Assistant Produce Manager

4 days ago


Tauranga, New Zealand New World Te Puke Full time

**Assistant Produce Manager - New World, Te Puke**

We have an amazing opportunity for someone looking to progress their career in the FMCG Retail sector. This is a full-time management role that doesn’t come along often in our store. The successful applicant should be experienced with proven planning and organisational skills who is able to assist the Produce Manager in all aspects of running the department.

This position involves cost and quality control, appropriate stocking, ensuring accuracy of offers, pricing and promotions, staff training and supervision. Working as part of a team you must have the ability to motivate and drive those around you.

Early morning starts of 5am is required and you must be able to handle heavy lifting (20kgs).

Key Responsibilities:

- Key aspect of the role is providing supervision and direction to staff within the Produce team while working alongside the Management team and the store owner.
- Able to take sole charge of the department in the Produce Managers absence.
- Stock control by effective use of in-store purchasing system (SAP), optimising stock holding levels and stock turn through stock takes.
- Ensure stock is ordered through approved suppliers, timely and quality-checked.
- Meet/exceed targets for the department in collaboration with Produce Manager, proactively remedy adverse trends.
- Proactively assist Produce Manager with control of wage and all other department costs, minimise waste and reduce loss.
- Build attractive displays, manage layout and merchandising standards in a way that maximise stock visibility and enhance sales.
- Maintain food safety compliance through monthly inspections, identifying and managing safety hazards (including any new staff or contractor's behaviour).
- Staff peformance management as delegated by Produce Manager.
- Promote and encourage 'best practice' levels of customer service and manage customer complaints at your level in the first instance.

Minimum experience required:

- Have at least 6 months of knowledge and experience working in the produce department in a large grocery store.
- Tertiary degree in business or management.
- Familiar with SAP software.
- Experience in ordering, stocktakes, merchandising and quality control.
- Accuracy with figures and stock counts.
- Food Health & Safety knowledge.
- First Aid Certificate.
- Forklift Certificate Preferred

Other skills and attributes we look for:

- Have great customer service skills.
- Leadership and management capabilities.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Ability to effectively communicate to others.
- Be able to seek opportunities to maximise GP/Profit.
- Be physically fit and strong.
- Able to stand for long hours.
- High level of integrity, reliability, honesty and personal presentation.
- Attention to detail.
- Flexibility and vision in relation to the ever-changing retail environment.
- Drive a people focused culture of business experience.

Job Details:

- Location: New World Te Puke which is open from 7am-9pm, 7 days a week.
- Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 5:00am - 1:30pm (40 hours/week). The shift is usually set, but may require occasional changes depending on seasonality or cover required for leave.
- Remuneration commensurate with experience.

Pay: Commensurate with experience.


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