Assistant Grocery Manager

Albertsons • Lucas, TX

13d

About The Position

The Assistant Grocery Manager supports the Grocery Manager in overseeing daily grocery department operations and maintaining product availability, merchandising standards, inventory accuracy, and excellent customer service. The role assists with leading grocery associates, coordinating stocking activities, managing inventory, controlling shrink, and keeping the department clean, organized, properly stocked, and customer-ready.

This position balances hands-on stocking and merchandising with customer service, associate leadership, inventory management, safety, and daily operations. It works throughout the grocery department, sales floor, backroom, receiving and storage areas, and coolers and freezers as necessary. The Assistant Grocery Manager may take an active leadership role in department operations when the Grocery Manager is unavailable.

Requirements

• Strong customer service and leadership skills.
• Effective communication, coaching, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Strong attention to merchandising, inventory accuracy, product availability, and department presentation.
• Ability to work independently while providing direction and support to others.
• Ability to learn ordering, inventory, receiving, stocking, and merchandising procedures.
• Ability to organize and manage back-stock effectively.
• Ability to safely operate approved stocking and material-handling equipment after proper training.
• Dependable attendance and punctuality.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, lift, carry, push, pull, and perform repetitive movements throughout the shift.
• Ability to safely lift and move merchandise, cases, boxes, displays, and department supplies as required.
• Ability to perform repetitive stocking, facing, merchandising, and inventory activities.
• Ability to safely use carts, pallet jacks, ladders, step stools, and other approved equipment after proper training.
• Ability to work in sales areas, backrooms, receiving areas, coolers, freezers, and varying temperatures when necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Previous grocery, retail, stocking, merchandising, inventory, or leadership experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with overseeing daily grocery department operations and workflow.
• Coordinate stocking, replenishment, merchandising, and backroom activities; keep shelves, displays, endcaps, and promotional areas stocked, faced, organized, and customer-ready.
• Monitor product availability and respond to low-stock and out-of-stock conditions.
• Provide courteous customer service, help customers locate products and answer questions, and respond professionally to concerns.
• Help coordinate associate assignments, breaks, stocking responsibilities, and department coverage.
• Monitor inventory and assist with ordering merchandise based on sales, promotions, and anticipated customer demand.
• Receive, organize, rotate, and store merchandise; maintain organized back-stock and follow product rotation, date-control, and inventory procedures.
• Help minimize shrink through accurate ordering, product handling, rotation, and inventory management; identify damaged, expired, or unsellable merchandise and follow proper procedures.
• Ensure merchandise is accurately priced, signed, tagged, and displayed; assist with promotional changes, seasonal displays, resets, and advertised items.
• Monitor department conditions and adjust priorities based on customer traffic and business needs; assist with inventory counts and product-control activities.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe aisles, displays, backrooms, storage areas, and work areas; address spills and other safety concerns promptly.
• Assist with department opening and closing procedures as assigned.
• Identify product, equipment, inventory, staffing, or operational concerns and communicate them to the Grocery Manager or store leadership.
• Follow and reinforce company policies and procedures related to workplace safety, food safety, security, and loss prevention.
• Provide daily direction and support to grocery associates; help establish priorities, assign responsibilities, and communicate expectations.
• Assist with training new associates and coach associates on productivity, accuracy, organization, stocking standards, customer service, safety, and department procedures.
• Monitor completed work and lead by example to support service, teamwork, professionalism, and a positive, respectful, productive work environment.
• Support the Grocery Manager with department planning and daily operational decisions.
• Use and store stocking equipment, carts, and other tools appropriately; follow safe lifting, stocking, and material-handling procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned based on business needs.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through the company's partnership with Stream.
• Associate discounts.
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates, including medical, dental, and 401(k).
• Time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick pay.
• Training, career growth, and development.
• An inclusive work environment with colleagues who reflect the communities served.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed