Store Leadership: Drive Sales & Team Excellence

Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Sick time plan

Vacation accrual plan

Career growth opportunities

15% employee discount

Flexible schedules

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401K with company match

Company paid life insurance

Contests and appreciation events

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to direct all store operations and drive sales. You’ll lead a small leadership team, ensure safety and sanitation standards, and model Sprouts values in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll oversee inventory, labor, and expenses, coach department managers, and maintain exemplary customer service while upholding company policies and compliance across multiple departments.

Qualifications

• Be at least 21 years of age.
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent; a degree in business management, marketing, retailing, communications, advertising, or related field preferred.
• 1-3 years of retail experience; or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated success leading non-perishable and perishable department operations with integrity, including profit and loss, safety, sanitation, staffing, disciplinary actions, training, developing leaders, conducting performance appraisals, meeting deadlines, managing inventory and shrink, executing sales promotions, and merchandising.
• Professional communication skills, both written and verbal, along with attention to detail, analytical, and solution-focused decisiveness.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office, bookkeeping/accounting, time and attendance, and human resources software.
• Be flexible to work a schedule that changes based on business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Have and maintain Food Safety certification.

Responsibilities

• Positively shape the culture in the store by modeling the leadership behaviors aligned to Sprouts values.
• Develop the store leadership team to deliver an exceptional customer experience by motivating and engaging team members.
• Lead a team of approximately ten people (all Department Managers and Receivers) with courtesy, respect, integrity, and care.
• Motivate and develop the management team by embracing, leading, advocating, and consistently modeling our Sprouts leadership behaviors.
• Celebrate store successes and identify/address opportunities for perpetual improvement.
• Consistently evolve customer satisfaction by positioning and teaching team members to exceed customer expectations.
• Demonstrate advanced product knowledge when assisting customers and training store team members.
• Communicate expectations, policy changes, new initiatives, and product knowledge.
• Provide and receive constructive feedback and direction for effective communication and collaboration within store teams and store support area partners.
• Confidently and effectively address emergencies, crises, equipment failures, and resolve any issues that arise with a sense of urgency.
• P&L ownership - manage inventory, labor, and expenses at optimum levels and meet targets as a rate to sales.
• Maintain compliance with all safety and food safety recommendations and requirements, as measured through Ecolab and PCR audits.
• Identify any safety, security, and loss prevention concerns and address with the BPS team to resolve.
• Ensure federal, state, and company regulations and standards are met or exceeded, including laws, regulations and standards related to labor, health, safety, and sanitation, in order to maintain a safe and clean work environment for employees and customers, to ensure compliance with all legal and Company requirements.
• Drive sales growth and store experience execution anchoring on Educate and Enrich standards to include consistent 8+ store conditions, ad directives, top item knowledge, and department schematics.
• Master and create an obsession around top item in stock conditions in all departments through effective fresh item management, perpetual inventory, and computer assisted ordering.
• Oversee inventory management, including ordering, receiving, unloading, breaking down, stocking, facing, and rotating merchandise with particular attention paid to code dates and sanitation.
• Oversee invoicing from our distribution centers and vendors. Report discrepancies to the appropriate supplier as needed.
• Lead Receivers and backroom organization, cleanliness, and safety.
• Help build and maintain displays on the sales floor, compliant with company programs and standards.
• Verify all products are fresh, labeled, and priced accurately.
• Oversee price changes and remain up to date on sale prices.
• Exercises independent judgment and discretion in supervising Department Managers and assigned team members, including directing work, evaluating performance, coaching leaders, assigning responsibilities, identifying development opportunities, and making recommendations regarding hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination decisions.

Skills

Professional communication

Analytical thinking

Solution-oriented

Leadership

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Degree in business management/retail/marketing/communications/advertising

Tools

Microsoft Office

Bookkeeping/Accounting

Time and attendance software

HR software

Job description

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to direct all store operations and drive sales. You’ll lead a small leadership team, ensure safety and sanitation standards, and model Sprouts values in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll oversee inventory, labor, and expenses, coach department managers, and maintain exemplary customer service while upholding company policies and compliance across multiple departments.