Assistant Store Manager: Lead Teams & Elevate Experience

Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation; Surprise (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

15% discount for you and one family/20

401(K) Retirement savings plan with a

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market in Surprise, AZ is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to direct all store operations, lead a ten-person team of Department Managers and Receivers, and drive sales with a focus on excellent customer service in a fast-paced, safe environment.

The role requires 1–3 years of retail leadership with P&L, safety, merchandising, and staff development while maintaining compliance and delivering a superior customer experience.

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.

Responsibilities

• Positively shape the culture in the store by modeling the leadership behaviors aligned to Sprouts values.
• Develop the store leadership team to deliver an exceptional customer experience by motivating and engaging team members.
• 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 consistently modeling our Sprouts leadership behaviors.
• Celebrate store successes and identify/address opportunities for perpetual improvement.
• Consistently evolve customer satisfaction by positioning and teaching team members to exceed customer expectations.
• Demonstrate advanced product knowledge when assisting customers and training store team members.
• Communicate expectations, policy changes, new initiatives, and product knowledge.
• Provide and receive constructive feedback and direction for effective communication and collaboration within store teams and store support area partners.
• Oversee inventory management, including ordering, receiving, unloading, breaking down, stocking, facing, and rotating merchandise with particular attention paid to code dates and sanitation.
• Lead Receivers and backroom organization, cleanliness, and safety.
• Help build and maintain displays on the sales floor, compliant with company programs and standards.
• Verify all products are fresh, labeled, and priced accurately.
• Oversee price changes and remain up to date on sale prices.
• Exercises independent judgment and discretion in supervising Department Managers and assigned team members, including directing work, evaluating performance, coaching leaders, assigning responsibilities, identifying development opportunities, and making recommendations regarding hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Communication

P&L management

Inventory management

Microsoft Office

Time & attendance

HR software

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Business-related degree preferred

Tools

Bookkeeping software

Payroll software

POS systems

Job description

Sprouts Farmers Market in Surprise, AZ is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to direct all store operations, lead a ten-person team of Department Managers and Receivers, and drive sales with a focus on excellent customer service in a fast-paced, safe environment.

The role requires 1–3 years of retail leadership with P&L, safety, merchandising, and staff development while maintaining compliance and delivering a superior customer experience.