Wine and Spirts Assistant Department Manager

Job Title

Assistant Wine & Spirits Department Manager

Wine & Spirits

Non-Exempt

Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Assists Department Manager to present the freshest, most innovative and best quality products at a competitive retail price to customers.

• Partnerships
• Growth mindset
• Results oriented
• Customer focused
• Professionalism

Accountable and reports to:
District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Manager of Perishables, Store Operations, Health Wellness Home;
Wine & Spirits Department Manager.

Personnel that report to you:
Wine & Spirits Clerks.

• Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
• Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
• Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.
• Assists customers by:
  • Escorting them to the products they’re looking for
  • Securing products that are out of reach
  • Loading or unloading heavy items
  • Making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
  • Performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
• Answers the telephone promptly when called upon, and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.
• Stocks, rotates, and faces product on shelves.
• Supervises and assigns work for evening/part time crew.
• Ensures department standards are met. Handles and satisfies customer issues.
• Trains new employees.
• Reviews out of stocks, ad items, and back stock. Orders merchandise as directed by department head and controls inventory.
• Monitors sales regularly.
• Meets with vendors to get point of purchase (POP) materials and other sales‑enhancing items when available.
• Oversees intercom selling. Prices items for displays.
• Makes sales suggestions and ideas to department manager.
• Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat, and maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
• Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

• Assumes management duties in absence of Department Manager.
• Unloads truck and ensures product is stocked in appropriate area.
• Cleans display cases and monitors maintenance of equipment and floors.
• Reviews price tags and updates signage as needed.
• Assists in other areas of store as needed.
• Performs other job‑related duties and special projects as required.

• Must have the ability to follow written, verbal, or diagrammatic instructions; several concrete variables.
• Must have the ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals and percentages.
• Must have the ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data from one record to another; interview to obtain basic information; guide people and provide basic direction.

• High School or equivalent experience.
• Six months or less of related work experience.

• Instructing, assigning, and reviewing the work of others, maintaining standards, coordinating activities, allocating personnel, and acting on employee problems.

• Must be physically able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally; exert up to 20 pounds of force frequently; and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), and field of vision.
• Must be able to perform the following physical activities:
  Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

This position is frequently exposed to equipment movement hazards and dangerous chemicals/solvents. There is continuous exposure to noise, temperature extremes, dampness, and occasional exposure to electrical shock. This is a fast paced work environment with significant pressure.

• Forklift
• Calculator
• Computer
• NCR
• Cash register
• Pallet jack
• Two‑wheeler
• Box cutter
• C.A.R.S. reordering system

This position has daily contact with customers, suppliers/vendors, and the general public.

The anticipated hourly starting wage for this position is $15.50 to $19.50 depending on experience.

For information on company benefits visit Benefits | Hy‑Vee.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre‑employment drug screen.