Assistant Grocery Manager — Lead a Fast-Paced Customer Team

Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Sick time

Vacation accrual

Career growth

15% discount

Flexible schedules

EAP

401(k) match

Life insurance

Contests & events

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeking an Assistant Grocery Manager in Tempe, AZ to help customers make healthy choices and lead one of the store’s busiest teams. You will support the Grocery Manager with productivity, profit, and inventory goals in a fast-paced setting.

The role requires strong communication, leadership skills, and the ability to manage scheduling, training, and safety compliance. This position offers competitive pay and opportunities for career growth in a growing company.

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years of age and 1-3 years retail management experience. Familiarity with natural foods and alternative diets preferred
• Be dependable and reliable having the ability to work a flexible schedule that changes as the business changes; including nights, weekends and holidays. Walking up to 3 miles per 8 hours is expected.
• Have strong good communication skills both written and verbal and the ability to take and give direction, participating in a team environment.
• Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior along with a positive attitude and the ability to interact with our customers.
• Possess a proven leadership ability to build, motivate and maintain staff, while possessing a working knowledge of personnel reports, margin reports, weekly sales numbers and financial goals
• Have a strong focus on detail, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Have strong organization and planning skills; able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Must vertically transfer milk trays weighing up to 60 lbs., from 9” to 62”, for up to 25 hours.
• Must 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 is expected

Responsibilities

• Assist the Grocery Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit
• Responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Grocery team
• Effectively coordinate merchandising, and sales through ongoing planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork.
• Assist in leading a team that brainstorms to deliver the finest quality of product, highest level of service, and the greatest experience your customers will receive
• Assist in hiring, teaching, training, developing the Grocery Team
• Unload and sort through store deliveries
• Ensure the execution of all company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines/regulations, and validate that other Grocery team members are also aware of, and following, these procedures
• If you’re someone who thrives in a fast paced environment, then we want to hear from you!

Job description

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeking an Assistant Grocery Manager in Tempe, AZ to help customers make healthy choices and lead one of the store’s busiest teams. You will support the Grocery Manager with productivity, profit, and inventory goals in a fast-paced setting.

The role requires strong communication, leadership skills, and the ability to manage scheduling, training, and safety compliance. This position offers competitive pay and opportunities for career growth in a growing company.