Center Store Lead

This position is responsible for leading and executing the Grocery, Dairy, Frozen, GM/HBC, Liquor, Pricing and Receiving departments to exceed customers' service expectations but maintaining Roundy's Policies and Procedures. As a key store management team member, the Center Store Lead (CSL) delivers a shopping experience focused on providing customers with product that is in-stock, priced accurately and well signed. The CSL will work primarily stocking and driving the Auto Replenishment (AR) process in stores, while also assisting with several non-AR center store functions. The CSL will also maintain inventory accuracy on the sales floor and in the backroom.

Primary Responsibilities - (bullet points under numbered responsibilities are clarifying examples and are not meant to be an exhaustive list)

* People Focus - Sets example and creates environment encouraging teamwork, accountability and high achievement.

* Assists with production, stocking, perpetual inventory, daily work priorities, and display building in each of the center store departments.

* Coaches and mentors team members in merchandising methods and effective stocking best practices.

* Recognizes, mentors and acknowledges good performance, adherence to productivity standards, and safe working practices.

* Coordinates the output of the stocking crew to ensure the effective placement of product in a timely manner.

* Process Focus - Delivers standard of disciplined, high quality, high paced daily working and shopping conditions.

* Assists with management of AR preferred methods, tasks, and best practice.

* Ordering for non-AR center store merchandise (Eggs, Bread, Dairy DSDs, Charcoal, etc.)

* Maintains effective in-stock position, product storage, and staging areas.

* Responsible for proactive walks, exception counts, conditioning walks, daily dept-dept transfers from AR depts.

* Maintains high cleanliness standards - clean as you go.

* Performance Focus - Delivers financial results in sales, wages, gross margins, labor, supplies and shrink.

* Executes to achieve successful metrics in AR compliance.

* Assists GOM with vendor deliverables including accurate ordering, accurate shipments, product freshness and controlled back-stock and shrink.

* Daily store walks to monitor displays, sell through, and replenishment needs.

* Drives the flow of inventory to the customers through replenishment of merchandise to the sales floor from its staging area.

* Planning Focus - Develops weekly plans to deliver and improve upon People, Process and Performance objectives.

* Communicates daily with the store director and/or GOM on daily goals, accomplishments, and obstacles.

* Coaches and mentors team members.

* Creates prioritized work lists to improve the performance metrics of the team.

* Establishes team goals and communicates clearly on the READY boards.

Necessary Skills and Qualifications

* Strong Interpersonal, Process, and Analytical Skills are needed.

* Physical Skills - ability to lift/carry 36 to 100 lbs., push/pull 900 to 2200 lbs., kneeling, squatting, turning, standing, reaching, bending. Use of pallet jack, power jack, box cutter, compactor, etc.

* Education or Experience - Minimum High school education or currently enrolled.

* Environmental - Exposure

Necessary Skills and Qualifications 1. Strong Interpersonal, Process, and Analytical Skills are needed. 2. Physical Skills -- ability to lift/carry 36 to 100 lbs., push/pull 900 to 2200 lbs., kneeling, squatting, turning, standing, reaching, bending. Use o