Assistant Store Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Fort Collins, CO

22d

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager directs business processes at an assigned Sprouts Farmers Market store and is responsible for delivering positive results. The role requires competency across perishable and non-perishable departments to ensure teams execute programs and processes that support sales and efficiency. The Assistant Store Manager inspires and motivates a team to provide superior customer service in a fast-paced, friendly environment while following company safety, labeling, health, and weights and measures standards. In the Store Manager’s absence, this role oversees the entire store. The position drives store sales, team member engagement, and customer advocacy through leadership focused on people, processes, partners, and performance. It leads department managers and receivers, develops the store leadership team, manages store operations and financial results, maintains regulatory and food-safety compliance, and ensures effective merchandising, inventory, receiving, and customer service.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age.
High school diploma or equivalent.
1–3 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, developing leaders, 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 with business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Must have and maintain Food Safety certification.
Ability to lift 60 pounds between 15 and 70 inches above the ground; heavier lifting is occasionally required.
Ability to push and pull merchandise racks and U-boats, with required push and pull force ranging from 80 to 100 pounds.
Ability 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 positively shape store culture.
Develop and motivate the store leadership team and team members to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
Lead approximately ten Department Managers and Receivers with courtesy, respect, integrity, and care.
Model and advocate Sprouts leadership behaviors, celebrate successes, and identify and address opportunities for 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.
Address emergencies, crises, equipment failures, and other issues confidently and with a sense of urgency.
Manage inventory, labor, and expenses to meet profit-and-loss targets as a rate to sales.
Maintain compliance with safety and food-safety requirements, including Ecolab and PCR audit standards.
Identify safety, security, and loss-prevention concerns and work with the BPS team to resolve them.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and company requirements concerning labor, health, safety, and sanitation, maintaining a safe and clean workplace.
Drive sales growth and store experience execution in accordance with Educate and Enrich standards, including store conditions, advertising 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 processes, 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 ensure backroom organization, cleanliness, and safety.
Help build and maintain sales-floor displays in accordance with company programs and standards.
Verify products are fresh, labeled, and accurately priced.
Oversee price changes and stay current on sale prices.
Oversee the entire store in the Store Manager’s absence.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Sick time plan
Vacation accrual plan
Career growth opportunities
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 with prizes, food, and activities
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, allowing earned pay to be transferred before payday at no extra cost