Produce Manager - Full Time (Term)

Job summary

The Produce Manager provides strategic leadership to the Produce Team to ensure operational efficiency, merchandising excellence, and sales growth. The role is responsible for recruitment, performance management, health and safety compliance, and administrative oversight of the department.

Job details

Homestead Co-op is hiring a Full Time Produce Manager (Term) at our Carman Food Store location. Who we are: Co-op does business differently. As a co-operative, we believe in working together to serve Western Canada, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. To learn more about who we are and how you can help bring our brand to life, visit us at www.homesteadco-op.crs [http://www.homesteadco-op.crs/] What you’ll do: Reporting to the Food Manager your duties will include but are not limited to; providing strategic leadership to the Produce Team Members to ensure operational efficiencies and processes are followed to align with the strategy, objectives and vision of the respective department. This role will work with the Food Store Manager to determine current and future capabilities required for effective execution of merchandising, marketing, image/fixed assets, talent development in addition to driving sales. Responsible for recruitment, performance management, team member relations, health and safety, marketing, merchandising, fixed asset management, and administrative duties. This position requires some out of town travel and out of province travel approximately 1 -3 times per year. Travel may be for seminars, conferences, or competition checks as well as to assist in alternate locations as required. This may change depending on operational requirements. Who you are: You are looking for a career in Retail and: * You have excellent customer service skills, communication skills and the ability to problem solve. * You are highly motivated and organized. * You possess strong interpersonal skills. * You demonstrate the ability to provide leadership and motivate employees. * You have Grade 12 or Equivalent with a preference for post-secondary education (business diploma or degree) * You have previous experience (3-5 years) in a retail environment with supervisory responsibilities, with a preference for produce experience * You have your Food Safety Certificate and a commitment to ongoing development in the industry. * Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. * Must be able to work a variety of shifts including days, evenings and weekends. * You’re honest and trustworthy, are results-orientated and strive to be the best in what you do. Core Competencies: Proven abilities in the following competencies is considered an asset: 1. Drives Engagement – Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. 2. Builds Effective Teams – Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. 3. Manages Conflict – handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise. 4. Interpersonal Savvy – relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. Homestead offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefit package and an employer matched pension plan. We encourage our Team to take advantage of learning opportunities to grow and develop and we foster a culture of living up to our values of Integrity, Responsibility, and Excellence. At Co-op, we embrace diversity and inclusion, and we’re working to create a workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected to continue in the recruitment process will be contacted. Homestead Consumers Co‐op Ltd. is here to serve our members and customers with products and services that help build, feed, and fuel individuals and communities. We are a different kind of business, being member-owned means that any profits are returned to our members and stay in the local economy. We live where you live, work where you work, and help grow the economy right here.

What you’ll do

The Produce Manager provides strategic leadership to the Produce Team to ensure operational efficiency, merchandising excellence, and sales growth. The role is responsible for recruitment, performance management, health and safety compliance, and administrative oversight of the department.

Requirements

Candidates must have 3-5 years of retail supervisory experience, with a preference for produce-specific backgrounds and a Food Safety Certificate. A Grade 12 diploma is required, while post-secondary education in business is considered an asset.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package
• Employer matched pension plan
• Learning opportunities

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Operational Efficiency · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Strategic leadership
• Operational efficiency
• Merchandising
• Marketing
• Talent development
• Performance management
• Team member relations
• Health and safety
• Administrative duties
• Customer service
• Communication skills
• Problem solving
• Food safety
• Retail management
• Conflict management
• Interpersonal skills
• Lifting Ability
• Builds Effective Teams
• Talent Development
• Administrative Functions
• Conflict Handling
• Self-Motivation
• Management
• Customer Service
• Communication
• Cooperation
• Economics
• Performance Management
• Sales
• Fixed Asset
• Food Safety And Sanitation
• Leadership
• Interpersonal Communications
• Problem Solving
• Strategic Leadership
• Trustworthiness
• Honesty

Job areas

• Retail
• Management & Leadership
• Food & Beverage
• Customer Service & Support
• Administrative
• Produce Manager
• Retail Store Manager
• Shop Supervisors
• First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

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