Company description

The Good Life Grocery is a local small business dedicated to providing healthy, natural and fair-priced food to the San Francisco community. Working at The Good Life Grocery is not only about selling quality, healthy food but also about connecting with great customers and co-workers in a positive working and learning environment.

Job description

The Good Life Grocery seeks a Grocery Manager with strong retail grocery and management experience and a passion for selling and promoting great food. Under the supervision of the Assistant General Manager and General Manager, the Grocery Manager will lead the Grocery Department and contribute to a customer-service focused workplace. Qualified candidates have a collaborative, “can do” spirit and at least 5 years of retail grocery management experience.

 

Skills/Proficiencies for this position:

• Retail grocery, product merchandising and purchasing experience
• Management experience in a retail environment with strong supervisory skills and great customer service expertise
• Great communication skills with customers, vendors, employees and managers
• Able to solve problems as they arise between employees and be able to implement successful solutions
• Understand and be interested in current natural food trends and grocery store merchandise practices
• Be detail oriented regarding store inventory, ordering and merchandising
• Have a positive attitude and willingness to train employees again and again
• Spanish speaking ability helpful for training and supervision, but not required

 

Responsibilities for this Position: 

 

General Management

• Under the supervision of the Assistant GM and the GM, responsible for all aspects of the Grocery Department in the Bernal Heights store (Grocery includes: dry grocery, taxable grocery, dairy, bulk, refrigerated, and frozen foods
• Manage Grocery Department associates, creating a supportive, efficient and customer service focused workplace
• Flexible availability to work, including regularly helping to open and/or close the store

 

Merchandising and Logistics

• Oversee grocery inventory management, including all receiving procedures and price adjustments
• Manage the price labeling system for the shelving
• Oversee placement of all product merchandising, batch sales and ad information throughout store
• Ability to prepare and transmit all grocery orders to specific vendors on a regular basis
• Review invoices and purchase orders and negotiate with vendors for adjustments as needed
• Assure all grocery items are sold at the margins suggested by the General Manager or Assistant General Manager
• Suggest new items and any major resets to General Manager or Assistant General Manager
• Track movement and sales in the Grocery Department and make suggestions to improve store sets and displays
• Work closely with managers to prepare monthly sales ads and create incentives to push sales

 

Personnel

• Supervise and train Grocery Department staff to perform at their best and know the grocery products well
• Report key issues management staff
• Participate in and contribute to manager’s meetings

 

Position includes medical and dental insurance, 401K, flexible scheduling, employee purchase discount, and commuter transit benefits.

 

Compensation this position is : salaried, varies DOE, $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 Application instructions Deadlineno deadline Attachment click here to download the attached document.