Retail Management Trainee Program

At Food Lion, Associates are the most important assets to our organization. We want associates to have meaningful careers full of variety and challenges. Each associate contributes to the overall success of Food Lion, and in return, we strive to provide all associates with a fulfilling work experience and reward performance and commitment. We are committed to the professional development of our associates through on-the-job learning opportunities and training.

Position Summary

The Retail Management Trainee Program is designed to develop future leaders who understand our core business. The program provides trainees with experiences that enable them to understand our business from the ground up, as well as develop the leadership skills necessary to drive our business. Graduates begin their careers in retail management as an Assistant Manager.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

As a member of the program you'll learn to

• Support the management and duties of retail store operations to meet financial and sales goals.
• Build associate and customer relations and promote a strong culture in support of Food Lion Strategy.
• Maintain solid communications with the management team, all associates in the store and throughout the organization to ensure alignment.
• Ensure conditions involving security, safety, and food safety are consistently maintained at the highest levels to protect our customers and associates.
• Your training begins by learning the role of front-line associates in each retail department.

While in the program you'll be given the unique opportunity to broaden your experience and understanding of the grocery business by:

• Traveling to different retail locations
• Gaining insight into tactical and strategic initiatives as they apply to your functional role
• Refining leadership skills under the direction of key leaders in the business
• Upon completion of the program trainees are placed in a retail location as an Assistant Manager.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum GPA 3.0 is required
• Permanent employment authorization/ US citizenship
• Ability to use hand held computers for orders, mark downs, scan outs, and inventory
• Ability to handle a variety of substances associated with cleaning and packaging materials, and household cleaners

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal, customer service and communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job
• Good judgment solving problems, making decisions, handling complaints, arbitrating disputes and resolving grievances
• Desire and ability to lead and manage associates throughout multiple departments
• Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations
• Must meet minimum age requirements to perform specific job functions
• Must be accredited by the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals or similar accrediting organization as a “Certified Food Safety Manager” or will be required to attend company provided training and have the ability to achieve accreditation within the first 90 days of employment. Accreditation must be maintained while employed in a position requiring accreditation

Education

• Bachelor's degree

Experience

• Demonstrated leadership qualities
• Involvement in extracurricular activities

Skills and Abilities

• Self-management
• Initiative
• Learn quickly
• Results driven
• Problem solving
• Decision making
• Financial analysis skills
• Have sufficient visual ability to check invoices, dates, and other written documents
• Ability to use computers and other communication systems required to perform job functions

Physical

• Stand 100% of the time, frequently walking short distances
• Ability to use pallet jack or float to push or pull up to 2000 pounds
• Bend and lift products weighing up to 15 lbs. continuously, 25 lbs. frequently, and approximately 100 lbs. on occasion
• Meet established volume activity standards for the position
• Tolerate working in extreme hot/cold temperatures for up to 20 minutes at a time

Food Lion provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions) national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have a disability and require assistance in the application process, please contact our Recruiting Department at [email protected]