Assistant Grocery Manager

Albertsons Companies; Lucas (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Albertsons Companies is seeking an Assistant Grocery Manager in Lucas, Texas, to support the Grocery Manager in daily department operations and customer service. You will help manage stocking, inventory, and merchandising while ensuring product availability and a clean, organized store environment.

In this role you will lead grocery associates, coordinate shifts, and respond to customer needs with a friendly, professional approach.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily grocery department operations and workflow.
• Coordinate stocking, replenishment, merchandising, and backroom activities.
• Ensure shelves, displays, endcaps, and promotional areas are stocked, faced, organized, and customer-ready.
• Monitor product availability and respond to low-stock and out-of-stock conditions.
• Provide friendly, courteous, and professional customer service.
• Assist customers with locating products, answering questions, and resolving concerns.
• Coordinate associate assignments, breaks, stocking responsibilities, and department coverage.
• Monitor inventory levels and assist with ordering merchandise based on sales, promotions, and demand.

Job description

Why choose us?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who's not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that's constantly evolving.

Position Summary

The Assistant Grocery Manager supports the Grocery Manager in overseeing daily grocery department operations, maintaining product availability, merchandising standards, inventory accuracy, and excellent customer service. This position assists with leading grocery associates, coordinating stocking activities, managing inventory, controlling shrink, and ensuring the department remains clean, organized, properly stocked, and customer-ready.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with overseeing daily grocery department operations and workflow.
• Help coordinate stocking, replenishment, merchandising, and backroom activities.
• Ensure shelves, displays, endcaps, and promotional areas are properly stocked, faced, organized, and customer-ready.
• Monitor product availability and respond promptly to low-stock and out-of-stock conditions.
• Provide friendly, courteous, and professional customer service.
• Assist customers with locating products, answering questions, and resolving concerns.
• Help coordinate associate assignments, breaks, stocking responsibilities, and department coverage.
• Monitor inventory levels and assist with ordering merchandise based on sales, promotions, and anticipated customer demand.
• Receive, organize, rotate, and properly store grocery merchandise.
• Maintain organized back-stock and storage areas to support efficient replenishment.
• Follow proper product rotation, date-control, and inventory procedures.
• Help minimize shrink through accurate ordering, proper product handling, rotation, and inventory management.
• Ensure merchandise is accurately priced, signed, tagged, and displayed.
• Assist with promotional changes, seasonal displays, resets, and advertised items.
• Monitor department conditions throughout the day and adjust priorities based on customer traffic and business needs.
• Assist with inventory counts and other product-control activities.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe aisles, displays, backrooms, and work areas.
• Assist with department opening and closing procedures as assigned.
• Identify product, equipment, inventory, staffing, or operational concerns and communicate them to the Grocery Manager or store leadership.
• Follow and reinforce company policies related to workplace safety, food safety, security, and loss prevention.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned based on business needs.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Provide daily direction and support to grocery associates.
• Assist with training new associates on stocking, merchandising, customer service, safety, and department procedures.
• Coach associates on productivity, accuracy, organization, stocking standards, and customer service.
• Help establish daily priorities and assign responsibilities based on workload and department needs.
• Monitor completed work to ensure stocking, facing, merchandising, and cleanliness expectations are met.
• Lead by example by demonstrating excellent customer service, teamwork, urgency, professionalism, and attention to detail.
• Help maintain a positive, respectful, and productive work environment.
• Communicate department priorities and expectations clearly to associates.
• Support the Grocery Manager with department planning and daily operational decisions.
• Take an active leadership role in department operations when the Grocery Manager is unavailable.

Stocking & Merchandising Responsibilities

• Monitor shelves and displays throughout the day to maintain product availability.
• Coordinate replenishment from back-stock and incoming deliveries.
• Ensure merchandise is stocked in the correct location and presented according to department standards.
• Maintain full, organized, and properly faced shelves and displays.
• Ensure promotional and seasonal merchandise is properly stocked, signed, and displayed.
• Assist with building and maintaining endcaps, promotional displays, and other merchandising features.
• Maintain accurate shelf tags, signs, and product pricing.
• Identify missing, damaged, or incorrect signage and coordinate necessary corrections.
• Monitor product movement and customer demand to identify replenishment and merchandising opportunities.
• Help execute resets, product transitions, and seasonal merchandising changes.

Inventory & Shrink Control

• Assist with maintaining appropriate inventory levels based on sales and customer demand.
• Monitor low-stock, out-of-stock, overstock, and excessive back-stock