Price Rite - Produce Manager (PRRC) Salary Range $22.90 - $34.38/hr

About the position

The Produce Manager at Price Rite is responsible for overseeing the Produce department, ensuring maximum sales, maintaining store conditions, and protecting company assets. This role involves leading a team, managing inventory, and ensuring compliance with company standards while delivering excellent customer service. The Produce Manager plays a crucial role in achieving the company's operational objectives and enhancing the shopping experience for customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage, supervise, and provide leadership to 10-15 team members in the store.
• Interview, hire, and train associates; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline associates; address complaints and resolve problems.
• Maintain store conditions per company standard to improve profitability.
• Maximize department sales and profits.
• Develop and maintain a team concept to improve associate morale, communications, non-union status, and working conditions.
• Achieve or surpass productivity and payroll goals in each department.
• Maintain customer service levels according to company standards.
• Comply with company and governmental sanitation standards.
• Ensure weekly on-hand inventory goals through proper ordering practices.
• Manage the recruitment, development, training, and counseling of all associates.
• Establish a working relationship with all support staff and supervisors.
• Develop a daily/weekly workload plan, coordinate responsibilities, and follow through to maximize results.
• Execute merchandising directives.
• Ensure proper maintenance and safe use of equipment.
• Responsible for opening or closing the store, where applicable.
• Establish community involvement.

Requirements

• Associate's degree (A. A.) from a two-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of the organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.