Job Description
Responsibilities
- Establish organizational goals, performance objectives, guidelines and best practices that are based on Board Policy and strive towards achieving them.
- Oversee all store operations based on the goals, objectives, and standards of the organization.
- Oversee, assist, and supervise all department managers in planning and performance to achieve all goals and objectives.
- Provide a model of supportive and participatory leadership promoting the concepts of team building and empowerment.
Financial Accountability:
- Participate in and oversee the preparation of all annual budgets.
- Oversee the monitoring and managing of all labor and other controllable expenditures within budget.
- Understand and utilize the financial tools and reports available to support operations.
Operations:
- Monitor overall store conditions to meet customer service objectives and budgetary goals.
- Plan and implement all store operations within budget.
- Develop and oversee store design and merchandising plan.
- Help direct and maintain inventory, product mix, and merchandising standards sufficient to meet organizational ends and goals.
Customer Service:
- Design, develop, and maintain a store that is well merchandised and customer friendly.
- Evaluate and identify customer service needs and develop necessary training to ensure the Co-op provides outstanding customer service to its members and customers and communicates clearly and effectively to the membership.
- Monitor key indicators to ensure overall satisfaction.
Human Resources:
- Develop staff training plan, pay scale, position descriptions, staffing structure, orientation process, employee benefits and policy manual to ensure that organizational training needs are met.
- Hire management staff and oversee hiring of all other staff.
- Develop and maintain a system of staff feedback designed to facilitate communication within and among departments and participate in direct one-on- one performance feedback with supervisors and staff as necessary.
- Help facilitate the flow of information among staff.