Center Store Assistant Department Manager

Center Store Assistant Manager

The Center Store Assistant Manager 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 daily operations. Through collaboration with Center Store leadership, the Center Store Assistant Manager adapts based on priorities each day, 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.
• Cashier Trained : Ready to step in at the register, and / or support store closing procedures when needed.
• 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.
• 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

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands And Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Work Schedule

The Center Store Assistant Department Manager is a full-time position. The work schedule may include mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Ability to support closing shift as needed on occasion.

Benefits Overview

Why Youll 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 : Darboy

Address : W3195 Van Roy Rd

City : Darboy

State : WI

Postal Code : 54915

Requisition ID : 2025-51173