Produce Department Lead: Customer Service & Growth

Sprouts Farmers Market; Marlton (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Sick time plan

Vacation accrual plan

Opportunities for career growth

15% discount for you and one other in-

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 is seeking an Assistant Produce Manager in Marlton, NJ. You will help customers make healthy choices and lead one of the busiest store teams to deliver outstanding service.

You will partner with the Produce Manager on merchandising, inventory, and staff development while ensuring freshness, safety, and code compliance across the department. This role emphasizes teamwork, training, and high standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Be able to perform standing, walking, bending, climbing throughout the entire work day and the ability to lift, stack and maneuver heavy objects weighing up to 50 lbs., from 4” to 72”, for a distance up to 3 feet for between 10-50 hours without mechanical assistance.
• Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets a distance up to 20 feet, requiring a force of up to 85 pounds for up to 5 hours.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Produce Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit.
• Responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Produce team.
• Effectively coordinate merchandising and sales through ongoing planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork
• Responsible for maintaining freshness standards throughout the department, by following proper receiving, processing, packaging, pricing, signage, displaying, and rotation of a complete variety of items.
• 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 Produce team
• Unload and sort through store deliveries, operate, and maintain produce equipment
• Ensure the execution of all company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines/regulations, and validate that other Produce team members are also aware of, and following, these procedures.

Skills

Customer service

Team leadership

Communication skills

Ability to lift 50 lbs

Flexible schedule

Safety compliance

Job description

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeking an Assistant Produce Manager in Marlton, NJ. You will help customers make healthy choices and lead one of the busiest store teams to deliver outstanding service.

You will partner with the Produce Manager on merchandising, inventory, and staff development while ensuring freshness, safety, and code compliance across the department. This role emphasizes teamwork, training, and high standards in a fast-paced environment.