So I have a Interview for the assistant drug gm spot and was wondering if there are any tips or things I should know about, I have been working at kroger for 4 years and i'm currently working in the grocery department and have never worked in drug gm before.
1. I have done some ordering, enough to feel comfortable with it
2. very experienced in training new hires
3. some display building
4. pretty comfortable leading a team
5. and have done replenishment reports
Mainly I'm worried that I dont know enough about the tasks within the drug gm department, the basic stuff listed I'm pretty comfortable with, also this will be my 2nd interview for this spot, the first time I was asked questions I had no answer to since I never had to do those tasks before, examples: cigarette returns, and drug gm's sale plan
Sales plans are very detailed for gm. Cig returns are very simple ( at least in my division) email comes out every period. Scan them out put on a reclaimation label, the fed ex label and it's done. Red dot program for high priced/ high theft items. Eas labels on formula and find me store stickers, razors and high priced facial creams in safers, bigger items such as keurigs get spider wraps.. Promo and displays are my least favorite, followed by cell phones. People expect you to know everything about those. Promo, it just never ends.know your end cap numbers for sales plan. Cao is your best friend, but just in case, do an exception report before every order..
Sales plans are always out ahead of time and you can cut distros in advance if need be. They will also tell you what shippers are coming and whether or not to work to shelf of display. There's a lot more to gm than what people think. Knowing cao is a very good start. Stocking and conditioning is pretty much the same, some merchandising standards are a bit more flexible. There's also DVDs, watch us, foster grant merchandisers. There's a list from Ingram every month for dvd returns.
Hope this helps! Been in gm for 2 years, dept head for 1 now, and still learning stuff.
they mean returning to the manufacturer, like if they're expired.
this used to be a hassle where I work, but not too long ago the protocol was changed so now you pretty much just put them in a box, print a label, tape it, and ship it a specified week.
I doubt it's too much different from grocery. Less perishable stuff.
I'm an assistant gm manager, but I didn't have an interview. When the position opened up, they just kinda shifted me in since I was doing most of the work already anyway.
At my store, the head does most of the ordering. I cover when they're gone, it's not hard. I mostly take care of returns and green sheet/change over. Phones are returned when you get too much of them, movies are returned once a month (good luck with that), and books are done weekly; you have to count in new books before they go out and scan out returns at the end of the week. Another person actually does the cigarette returns at our store; I've never done them. And our store doesn't do replenishment reports anymore. (Thank god!)
We get four regular trucks, one peyton slow (mostly toys, make up, hardware, gift cards), and then two non-truck days. The managers are supposed to work two nights, I think, but I usually only work one.
Nearly everything you need to know can be found on the website. Sales plans are listed a week in advance, you get your store mail, and you can find instructions for returns and stuff.
