Center Store Assistant Department Manager PM

Center Store Assistant Manager-PM

The Center Store Assistant Manager-PM provides operational and leadership support across multiple departmentsincluding Grocery, Frozen / Dairy, Natural & Organic, and Health & Beauty Care (HBC) / General Merchandise (GM)flexibly shifting focus based on daily business needs. The Center Store Assistant plays an important role in maintaining department standards, ensuring accurate inventory levels and pricing, and supporting afternoon and night shift operations. Through collaboration with Center Store leadership, the Center Store Assistant Manager-PM adapts based on priorities, and works alongside associates to train, guide, and ensure exceptional guest experiences.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Lead and support Center Store departments, adapting based on daily business needs.
• Ensure leadership continuity : step in and lead teams in the absence of Center Store Manager(s), ensuring associates are supported and department standards are maintained.
• Train associates : train, coach, and re-train new and current associates as needed to ensure high performance.
• Meet department standards : ensure all department standards, including inventory levels, pricing, and cleanliness, are met consistently.
• Communicate and collaborate : work with Store Director, department managers, and associates to exceed guest expectations.
• Verify timekeeping : ensure accurate timekeeping and communicate any missing time, transferred hours, or schedule issues to HR.
• Provide helpful guest service : assist with product location, special orders, and address guest questions, concerns or issues.
• Maintain cleanliness : contribute to the cleanliness and organization of the department, including work areas, shelving, coolers, receiving, and the sales floor.
• Deliver feedback : assist with writing and conducting performance reviews for department associates. Document violations of company policies / procedures and collaborate with management and HR to take corrective action, up to and including termination.
• Cashier trained : ready to step in at the register, and / or support store closing procedures.
• Honor commitments : regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences.
• Support the team : other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

Work Schedule :

The Center Store Assistant Department Manager-PM is a full-time position. The work schedule includes mornings, afternoons (mid-shift), evenings (with ability to support closing shift), weekends, and holidays.

Benefits Overview :

Why You'll Love It Here :

Festival Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We are dedicated to building a top-notch team of skilled, experienced and service-oriented associates. Festival Foods believes that an inclusive environment for teammates of all backgrounds and perspectives strengthens our ability to serve our guests and communities, as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people.

Location : Fond du Lac

Address : 1125 East Johnson St

City : Fond Du Lac

State : WI

Postal Code : 54935

Requisition ID : 2025-51575