Assistant Grocery Manager

Albertsons Companies • Argyle, TX

7h

About The Position

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with a strong
emphasis on fast, friendly Customer Service.
• Assists customers by making product suggestions.
• Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques via telephone,
intercom announcements, and one‑on‑one interactions.
• Answers and responds to incoming calls professionally; resolves customer
complaints and escalates to the Store Director when needed.
• Responsible for total store operations in the absence of the Store Director
(see Store Director job description).
• Assists with planning daily operations and monitoring production processes in
accordance with company procedures and profitability expectations.
• Builds Grocery displays, rotates stock, and removes outdated or spoiled
product. Maintains cleanliness of the work area and department.
• Implements effective promotional and seasonal displays; assists in
coordinating grocery sales promotions.
• Ensures merchandise is correctly priced, properly displayed, and shelves
remain clean and well maintained.
• Follows and maintains department standards and requirements.
• Monitors employee productivity.
• May schedule employees to ensure adequate coverage and service levels.
• Possesses working knowledge of responsibilities performed by all department
staff, including Opening/Closing, Dairy, and Frozen.
• Schedules, supervises, trains, and assigns daily duties to department
employees.
• Trains staff on store policies, sales procedures, and record‑keeping
requirements.
• Maintains working knowledge of policies and guidelines outlined in the
Albertsons/Tom Thumb Employee Handbook.
• Ensures proper code dating of all products in the department.
• Prepares sales and inventory reports; conducts physical inventory every 6
months.
• Controls inventory to maintain product quantity, quality, and freshness;
stocks and rotates product per division directives.
• Assists with ordering Grocery products and maintaining inventory levels per
Division guidelines.
• Supervises reclamation processes and maintains orderly, in‑stock conditions in
the backroom and all Grocery Department areas.
• Controls shrink and departmental costs.
• Implements proper product preparation techniques. Operates equipment such as
pallet jacks, hand trucks, scissors, knives, safety cutters, and Sterilox
machines.
• Performs receiving duties, including breaking down loads, verifying invoices,
inspecting quality, reporting shortages, stocking, and rotating product. Ensures
compliance with temperature and storage guidelines.
• Processes administrative paperwork and maintains accurate department records.
• Completes and monitors daily log sheets, sales and labor documentation, and
other required reports.
• Ensures proper temperature levels for all products; follows labeling laws,
federal and state regulations, company policies, and code‑date standards.
• Follows all workplace safety rules and regulations.
• Ensures safety, sanitation, and cleanliness of the work area, cooler,
equipment, and display areas, including code‑date compliance.
• Implements emergency procedures in cases of equipment or computer
malfunctions.
• Operates computer software and electronic ordering devices to order product.
• May participate in sales meetings and communicates sales goals, department
results, and opportunities to staff.
• Ensures adherence to company grooming standards and dress code.
• Performs all duties safely, accurately, honestly, and with integrity.
• Performs other necessary and required duties.

Requirements

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a professional demeanor when interacting with customers and coworkers.
• Ability to frequently reach, lift, and maneuver items up to approximately 50 lbs; frequent bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Performs repetitive arm movements to prepare, package, and display products.
• Requires manual dexterity and strong eye‑hand coordination.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.
• Requires mental alertness for safe and accurate task completion.
• Must know basic math, weights, and measures; requires knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, sanitation, labeling, and department procedures.
• Operates telephones, pallet jacks, hand trucks, knives, scissors, safety cutters, and Sterilox machines.
• Uses cleaning supplies, equipment, and computer systems for ordering and reporting.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays. Reliable attendance is essential.
• May experience exposure to hazards associated with equipment and tools used in daily tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with a strong emphasis on fast, friendly Customer Service.
• Assists customers by making product suggestions.
• Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques via telephone, intercom announcements, and one‑on‑one interactions.
• Answers and responds to incoming calls professionally; resolves customer complaints and escalates to the Store Director when needed.
• Responsible for total store operations in the absence of the Store Director
• Assists with planning daily operations and monitoring production processes in accordance with company procedures and profitability expectations.
• Builds Grocery displays, rotates stock, and removes outdated or spoiled product. Maintains cleanliness of the work area and department.
• Implements effective promotional and seasonal displays; assists in coordinating grocery sales promotions.
• Ensures merchandise is correctly priced, properly displayed, and shelves remain clean and well maintained.
• Follows and maintains department standards and requirements.
• Monitors employee productivity.
• May schedule employees to ensure adequate coverage and service levels.
• Possesses working knowledge of responsibilities performed by all department staff, including Opening/Closing, Dairy, and Frozen.
• Schedules, supervises, trains, and assigns daily duties to department employees.
• Trains staff on store policies, sales procedures, and record‑keeping requirements.
• Maintains working knowledge of policies and guidelines outlined in the Albertsons/Tom Thumb Employee Handbook.
• Ensures proper code dating of all products in the department.
• Prepares sales and inventory reports; conducts physical inventory every 6 months.
• Controls inventory to maintain product quantity, quality, and freshness; stocks and rotates product per division directives.
• Assists with ordering Grocery products and maintaining inventory levels per Division guidelines.
• Supervises reclamation processes and maintains orderly, in‑stock conditions in the backroom and all Grocery Department areas.
• Controls shrink and departmental costs.
• Implements proper product preparation techniques. Operates equipment such as pallet jacks, hand trucks, scissors, knives, safety cutters, and Sterilox machines.
• Performs receiving duties, including breaking down loads, verifying invoices, inspecting quality, reporting shortages, stocking, and rotating product. Ensures compliance with temperature and storage guidelines.
• Processes administrative paperwork and maintains accurate department records.
• Completes and monitors daily log sheets, sales and labor documentation, and other required reports.
• Ensures proper temperature levels for all products; follows labeling laws, federal and state regulations, company policies, and code‑date standards.
• Follows all workplace safety rules and regulations.
• Ensures safety, sanitation, and cleanliness of the work area, cooler, equipment, and display areas, including code‑date compliance.
• Implements emergency procedures in cases of equipment or computer malfunctions.
• Operates computer software and electronic ordering devices to order product.
• May participate in sales meetings and communicates sales goals, department results, and opportunities to staff.
• Ensures adherence to company grooming standards and dress code.
• Performs all duties safely, accurately, honestly, and with integrity.
• Performs other necessary and required duties.

Benefits

• benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay, PTO/Vacation pay, paid holidays, bereavement pay and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401(k) eligibility).
• Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus, subject to Company bonus plans.
• Sick pay and PTO/Vacation pay are accrued based on hours worked and paid holidays are issued at 7-9 days annually.

What This Job Offers

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