Department Manager - Fruit & Vegetables
Full-time
Mid-Senior Level
Job Overview
- Responsible for overall supervision of the department
- To ensure the monitoring of the expiry checks and stock correction in timely manner
- To ensure that rail cards and signage are replaced and corrected in parallel with price updates received from buyers and Market intelligence
- To handle customer quires and complains and to further ensure in time resolution
- To manage and develop workforce of the department through training, performance feedback and coaching
- To take and coordinate for corrective and preventive measures regarding quality assurance, maintenance, hygiene conditions and security
- To perform verification of self control system on daily basis
- To perform goods receiving with proper documentation i.e. weight verification, quality checks, goods receiving note and goods receiving summary
- Visit market on periodical basis for price checks and coordination with buyers for price updates and changes
- To ensure and lead weekly inventory in accurate manner by following the prescribed standards
- Delegating tasks to associates and smooth working of the department
- Monitoring and controlling staff performance
- To implement and maintain food safety standards and practices within the department
- To analyse sales data and trends to optimise product mix and maximise profitability
- To collaborate with other department managers to ensure seamless store operations and customer experience
- To stay abreast of industry trends and introduce innovative display and merchandising techniques
- To manage waste reduction initiatives and implement sustainable practices within the department