Arkadia Foodstore

The Arkadia Foodstore vision for grocery shopping is quality, choice and value. We understand that our customers want only the best, but that they also want variety and fair prices. Arkadia Foodstore wants your grocery shopping trip to be a pleasant experience not a chore. Our design team ensured a layout for a more natural flow of people, with plenty of room in an airy, relaxed environment. We insisted on wide aisle with clearly defined signs, and excellent lighting to help you easily locate your favourite grocery product. Our shelves are higher than standard to make it easier to pick your items and to ensure that we can keep enough stocks on display. We also offer a number of services such as delivery and free two-hour parking at our Portomaso store for customers who spend over €15.

About

Foodstore Manager (Gozo)

To Manage the Foodstores Operations at our Arkadia Foodstore in Gozo.

Main tasks and responsibilities

To implement where required and maintain existing effective administration procedures to enable high performance from Arkadia Food store.
To provide clear and accurate reports and general information to the team as required.
Contribute to maintaining high standards in regards to all aspects of Arkadia Food store and assisting with implementing new developments and key messages to improve working practices and effectiveness of delivery against key targets
Assist with the administration of recruitment, selection and induction of new employees
Manage operations to ensure that budgetary targets are achieved in an efficient and effective manner
Analyse monthly financial reports to confirm operations figures are in line with financial reporting
Maintain highest levels of cleanliness and organisation through the implementation of daily check sheets and control measures.
Maintain an ongoing awareness and monitor competitor activity, including the generation of reports, in order to take appropriate counter action.
Maintain store visibility, hygiene levels and organization to continuously optimize customer service levels
Log, report (including corrective actions taken) and address customer verbal and written complaints within 24hrs of initial complaint utilizing written resolution methods
Ensure proper store inventory management and control for all departments within the store utilizing category management techniques and FIFO principles
Ensure all storerooms and products are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness and organization
Establish quantitative and qualitative control checks for receipt of incoming products
Monitor stock loss through security and control methods in order to establish business targets and improvement targets.
Implement and maintain HACCP and food hygiene standards to meet legislative requirements
Continuously prepare and present proposals for improving efficiency, sales and service based on the analysis of market trends
Research the local market and consumer needs to develop winning business models to take advantage of future opportunities and to maintain business advantage
Coordinate with the marketing department in developing plans and programs in order to continuously offer a product range that satisfies our customer needs and ongoing demands
Recognize own personal responsibility in regards to health and safety and adhere to all legislation and company policy.
Participate in Health and Safety training and have a complete and up to date knowledge of company emergency and evacuation procedures.
Be knowledgeable of local H&S Regulations/ Legislations.