Job Position Requirements

Santa Fe Mercados Inc. has a fast pace environment that focuses around our employees and customers. We emphasize the importance of service, team spirit, responsibility and contribution in order to be successful. The following requirements are also necessary to ensure your success at Santa Fe Foods as an Assistant Manager.

• Minimum of 1-year experience as an Assistant Manager role with multiple responsibilities.
• Knowledge and understanding of day-to-day grocery/retail operations.
• Bilingual English/Spanish with the ability to read, write and speak both languages fluently.
• Decision-making, speaking and strong interpersonal skills to be able to communicate with employees and customers and address matters with the necessary urgency.
• Strong attention to detail and well organized.
• Familiarity with OSHA and Health Department standards in order to assure compliance
• Intermediate computer knowledge and the ability to efficiently use Microsoft Office products such as: Word, Excel, and Power Point.
• Prolonged periods of sitting, standing, bending, reaching, walking
• Team player and good communicator with a solutions-oriented mentality.
• Maintain company standards and procedures by ensuring high performance.
• Maintain and optimize sales for all department.
• Executes diversified assignments with a high degree of complexity.

Job Description

The Assistant Manager is responsible for helping manage all store department to achieve maximum sales, value and profits, while helping to minimize labor costs.

The Assistant Manager must help the Store Manager communicate the company goals that have been set for each department to all Department Managers. Aid in solving day to day operation issues, aid with the implementation of all plans set by the Store Manager. Help review product marketing, sales planning. In addition, perform various tasks assigned by upper management.

Responsibilities

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  • Ensuring your own safety, the safety of customers and co-workers by understanding and practicing store safety rules, and notifying address any potential dangers immediately.
  • Maintain safety and cleaning standards in accordance with company specifications and remain in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
  • Guide and train Department Managers and team members when needed.
  • Communicate problems, change recommendations, effectiveness of plans and marketing decisions to Store Manager.
  • Coordinate and help departments when there are absentee workers and perform the additional tasks necessary to provide products and services to customers during peak business hours.
  • Greet customers, answer their questions, requests, complaints, and explain company policies in a courteous manner.
  • Be aware of seasonal items, cross-marketing, freshness display, understanding trends and needs, customer desires and dealing with their ambiguities.
  • Help monitor store inventory, keep supplies in storage, and make sure the products are fresh.
  • Review weekly preparation of product and supply orders.
  • Monitor orders of products and supplies from authorized suppliers in order to eliminate product exhaustion while maintaining desired inventory levels.
  • Responsible for the admission and organization deliveries.
  • Oversee the cleanliness and safety of all departments
  • Review of all displays.
  • Ensure processing equipment is being used accordingly and safety measures are being practiced.
  • Help coordinate the cleaning of department and equipment.
  • Ensure cleaning equipment and products are being used correctly and safely.
  • Verify analytical log entries to ensure data is being reported and inputted properly.
  • Complete order logs in a timely manner to avoid distribution issues and or product shortages.
  • Help manage annual inventory.
  • Help schedule maintenance tasks.
  • The Assistant Manager must be available to work weekends and or overtime.

Physical requirements

• Stand for the entire working day (with the exception of the breaks provided by the company).
• Constantly walk through all areas of the store during the workday.
• Read written instructions, reports, and other information on paper and computer screens.
• Communicate orally with customers and other team members consistently and efficiently during the workday.
• Enter data on computer and portable devices.
• Use two-way radios (listen to incoming messages and provide a concise response).
• Move and organize the goods using the appropriate equipment (carts, containers, etc.) from the warehouse to the sales floor.
• Lift, place and arrange items on shelves, counters and displays.
• Constantly lean down, and reach for product above the head.
• Walk up and down stairs.
• Lift individually up to 49 pounds, up to 97 pounds in a group (less than 2 pounds consistently, 10 pounds frequently, 10-49 pounds occasionally, and 50-97 pounds of group lifting irregularly).
• Work with electrical equipment (saws and knives).