Assistant Grocery Manager at Sprouts Farmers Market in Aberdeen, NJ

Summary: Sprouts Farmers Market is a rapidly growing retailer focused on helping customers make healthy food choices. The Assistant Grocery Manager plays a crucial role in delivering excellent customer service and managing the grocery department to maximize productivity and profit. 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 Required Qualifications: - Be at least 18 years of age - 1-3 years retail management experience - Be dependable and reliable having the ability to work a flexible schedule that changes as the business changes; 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 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 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 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 is expected Preferred Qualifications: - Familiarity with natural foods and alternative diets Required Skills: Retail management, Natural foods knowledge, Alternative diets knowledge, Personnel management, Margin analysis, Sales reporting, Financial goal management, Inventory control, Product quality management, Health, safety compliance, Analytical skills, Planning Benefits: 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!, 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