Grocery Manager

Socket.dev; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Albertsons Companies is seeking a Grocery Manager to oversee grocery, dairy, and frozen departments, delivering excellent guest experiences and ensuring safe, profitable operations. The role includes hiring, training, scheduling, and evaluating staff while maintaining stock levels and engaging with customers.

The position involves managing merchandising, displays, rotation procedures, and coordinating with DSD partners. A strong focus on teamwork, coaching, and operational excellence is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year store experience.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for long periods of time.

Responsibilities

• Acknowledge, greet, and engage guests to ensure satisfaction.
• Maintain proper stock levels in grocery, dairy and frozen departments.
• Interview, train, schedule, and evaluate department team members.
• Manage dairy/frozen/grocery merchandising and displays.
• Coordinate cleanliness, safety, and asset protection across the store.

Skills

Customer service

Team leadership

Store operations

Guest relations

Communication

Safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Certified Food Safety Manager certification

Job description

The Grocery Manager is first and foremost responsible for guest relations and satisfaction by building a reputation for Ultimate Service. He/She assumes total store responsibility in Store Director and Assistant Store Director’s absence. He/She is responsible for leading the efficient, effective, safe, legal and profitable operations of the grocery, frozen, and dairy departments. He/She coordinates human relations for the grocery, frozen, and dairy departments and ensures execution of all company and department policies and procedures on a timely basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• When a guest enters my area or department, my first and most important responsibility becomes to acknowledge, greet, and engage that guest
• Responsible for proper stock levels in grocery, dairy and frozen departments
• Responsible for interviewing, training, scheduling, performance and productivity of all grocery department team members (including frozen, dairy, grocery and night crew)
• Responsible for completing and communicating performance evaluations in a timely manner within the department
• Manage all dairy/frozen and grocery merchandising
• Ensure proper rotation procedures are being enforced
• Responsible for ordering all seasonal merchandise and maintaining records of movement
• Coordinate and maintain all displays and quantity purchases
• Responsible for grocery and dairy/frozen ad estimates and purchasing
• Coordinate with all grocery DSD partners on displays and buy-ins
• Responsible for backroom organization, appearance, safety and stock level, including frozen and dairy vaults, as well as the outside area behind the store
• Manage individuals and delegates responsibilities as appropriate to motivate and instill excellence in the individuals within the departments in a positive manner
• Coordinate cleanliness and maintenance needs with Service Manager. This includes grocery, frozen and dairy equipment and fixtures as well as displays, floors, ceilings and décor
• Responsible for controlling, safeguarding and monitoring all store assets, ensuring policies and procedures are implemented for control of assets
• Perform other duties as requested or required by upper management

Key Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of one year of store experience
• The Grocery Manager is required to work an average of 45 hours per week. This will involve multiple opening, closing and day shifts depending on the store needs
• Minimum of one year store experience
• Must maintain Certified Food Safety Manager certification
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for long periods of time (up to 6 hours)
• Must also be able to bend, lift, and perform all other physical aspects of the job
• Ability to function as a team member and get along with others
• Ability to accept supervisory coaching related to performance, work habits and attitude

This job description is intended to provide a high-level of general requirements for this position. It is not a complete statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Other duties not listed here may be assigned as necessary to ensure proper operations.

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!

Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street.

Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success.

Bring your flavor

Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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