Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has locations in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew’s earned its nickname, the “Disneyland of Dairy Stores” because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.

Assistant Manager Wine Shop

Full Time Salary – $65,000.00 – $72,000.00

Depending on qualifications and experience

Position Description:

With limited to no supervision, the assistant manager is responsible for assisting with the overall operations, sales and profit goals of the Wine shop

Your day-to-day:

• Ensure displays throughout the store are merchandised, seasonally appropriate and signage is accurate and displayed properly.

• Ensure displays are full and product is rotated appropriately in all areas of the store – wine, beer and spirits.

• Ensure prices are accurate with current sale and promotion

• Place orders with vendors

• Review sales and commodity reports to identify opportunities to achieve goals – ie. Looking at slow movers, proper category mix

• Conduct periodic price surveys to ensure pricing remains competitive. Make recommendations for changes

• Participate in monthly, quarterly and yearly department inventories ensuring appropriate turnover and less waste

• Attend department BASH and Strategy meetings

• Respond to industry trends by attending trade shows and one idea trips

• Assist in hiring, promoting, and training team members

• Provide timely feedback by completing and delivering comprehensive 45 day and mid-year Performance Chats

• Provide feedback to department manager for Annual Performance Appraisals

• Create schedules and enter them into HRIS system for team members to access at least 2 weeks in advance

• Ensure team member time sheets are accurate for weekly payroll processing

• Conduct and/or actively participate in monthly department communication meetings

• Address disciplinary issues in a timely fashion

• Ensure compliance with all employment laws

• Ensure the department is in compliance with all health codes, sanitation and safety regulations

• Ensure representation is present at all monthly Safety Committee Meetings

• Conduct/oversee daily/periodic department cleaning

• Assist in other duties, as assigned

  Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 3 years’ experience

• Safely operate pallet jack and all other equipment used in the day to day operation of the grocery department

• Demonstrate safe usage of box cutters

• Great customer service skills

• Good computer skills and a basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and the HRIS, purchase order/transfer, and item maintenance systems

• Good communications skills, both written and oral

• Good organizational skills

• The ability to delegate tasks and give clear directions

• The ability to multi-task

  What you bring to the team:

• Lead by example

• Excellent work ethic

• Excellent interpersonal skill

• Honest

• Confidential

• Quick thinker

• The ability to problem solver

• Firm, but fair

• Flexible

  Working Conditions:

• On occasion, may be required to work in the parking lot, with exposure to weather extremes

• The position requires frequent walking, standing, lifting, reaching, pushing and pulling with a maximum of 50lbs.

  Satisfy:

• Greet customers with a friendly smile and positive attitude, ensuring that each customer feels welcome and appreciated.

  Teamwork:

• Collaborate with team members to ensure the smooth operation of the store, offering assistance and support where needed.

  Excellence:

• Improve and maintain the efficiency of the store in order to reach success.

  Wow:

• Be a positive ambassador for the store, representing our S.T.E.W. values in all interactions with customers and team members. You are the biggest WOW!

  Why you’ll love working here!

  Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.

  Benefits: High value, high quality Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401 K plan for FT & PT team members, family & personal time, life insurance, and more!

  Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?

  Pay Day: We’re thrilled to offer our team members Dayforce Wallet – a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you – It’s your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.

  We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities which we live and do business

  Apply today and start as soon as 1 week!

  For more information on working at Stew Leonard’s click on the link below!

  http://www.stewleonards.com/work-at-stews/

  Stew Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.

Job Details

Job Family Wine

Job Function Retail Grocery

Pay Type Salary

Employment Indicator Full Time