Store Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Sick time plan

Vacation accrual plan

Career growth opportunities

15% employee discount

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeking a Store Manager to lead store operations across all departments, ensuring profitability, safety, and a high level of customer service. You will hire, train, and develop staff, manage inventory, and coordinate promotions to drive sales and a welcoming shopping experience.

The role requires 1–3 years of retail management, strong leadership, and excellent communication, with flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays in a fast-paced natural foods

Qualifications

• 1-3 years retail management experience.
• Degree in business, management, marketing, retailing, communications, advertising, liberal arts, or related field preferred.
• Be dependable and flexible with schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Strong written and verbal communication with ability to lead and direct.
• Outgoing and friendly demeanor with customer interaction.
• Experience in interviewing, hiring, training, and performance appraisals.
• Proven leadership to motivate staff and manage reports, margins and financial goals.
• Ability to handle emergencies and write incident reports.
• Detail-oriented with planning; coordinate promotions and merchandise displays.
• Food safety and sanitation focus; maintain stock freshness and OSHA compliance.
• Food Safety certification required.
• Strong organization and multi-tasking abilities.
• Physical ability to lift up to 75 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and maximize store operations across all departments.
• Manage staff hiring, training, development and performance.
• Ensure inventory, merchandising, profitability, safety and customer service are optimal.
• Address customer concerns and supervise adherence to store policies.

Skills

Retail management

Communication skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Flexibility

Team orientation

Education

Business degree

Management degree

Job description

Overview

If you thrive on empowering a store team to achieve success, and are committed to providing excellent customer service in a fast-paced and friendly environment, consider a Store Manager position at Sprouts Farmer Market. As one of the fastest growing natural foods retailers, we’re seeking proven leaders who appreciate that healthy living is a journey and are ready to provide an inviting experience where shoppers and team members alike are inspired to make healthier choices.

Overview of Responsibilities

Sprouts Store Managers are responsible for overseeing, managing and maximizing the entire business operations of an assigned Sprouts store and all of its related departments; including Produce, Bakery, Deli, Meat, Dairy, Frozen Foods, Vitamins, Beer/ Wine, Bulk Foods, and all other areas of the store.

The Store Manager is responsible for the efficient and profitable operations of the store, including all departments and department-related activities – ensuring cleanliness, safety and a well-stocked inventory. The Store Manager is also accountable for profits and losses, hiring and termination of employees, disciplinary actions, team member training and development, inventory, sales promotion execution and merchandising. Responsibilities also include managing staff issues, department managers, customer complaints, community relations, compliance with store policies and other administrative duties.

Qualifications

To be a Store Manager at Sprouts Farmers Market you must:

• Have 1-3 years retail management experience
• Degree in business, management, marketing, retailing, communications, advertising, liberal arts, or related field preferred.
• Be dependable and reliable, having the ability to work a flexible schedule that changes as the business changes; including nights, weekends and holidays as well as having flexibility with store assignments.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to give direction, while 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 in an engaging manner.
• Be able to manage department staff to include: interviewing, hiring, training and development, delivering on-time performance appraisals, providing feedback, scheduling, counseling and terminating.
• 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 the ability to deal with emergencies, crises, and any problems which crop up during the day in the store, writing reports for accidents or other incidents such as when employees or customers are hurt within the store or in the parking lot and processes according to company procedures.
• Have a strong focus on detail, analytical and problem solving skills. Be able to coordinate sales promotion activities and prepare/supervise preparation of merchandise displays and advertising copy.
• Have a strong focus on food safety and sanitation, ensuring all food sold in the store is fresh. The Store Manager is responsible for ensuring dates on merchandise such as dairy products, meats, or baked goods are checked and expired food pulled off the shelves on a regular basis.
• Have and maintain Food Safety certification. Must also ensure that all federal, state, and company regulations and standards for all labor, health, safety and sanitation issues in order to maintain a safe and clean work environment for employees and customers to ensure compliance with all OSHA requirements, other governmental regulations and company standards.
• Have strong organization and planning skills; able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.
• Have the ability to lift moderately heavy loads up to 75 lbs., the ability to bend, reach, kneel, squat and stand for long periods of time.

Benefits

In addition to a rewarding career, Sprouts offers a comprehensive program to help support you and your family. These programs include:

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!

Eligibility requirements may apply for the following benefits:

• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Company paid short-term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
• Paid holidays

Get Paid Every Day!

Sprouts Farmers Market offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible employee, you’ll be able to transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free. We offer DailyPay so you don’t have to wait for payday to access the money you’ve already worked for. With DailyPay, you can see how much you’ve made every day and you can transfer your money any time before payday.

You can learn more by visiting https://www.dailypay.com/partners/sprouts-farmers-market/.

Why Sprouts

Grow with us!

If you have a passion for inspiring people and a flair for fresh food, consider applying for a job at Sprouts! With a focus on customer service, our neighborhood grocery stores offer high-quality, farm fresh produce, natural meats, plenty of scoop-your-own bulk goods and much more in a fun, friendly, old-fashioned farmer’s market setting. Come grow your career in healthy living with a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and teams that pride themselves on empowering others along their journey.

At Sprouts, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and caring workplace culture.

Our Team Member Resource Groups (TMRGs) create spaces for connection, support, and growth. Every team member is welcome to join one or more of our five groups:

• Inspiring Women at Sprouts
• Rainbow Alliance at Sprouts
• Sabor at Sprouts
• Soul at Sprouts
• Honored to Serve at Sprouts

Together, these groups celebrate diversity and empower our team to thrive.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Sprouts’ management reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

Sprouts will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance.

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