Job Description
About the role:
As a Trainee Manager, your purpose is to learn all the ins and outs of managing a supermarket, its products and the employees who make the store a success. You'll learn how to provide leadership and direct the highest level of quality service by creating a pleasant and friendly atmosphere, while treating every customer and team member like family! Your goals should include learning about your secret ingredient to building and embodying a positive store culture of trust through honesty, integrity, and respect. Living Our Shoprite Leadership Way means that you actively manage, coach and develop people to build a high performing team.
What you'll do:
- Enable team to have rotational, experiential learning exposures
- Manage customer experience and engagement
- Supermarket people leadership, development, management and administration
- Maintaining service levels and operational standards
- Supermarket P&L management and reporting
- Supermarket expense management and control
- Supermarket merchandising, pricing and promotional activity
- Supermarket stock availability, quality, rotation and loss prevention (money and stock)
- Supermarket housekeeping and compliance with health & safety, food safety and supermarket operational company policy and procedure
- Develop comprehensive retail management knowledge to ensure optimal operational standards and highest levels of service excellence
What you bring:
- Grade 12 or equivalent qualification (Essential)
- Minimum of one year's experience in a retail environment, specifically exposure to supermarket systems and procedures
- Proficient in basic computer skills, including MS Office and supermarket-specific technologies
- Comprehensive knowledge of store operations management
- Experience with promotional planning and merchandising strategies
- Understanding of stock handling principles to ensure efficient inventory management
- Familiarity with Food Safety and Hygiene standards
- Awareness of Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) requirements
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