy, and date sensitive rotation, as well as ensure all spoiled/damaged products are handled per established guidelines. * Maintain familiarity with all products carried in the department as well as throughout the store. * Know the ad items, spe
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