About the role
Job Summary:
We are looking for a Fresh Foods Manager to join our new Surrey store. This role will oversee the operations and display for the fresh food items within the store, while managing the Fresh Foods team!
As the Fresh Foods Manager, this role will focus on ensuring quality and freshness of all produce and perishable items. Further responsibilities will include ordering of raw product and supplies for the department and implementing merchandising initiatives that promote sales, while meeting customer requirements and maximizing profits.
Our ideal candidate will have previous retail experience, has expertise in supervising and guiding staff towards maximum performance, and a love of produce!
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff
- Oversees the daily workflow of the department
- Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
- Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Plan and merchandise produce display cases and adapt to local and seasonal availability
- Keep shelves fully stocked with fresh products
- Ensure all receiving invoices are accurate when items are received and request credit for lost, missing or poor-quality products from supplier
- Manage high rotation inventory and shrinkage; conduct regular inventory counts
- Monitor that regular deep cleaning tasks are maintained in order to uphold the working condition of all coolers, produce tables, and displays
- Assist customers to the appropriate aisle or shelve to assist with purchasing decisions
- Ensure the store is clean, safe and ready for shoppers
- Process cash register payments by cash, credit card, gift card, and debit
- Balance and reconcile cash at end of work shift
- Rotation, loading and unloading of department product
- Backroom and inventory management
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Abel to meet a flexible with work schedule including weekends, early morning and evenings
- Excellent interpersonal skills with staff and customers
- A proven team player and who is also team-focused
- Strong problem solving and in-the-moment decision-making skills, process improvement, strategic planning, verbal communication, customer focus, management proficiency
- Skilled at prioritizing tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
- Able to function well in a high-paced environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
Education and Experience:
- Completion of a post-secondary program related to hospitality or food and beverage service management
- A minimum of 2 years of demonstrable experience in a supervisory capacity at a retail store, or similar
- Experience operating a point-of-sale systems
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Prolonged periods of standing and walking
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times and carry moderately heavy loads, such as stock items, supplies, or equipment
- Able to bend, stoop, and kneel to inspect merchandise, shelves, and storage areas
About Us
Stong’s Market is a locally owned, community focused grocery store. We offer a wide variety of local and boutique products at both our Vancouver and North Vancouver full-service locations. Our Stong’s Market Express Department are experts at home delivery straight to your front door. The Stong’s name has a rich history with over 85 years of grocery experience and we are committed to a unique and family friendly grocery shopping experience
Our Commitment
Stong’s Market is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Stong’s Market is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals during the recruitment process. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please notify the hiring manager when contacted for an interview.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to apply online at stongs.com/careers.
This position has been posted internally and externally
About Stong's Markets
Stong’s Market is your local full service grocery store, established in 1931 in Vancouver by Carson Stong. We are 100% BC owned and operated.
At Stong’s, we offer a wide selection of products. We carry all major national brands as well as an extensive selection of unique, gourmet, natural and organic products. We pride ourselves on being the local grocer and in turn support local suppliers large and small. You can find hundreds of local brands throughout our stores.
To top it off, our Meat Department is second to none. Our meat is cut fresh and packaged in-store by apprenticed meat cutters not at a central plant. Our selection includes exotic seafood and gourmet items such as pheasant, quail, and ostrich.
Thank you for choosing to shop local.
About the role
Job Summary:
We are looking for a Fresh Foods Manager to join our new Surrey store. This role will oversee the operations and display for the fresh food items within the store, while managing the Fresh Foods team!
As the Fresh Foods Manager, this role will focus on ensuring quality and freshness of all produce and perishable items. Further responsibilities will include ordering of raw product and supplies for the department and implementing merchandising initiatives that promote sales, while meeting customer requirements and maximizing profits.
Our ideal candidate will have previous retail experience, has expertise in supervising and guiding staff towards maximum performance, and a love of produce!
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff
- Oversees the daily workflow of the department
- Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
- Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Plan and merchandise produce display cases and adapt to local and seasonal availability
- Keep shelves fully stocked with fresh products
- Ensure all receiving invoices are accurate when items are received and request credit for lost, missing or poor-quality products from supplier
- Manage high rotation inventory and shrinkage; conduct regular inventory counts
- Monitor that regular deep cleaning tasks are maintained in order to uphold the working condition of all coolers, produce tables, and displays
- Assist customers to the appropriate aisle or shelve to assist with purchasing decisions
- Ensure the store is clean, safe and ready for shoppers
- Process cash register payments by cash, credit card, gift card, and debit
- Balance and reconcile cash at end of work shift
- Rotation, loading and unloading of department product
- Backroom and inventory management
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Abel to meet a flexible with work schedule including weekends, early morning and evenings
- Excellent interpersonal skills with staff and customers
- A proven team player and who is also team-focused
- Strong problem solving and in-the-moment decision-making skills, process improvement, strategic planning, verbal communication, customer focus, management proficiency
- Skilled at prioritizing tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
- Able to function well in a high-paced environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
Education and Experience:
- Completion of a post-secondary program related to hospitality or food and beverage service management
- A minimum of 2 years of demonstrable experience in a supervisory capacity at a retail store, or similar
- Experience operating a point-of-sale systems
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Prolonged periods of standing and walking
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times and carry moderately heavy loads, such as stock items, supplies, or equipment
- Able to bend, stoop, and kneel to inspect merchandise, shelves, and storage areas
About Us
Stong’s Market is a locally owned, community focused grocery store. We offer a wide variety of local and boutique products at both our Vancouver and North Vancouver full-service locations. Our Stong’s Market Express Department are experts at home delivery straight to your front door. The Stong’s name has a rich history with over 85 years of grocery experience and we are committed to a unique and family friendly grocery shopping experience
Our Commitment
Stong’s Market is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Stong’s Market is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals during the recruitment process. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please notify the hiring manager when contacted for an interview.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to apply online at stongs.com/careers.
This position has been posted internally and externally
About Stong's Markets
Stong’s Market is your local full service grocery store, established in 1931 in Vancouver by Carson Stong. We are 100% BC owned and operated.
At Stong’s, we offer a wide selection of products. We carry all major national brands as well as an extensive selection of unique, gourmet, natural and organic products. We pride ourselves on being the local grocer and in turn support local suppliers large and small. You can find hundreds of local brands throughout our stores.
To top it off, our Meat Department is second to none. Our meat is cut fresh and packaged in-store by apprenticed meat cutters not at a central plant. Our selection includes exotic seafood and gourmet items such as pheasant, quail, and ostrich.
Thank you for choosing to shop local.