Grocery Asst. Manager

Cardenas Markets LLC; East Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardenas Markets LLC in California is seeking an Assistant Grocery Manager to support the Grocery Manager in daily operations and to lead a team toward efficient, high‑quality service. You will help drive profitability while upholding our core values of integrity, respect and collaboration.

This role requires strong customer service, safety awareness, and the ability to coach staff. You will work across departments to ensure shelves are stocked, labeled, and inviting, while maintaining a safe,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Retail management experience.
• Customer service experience desirable.
• Forklift certification is required.
• Ability to coach direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Stock, rotate, and organize items on shelves.
• Provide customer service and respond to inquiries and complaints.
• Enforce safety, health, and security rules.
• Assist to oversee daily grocery operations to drive efficiency.
• Support store needs across areas as required.

Skills

Customer service

Leadership

Coaching

Forklift certification

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

At Cardenas Markets, how we work is defined by shared values that include absolute integrity, respect, and collaboration. However, it's more than that; it's smart and highly driven people united in purpose to serve one another.

Bring your energy and unique perspective and you'll have the opportunity to grow with us professionally, personally, and financially. You will be part of a team that genuinely cares about helping you succeed, and you will work alongside talented colleagues while making a difference in our communities.

Position Summary

The Assistant Grocery Manager assists the Grocery Manager in the oversight of daily grocery operations and provides leadership and direction to achieve profitable grocery operations. The Assistant Grocery Manager is to assist the Grocery Manager continually grow the team's capacity for efficiency, effectiveness, and service to meet the company's succession needs. The Assistant Grocery Manager is to be a role model of the company by driving results while maintaining company core values.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Stock, rotate, and organize items on shelves;
• Ensure shelves are organized with product labels;
• Provide flexibility by helping in any area in order to support store needs;
• Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints;
• Enforce safety, health, and security rules;
• Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to assess the condition of each product or item;
• Assists to provide exceptional service and ensure the products are handled properly, date controls are performed, ensure freshest product are rotated properly so that they are available to customers;
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills And Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree is preferred or its equivalent;
• Retail management experience;
• Customer service experience desirable;
• Forklift certification or ability to obtain is required;
• Proven experience in dealing effectively with diverse team member/management issues;
• Possess the ability to effectively coach direct reports.

Physical Demands And Work Conditions

The physical demands and work conditions below represent those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Some requirements may be modified to accommodate individuals with disabilities:

• WALKING: Continuously, throughout shift, while moving about the store and handling merchandise.
• STANDING: Continuously, throughout shift.
• LIFTING: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 75 lbs.

Important Disclaimer Notice

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business or the work environment change.

Disclaimer

Pay Scale $19.40 to $22.18.

The pay scale above is a good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position. Within this range, individual pay is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, specific skills, relevant work experience, and relevant education and/or training. This information is provided to applicants in accordance with California Labor Code

• 432.3 and state and local minimum wage standards.