Assistant Store Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Lawrenceville, GA

20d

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager at Sprouts Farmers Market directs business processes at an assigned store and is accountable for delivering positive results. The role requires competence across perishable and non-perishable departments to ensure teams execute programs and processes that drive sales and efficiency. The Assistant Store Manager inspires and motivates teams to provide superior customer service in a fast-paced, friendly environment while complying with company safety, labeling, health, and weights and measures standards. The role oversees the entire store when the Store Manager is absent and drives store sales, team member engagement, and customer advocacy through leadership focused on people, processes, partners, and performance. The Assistant Store Manager leads approximately ten people, including Department Managers and Receivers, and develops store leaders and team members. The role oversees store operations, customer experience, inventory, merchandising, compliance, and financial performance, including managing inventory, labor, and expenses against targets. The position exercises independent judgment in supervising assigned team members and makes recommendations on personnel, performance management, leadership development, corrective action, and staffing matters. The position requires flexibility to work a schedule that changes based on business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays. It involves frequent standing and walking, lifting and moving merchandise, and using a range of store equipment. A Food Safety certification must be held and maintained.

Requirements

Be at least 21 years of age.
High school diploma or equivalent.
One to three years of retail experience, or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated success leading perishable and non-perishable department operations, including profit and loss, safety, sanitation, staffing, disciplinary actions, training, leader development, performance appraisals, deadlines, inventory and shrink, sales promotions, and merchandising.
Professional written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, analytical ability, and solution-focused decisiveness.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, bookkeeping/accounting, time and attendance, and human resources software.
Flexibility to work a schedule that changes based on business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Have and maintain Food Safety certification.
Able to lift 60 pounds between 15 inches and 70 inches above the ground; lifting heavier items is occasionally required.
Able to push and pull racks and U-boats of merchandise, with required push/pull force ranging from 80 to 100 pounds.
Able to stand continuously on hard surfaces, walk up to two miles, reach vertically to upper levels, and transfer items horizontally.
Wear task-appropriate PPE, including non-slip closed-toe shoes, long pants, and gloves (latex and/or cut-resistant).

Nice To Haves

A degree in business management, marketing, retailing, communications, advertising, or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Model Sprouts leadership behaviors and values to shape a positive store culture.
Develop and motivate the store leadership team and team members to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
Lead approximately ten people, including all Department Managers and Receivers, with courtesy, respect, integrity, and care.
Celebrate store successes and identify and address opportunities for continuous improvement.
Teach team members to exceed customer expectations and demonstrate advanced product knowledge when assisting customers and training staff.
Communicate expectations, policy changes, new initiatives, and product knowledge; provide and receive constructive feedback and direction.
Respond effectively and urgently to emergencies, crises, equipment failures, and other issues.
Manage inventory, labor, and expenses at optimum levels and meet targets as a rate to sales.
Maintain compliance with safety and food safety requirements, including Ecolab and PCR audits; identify and address safety, security, and loss prevention concerns with the BPS team.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and company requirements relating to labor, health, safety, and sanitation.
Drive sales growth and store experience execution using Educate and Enrich standards, including 8+ store conditions, ad directives, top item knowledge, and department schematics.
Maintain top-item in-stock conditions through fresh item management, perpetual inventory, and computer-assisted ordering.
Oversee inventory activities, including ordering, receiving, unloading, breaking down, stocking, facing, and rotating merchandise, with attention to code dates and sanitation.
Oversee distribution-center and vendor invoicing and report discrepancies to suppliers as needed.
Lead Receivers and maintain backroom organization, cleanliness, and safety.
Help build and maintain sales-floor displays in accordance with company programs and standards.
Verify that products are fresh, labeled, and priced accurately; oversee price changes and stay current on sale prices.
Supervise Department Managers and assigned team members by directing work, evaluating performance, coaching leaders, assigning responsibilities, identifying development opportunities, and making recommendations regarding hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Sick time plan
Vacation accrual plan
Opportunities for career growth
15% discount for the employee and one other household family member on Sprouts purchases
Flexible schedules
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
Company-paid life insurance
Contests and appreciation events
Bonus based on company and/or individual performance, subject to eligibility
Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to eligibility
Health Savings Account with company match, subject to eligibility
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care, subject to eligibility
Company-paid short-term disability coverage, subject to eligibility
Paid parental leave for mothers and fathers, subject to eligibility
Paid holidays, subject to eligibility
DailyPay access for eligible employees, allowing transfer of earned pay before payday at no extra cost