Grocery Operations Leader - Team Builder & Customer Champion

Sprouts Farmers Market; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Sick time plan

Vacation accrual

Opportunities for career growth

15% discount for you and one family

Flexible schedules

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(K) Retirement savings plan with a

Company paid life insurance

Contests and appreciation events

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market in Hayward, CA is hiring an Assistant Grocery Manager to lead one of the store’s busiest teams and help customers make healthy food choices while delivering exceptional service.

You will assist the Grocery Manager in merchandising, inventory control, hiring, training, and ensuring health and safety guidelines. The role requires 18+ with 1–3 years retail management, flexible scheduling, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years of age and 1-3 years retail management experience. Familiarity with natural foods and alternative diets preferred
• Flexible schedule that changes with the business; 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 an outgoing and friendly behavior along with a positive attitude and the ability to interact with 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
• 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

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!

Skills

Retail management

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Physical stamina

Job description

Sprouts Farmers Market in Hayward, CA is hiring an Assistant Grocery Manager to lead one of the store’s busiest teams and help customers make healthy food choices while delivering exceptional service.

You will assist the Grocery Manager in merchandising, inventory control, hiring, training, and ensuring health and safety guidelines. The role requires 18+ with 1–3 years retail management, flexible scheduling, and strong communication.