Multi-Dept Grocery Manager – Lead & Optimize Ops

Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeking a Grocery Manager to lead the sales and operations of multiple departments, including Grocery, Dairy, Frozen Food, and the Beer/Wine, in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.

You will supervise staff, approve schedules, coach team members, and ensure product freshness, proper rotation, and compliance with food safety standards while coordinating with store leadership to deliver an outstanding customer experience.

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years of age and possess 1 year managerial or supervisory experience which includes responsibility for managing a department/team within a multi-department operation within the retail, hospitality, or service industry
• 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 and maintain Food Safety certification. Also ensure that all federal, state, and company regulations and standards for product freshness, food safety, weights and measures, store safety, employee safety, refrigeration, and sanitation are met
• 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

Responsibilities

• Ensure that products are handled properly, rotated to ensure freshness, and that date controls are performed
• Control costs by constantly monitoring and improving operations to increase profitability- manage labor costs and reduce loss due to shrink, damage, and pilferage
• Assist in the preparation of store for physical inventory counts
• Assist or oversee the unloading of trucks from our distribution centers, and verify all deliveries against invoices, notes shortages, and overages and report them to the appropriate supplier
• Manage ordering, compliance, sanitation, back-room inventory, and department safety
• Engage and evaluate team members through coaching, feedback, and one-on-one development discussions, and make recommendations on merit increases via completing the bi-annual performance review process.
• Regularly attend and participate at in-store meetings.
• Recruit, hire and make promotion/transfer decisions in collaboration with the Store Manager.
• Confidently exercise independent judgment to address Team Member concerns.
• Take and document corrective actions when needed, including collaboration with business and HR partners in managing performance to include coaching, counseling, progressive discipline, suspension, or termination when needed.
• Ensure maximum productivity and efficiency by creating and adjusting schedules and staffing levels.
• Communicate standards, expectations, policy changes, and product knowledge to team members.
• Lead a team that collaborates to deliver the finest quality of product, highest level of service, and the greatest experience your customers will receive.
• Serve as a Key Carrier for the store and/or act as a Manager on Duty (MOD) as needed.

Skills

Managerial experience

Communication skills

Customer interaction

Leadership ability

Attention to detail

Food safety certification

Organization & planning

Lift up to 60 lbs

Job description

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeking a Grocery Manager to lead the sales and operations of multiple departments, including Grocery, Dairy, Frozen Food, and the Beer/Wine, in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.

You will supervise staff, approve schedules, coach team members, and ensure product freshness, proper rotation, and compliance with food safety standards while coordinating with store leadership to deliver an outstanding customer experience.