Assistant Grocery Manager Job - Full-time / Part-time

The Assistant Grocery Manager assists the Grocery Manager with the day-to-day operation of the store to meet objectives for sales, margin, inventory, and customer service. Implements strategies to improve customer service, drive store sales, and increase profitability. Ensures customer needs are met, complaints are resolved, and service is quick and efficient. Maintains store appearance and product presentation to company standards. Provides support to store employees during peak periods or when scheduling conflicts arise.

Essential Job Functions

• Ensures that department employees provide excellent customer service and receive appropriate customer service training.

• Actively addresses performance and personnel issues in a timely manner and in adherence to Sprouts policies.

• Assists the Grocery Manager as necessary to train, schedule, and maintain a qualified team.

• Ensures compliance with Sprouts safety practices and procedures, both throughout the store and within the department.

• Ensures grocery departments are fully stocked, faced, and rotated, following established merchandising procedures.

• Ensures that sales floor department shelves, displays, aisles, and storage areas are maintained in a clean, orderly condition, satisfying Health Department and store safety standards.

• Ensures safety of staff and customers, responds to emergencies and safety hazards.

• Ensures safety and quality of all grocery products by monitoring storage conditions, temperatures and shelf life; discounts short dated product.

• Ensures that unsellable items are returned for credit or disposed of following Sprouts procedures.

• Keeps all supplies stocked and equipment in working order, communicates maintenance needs to the Grocery Manager.

• Communicates supplier issues and shelf/product needs to Grocery Manager.

• Assists Grocery Manager in the design and implementation of procedures for ordering, receiving, inventory tracking, and back room organization.

• Ensures that all staff is thoroughly trained for the position they are filling.

• Meets labor, sales and margin goals determined in conjunction with the Store Manager.

• Maintains working knowledge of personnel reports, margin reports, weekly sales numbers and financial goals.

• Communicates relevant sales, margin and labor goals to team on a regular basis.

• Communicates standards, expectations, policy changes and product knowledge to team.

• Receives orders, or ensures proper receiving in accordance with established procedures; maintains accurate receiving records.

• Coordinates returns and credits from suppliers where applicable; maintains accurate accounting of credit requests.

• Reviews invoices for accuracy.

• Supports the Grocery Manager as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 1-3 years retail management experience

• Degree in business preferred; or an acceptable combination of experience and education

• Familiarity with natural foods and alternative diets preferred

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential

• Strong orientation to detail and analytical skills

• Solid problem solving skills and decisiveness.

• Ability to work flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Proven leadership ability to build, motivate and maintain staff

• Forklift/power jack training and experience

• Ability to handle stressful situations

• Ability to delegate effectively

 

This job has specific physical requirements that may require you to lift up to 75 lbs, to operate machinary with moving mechanical parts, bend, reach, kneel, squat, stand of a long period of time, or push/pull heavy loads.  Qualified candidates will be contacted. To learn more about all the benefits of working at Sprouts' and how you can become part of our growing team, apply on-line at Sprouts' Farmers Market is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

Posting Notes: || United States (US) || Oklahoma || Broken Arrow || 806-851 E Hillside Dr || Grocery Department Jobs || SF:NON ||