Assistant Grocery Manager

Albertsons

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Albertsons Companies as an Assistant Grocery Department Manager for an exciting opportunity to advance your leadership career. This role focuses on operational excellence, merchandising execution, and customer service in a fast-paced, hands-on environment. You will help oversee daily operations, drive sales and profitability, and ensure high standards for product availability, pricing, and merchandising. The position requires a passion for teamwork, merchandising, and operational excellence, with the goal of ensuring customers consistently find a full, fresh, and well-organized Grocery Department.

Requirements

• Strong customer-service focus with a visible team presence.
• Effective communication, coaching, and team-building skills.
• Strong organization, prioritization, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Grocery merchandising and planogram execution.
• Inventory management, ordering, and shrink control.
• Labor planning, scheduling, and performance management.
• Operational standards, food safety, and compliance execution.
• Grocery product flow, rotation, and inventory control.
• Retail merchandising and promotional execution.
• Store systems and ordering tools.
• Ability to analyze sales, labor, and inventory data to drive results.
• Ability to train, coach, and develop associates.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry products and work in coolers and freezers.

Responsibilities

• Help oversee daily operations of the Grocery Department with a focus on customer service, sales, and department readiness.
• Deliver friendly, prompt, and knowledgeable customer service and resolve customer concerns professionally.
• Ensure shelves, displays, and aisles are clean, full, front-faced, and merchandised to company standards.
• Assist with executing planograms, promotional sets, seasonal transitions, and weekly ad merchandising.
• Assist with managing orders, inventory levels, product rotation, and backroom organization.
• Assist with monitoring shrink and implementing procedures to reduce waste and loss.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, safety, and operational standards.
• Assist with training, coaching, scheduling, and developing grocery associates while fostering a positive team environment.
• Perform Grocery Department duties as needed and assume responsibility for department operations in the absence of the Grocery Manager.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay)
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

What This Job Offers

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