Assistant Produce Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Gilbert, AZ

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Produce Manager helps customers make healthy food choices by providing excellent customer service while managing and leading one of the store’s busiest teams. The role assists the Produce Manager with department management and merchandising to maximize productivity and profit, and is responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Produce team. The position coordinates merchandising and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork. It maintains department freshness standards through proper receiving, processing, packaging, pricing, signage, display, and rotation of products. The Assistant Produce Manager also helps lead, hire, teach, train, and develop the team; unloads and sorts deliveries; operates and maintains produce equipment; and ensures compliance with company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Have basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
Be dependable and reliable, with the ability to work a changing, flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Demonstrate outgoing, friendly behavior and a positive attitude, with the ability to interact with customers.
Have good communication skills and the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment.
Follow safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations, including COOL, and obtain and maintain a Food Handlers permit.
Be able to stand, walk, bend, and climb throughout the workday.
Be able to lift, stack, and maneuver objects weighing up to 50 pounds, from 4 to 72 inches, for distances up to 3 feet, for 10–50 hours without mechanical assistance.
Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets up to 20 feet, requiring force up to 85 pounds, for up to 5 hours.

Responsibilities

Assist the Produce Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit.
Manage ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Produce team.
Coordinate merchandising and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork.
Maintain freshness standards through proper receiving, processing, packaging, pricing, signage, displaying, and rotation of products.
Help lead the team in delivering quality products, high service levels, and a positive customer experience.
Assist in hiring, teaching, training, and developing the Produce team.
Unload and sort store deliveries and operate and maintain produce equipment.
Ensure execution of company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and confirm that team members follow these procedures.
Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize the department work area.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Sick time plan
Vacation accrual plan
Opportunities for career growth
15% discount on purchases for the employee and one other household family member
Flexible schedules
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
Company-paid life insurance
Contests and appreciation events
Performance-based bonus, subject to eligibility requirements
Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to eligibility requirements
Health Savings Account with company match, subject to eligibility requirements
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care, subject to eligibility requirements
Company-paid short-term disability coverage, subject to eligibility requirements
Paid parental leave for mothers and fathers, subject to eligibility requirements
Paid holidays, subject to eligibility requirements
DailyPay access for eligible employees