Assistant Grocery Manager
About The Position
Join Albertsons Companies as a Grocery Department Manager for an exciting opportunity to advance your leadership career. This role focuses on operational excellence, merchandising execution, and customer service. We are seeking team-focused managers passionate about people, performance, and creating a great shopping experience. As a Grocery Department Manager, you will oversee daily operations, drive sales and profitability, and ensure high standards for in-stock conditions, accurate pricing, and merchandising. This is a fast-paced, hands-on environment where your leadership directly impacts store success. You will set the pace, support associates, and ensure 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
- Flexible availability including evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Reliable attendance
- Compliance with company safety policies and Code of Business Conduct
Responsibilities
- 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
- 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
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
- Quarterly bonus (for eligible associates)
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- PTO/Vacation Pay or Flexible Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Bereavement pay
- Retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
