Grocery Manager

About the role

The Grocery Manager at Sprouts Farmers Market is responsible for overseeing multiple departments including Grocery, Dairy, Frozen Food, and Beer/Wine. This role requires strong managerial skills, attention to detail, and the ability to lead a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper handling and rotation of products to maintain freshness.
• Control costs by managing labor costs and reducing losses due to shrink, damage, and pilferage.
• Aid in preparing the store for physical inventory counts.
• Manage ordering, compliance, sanitation, back-room inventory, and department safety.
• Engage and evaluate team members through coaching, feedback, and development discussions.
• Communicate standards, expectations, policy changes, and product knowledge to team members.
• Create and adjust schedules and staffing levels to maximize productivity and efficiency.
• Lead a team that collaborates to deliver the finest quality of product, highest level of service, and the greatest experience your customers will receive.
• Serve as a Key Carrier for the store or act as a Manager on Duty (MOD) as needed.

Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age with 1 year of managerial or supervisory experience in a multi-department operation within the retail, hospitality, or service industry.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to take and give direction in a team environment.
• Outgoing and friendly behavior, with a positive attitude and the ability to interact with customers.
• Possess a proven leadership ability to build, motivate, and maintain staff, with a working knowledge of personnel reports, margin reports, weekly sales numbers, and financial goals.
• A strong focus on detail, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Maintain Food Safety certification.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that changes as the business changes, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Vertically transfer milk trays weighing up to 60 lbs., from 9” to 62”, for up to 25 hours.
• Vertically/horizontally transfer boxes weighing up to 50 lbs., from 5” to 34”, for a distance up to 5 feet for up to 25 hours without mechanical assistance.
• Repetitive squatting/kneeling/bending to access a point 5 inches from the floor for up to 30 hours.
• Possess a working knowledge of personnel reports, margin reports, weekly sales numbers, and financial goals.
• Show outgoing and friendly behavior towards Team Members and customers.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan
• Vacation accrual plan
• Career growth opportunities
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!
• Opportunities for career growth
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Pay

The pay range for this position is $20.50 - $32.80 / hour. Sprouts Farmers Market determines pay based on applicable experience and qualifications of the applicant.

Schedule

Regularly attend and participate at in-store meetings. Engage and evaluate team members through coaching, feedback, and one-on-one development discussions. Lead a team that collaborates to deliver the finest quality of product, highest level of service, and the greatest experience your customers will receive.