Area Sales Manager: Lead Store Growth & Service

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Vacation accrual plan

401(K) Retirement savings plan with a

Company paid life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to direct all store operations and drive sales and efficiency. This role leads a team of about ten, mentors department managers, and ensures superior customer service in a fast-paced environment.

The position requires strong leadership, compliance with safety standards, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. It includes managing inventory, budgeting labor, and maintaining product knowledge across perishable and non-perishable

Qualifications

• Be at least 21 years of age.
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent, a degree in business management, marketing, retailing, communications, advertising, or related field preferred.
• 1-3 years of retail experience; or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated success leading non-perishable and perishable department operations with integrity, including profit and loss, safety, sanitation, staffing, disciplinary actions, training, developing leaders, conducting performance appraisals, meeting deadlines, managing inventory and shrink, executing sales promotions, and merchandising.
• Professional communication skills, both written and verbal, along with attention to detail, analytical, and solution-focused decisiveness.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office, bookkeeping/accounting, time and attendance, and human resources software.
• Be flexible to work a schedule that changes based on business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Have and maintain Food Safety certification.
• Able to lift 60 pounds between 15 inches and 70 inches above the ground, lifting heavier items is required occasionally.
• Pushing and pulling racks and U-boats of merchandise is common throughout a typical day. Push and pull force required ranges from 80 pounds to 100 pounds.
• Stand on hard surfaces continuously, walk up to 2 miles, reach vertically to access upper levels, and transfer items horizontally.
• Wear PPE consistent with the task assignment, including but not limited to non-slip, closed-toe shoes, long pants, and gloves (latex and or cut-resistant).
• Tools and equipment used include, but are not limited to, phone, computer, mouse, keyboard, ovens, freezers, meat and cheese cutters, grinders, scales, mixers, box cutters, scanners, cash register, carts, and pallet jacks.

Responsibilities

• Direct store operations to drive sales and efficiency.
• Lead a team of approximately ten people (all Department Managers and Receivers) with courtesy, respect, integrity, and care.
• Motivate and develop the management team by embracing, leading, advocating, and modeling Sprouts leadership behaviors.
• Maintain compliance with all safety and food safety recommendations and requirements, as measured through audits.
• Oversee inventory management, including ordering, receiving, unloading, breaking down, stocking, facing, and rotating merchandise.
• Oversee invoicing from distribution centers and vendors; report discrepancies as needed.
• Lead Receivers and backroom organization, cleanliness, and safety.
• Help build and maintain displays on the sales floor, compliant with company programs and standards.

Skills

Leadership

P&L ownership

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Food Safety certification

Education

High school diploma

Degree in business management or related field

Tools

Ovens

Freezers

Scanners

Cash register

Pallet jacks

Job description

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to direct all store operations and drive sales and efficiency. This role leads a team of about ten, mentors department managers, and ensures superior customer service in a fast-paced environment.

The position requires strong leadership, compliance with safety standards, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. It includes managing inventory, budgeting labor, and maintaining product knowledge across perishable and non-perishable