Assistant Produce Manager

The Fresh Market

(Atlanta, Georgia)
Full Time
Job Posting Details
About The Fresh Market
The Fresh Market, Inc. is a high-growth specialty retailer focused on creating an extraordinary food shopping experience for its customers. Since opening its first store in 1982, The Fresh Market has offered high-quality food products, with an emphasis on fresh, premium perishables and an uncompromising commitment to customer service. The Fresh Market currently operates over 170 stores in 27 states, located primarily in the Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Summary
As an Assistant Produce Manager with The Fresh Market you will be responsible for working closely with the Store Manager, Assistant Store Managers, and Produce Managers in order to create The Fresh Market environment and ensure the success of the store and Produce Department through excellent customer service and a demonstrated passion for food. The Assistant Produce Manager will actively engage and educate customers about The Fresh Market's Produce Department products. Candidates must be prepared to think, learn and contribute all while consistently communicating and modeling The Fresh Market's vision and goals. Excellent communication, multitasking and self-motivation skills are essential to success at The Fresh Market. Successful Assistant Produce Managers also demonstrate a high level of integrity with department products, employees, vendors, and our customers. This job description is intended to set forth the core functions required for this position and describe the general nature of the work performed by employees in this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job. Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as necessary. The Company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of the Company's business, competitive considerations, or the work environment changes.
Responsibilities
Demonstrate and direct the Produce Team to provide outstanding customer delight in an environment focused on sales. • Train, develop, counsel, mentor and motivate all Produce employees in a manner which builds and sustains a high performing team and minimizes turnover. • Quality and safety duties include receiving, inspecting and storing products to ensure quality, following proper cleaning and sanitation procedures, operating equipment in a safe and focused manner while tracking date and rotation of products and completing any necessary reports. • Set and achieve the highest standards in retail execution focusing on maximizing sales and gross profit • Follow all company guidelines and procedures, to include but not limited to, safety and sanitation.  • Establish and maintain a positive work environment, which encourages an exceptionally high level of Team Member morale. Focusing the employees on creating an environment built on team work and inspiring a ""one team"" mentality. • Maintain organization of all work spaces. • Maintain country of origin labeling in the department Maintain the cleanliness of the department following the cleaning checklist and tasks assigned by the Produce Manager and Store Management. • Wrap, weigh and label Produce items and production items and displaying for sale. • Customer service duties include preparing Produce items to fulfill customer orders, greet, educate and inform customers about products and product ingredients while providing overall exceptional service to ensure a positive and lasting customer impression. • Maintain proper product assortment, pricing, merchandising, and inventory control to achieve required margin. Offer daily feedback to the Produce Department Manager and Store Management about the Produce Department, successes and areas of opportunity. • Maintain and champion regular sampling and employee initiated engagement in the Department • Demonstrate advanced product knowledge; maintain awareness of new products, sale items and programs and educate employees and customers on products offered. • Utilize and maintain all tools, to include but not limited to, production tool, guideline checklists and order guides to assist in managing the business.
Ideal Candidate
**Qualifications** The Fresh Market prefers previous management experience in the retail, grocery, deli, hospitality, or restaurant industry. The ideal candidate must have demonstrated excellent communication and leadership skills and possess basic math skills for ordering and inventory. A working knowledge of customer service is preferred. The Fresh Market will require demonstrated strong merchandising and multi-tasking skills. The ideal candidate must be highly motivated with a sense of urgency, organized and have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment at all times with all levels of employees. The ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department is required. Demonstrated excellent people skills are required for all positions within The Fresh Market. **Physical Capabilities / Job Demands** Continuously (67%-100% of the work shift) • Lift 0-10 lbs. Frequently (34%-66% of the work shift) • Carry 0-10 lbs. • Walking • Standing  Occasionally (Up to 33% of the work shift) • Lift 11- to over 50 lbs. • Carry 11-20 lbs. • Bend, Reach, Squat and Balance • Repetitive use of hands • Climb, Push and Pull •Physically present at the workplace/store and in strict adherence to the Company's attendance and punctuality requirements • The ability, open availability, and willingness to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the store are required, including, but not limited to, weekend, day, evening, and overnight and holiday work, as needed to meet the demands of the store. • Exposure to extreme temperatures (coolers, ovens, freezer, outdoors, etc.) • Minimum age for employment is 18

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