Assistant Grocery Manager

Albertsons Companies • Abilene, TX

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About The Position

The Assistant Grocery Manager supports and oversees daily Grocery Department operations, focusing on customer service, sales, profitability, department readiness, and strong in-stock conditions. The role is hands-on and fast-paced, with responsibility for accurate pricing, merchandising standards, inventory, and the day-to-day performance of grocery associates.

The manager helps ensure customers can rely on a full, fresh, clean, and well-organized department. Responsibilities include executing merchandising plans and promotions, maintaining operational and food-safety standards, managing inventory and shrink, and hiring, training, scheduling, coaching, and developing associates. The position requires flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, and the ability to work with products in coolers and freezers.

Requirements

• Strong customer-service focus and 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.
• Knowledge of grocery merchandising and planogram execution.
• Knowledge of inventory management, ordering, and shrink control.
• Knowledge of labor planning, scheduling, and performance management.
• Knowledge of operational standards, food safety, and compliance execution.
• Knowledge of grocery product flow, rotation, and inventory control.
• Knowledge of retail merchandising and promotional execution.
• Familiarity with store systems and ordering tools.
• Ability to train, coach, and develop associates.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry products and work in coolers and freezers.
• Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Reliable attendance and compliance with company safety policies and Code of Business Conduct.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily Grocery Department operations, with a focus on customer service, sales, and department readiness.
• Provide friendly, prompt, knowledgeable customer service and resolve customer concerns professionally.
• Keep shelves, displays, and aisles clean, full, front-faced, and merchandised to company standards.
• Execute planograms, promotional sets, seasonal transitions, and weekly-ad merchandising.
• Manage ordering, inventory levels, product rotation, and backroom organization.
• Monitor shrink and implement procedures to reduce waste and loss.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, safety, and operational standards.
• Hire, train, coach, schedule, and develop grocery associates while fostering a positive team environment.
• Analyze sales, labor, and inventory data to drive results.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• 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, subject to eligibility requirements.
• 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