Assistant Store Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Bridgewater Township, NJ

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About The Position

At Sprouts Farmers Market, the Assistant Store Manager directs business processes at an assigned store and is accountable for positive results. The role requires competence across perishable and non-perishable departments to ensure programs and processes are executed to drive sales and efficiency. The Assistant Store Manager inspires and motivates a team to provide superior customer service in a fast-paced, friendly environment while meeting company safety, labeling, health, and weights-and-measures standards. The position oversees the entire store when the Store Manager is absent and drives store sales, team member engagement, and customer advocacy through leadership of 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, inventory, ordering, receiving, merchandising, pricing, food safety, compliance, labor, expenses, and loss prevention. It exercises independent judgment in directing work, evaluating performance, coaching, assigning responsibilities, identifying development opportunities, and making recommendations on employment and staffing matters. The position requires schedule flexibility based on business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Physical work includes lifting, pushing and pulling merchandise, standing and walking for extended periods, reaching, and transferring items. Work may involve using store and food-service equipment and wearing task-appropriate personal protective equipment.

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, 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 based on business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Have and maintain Food Safety certification.
Ability to lift 60 pounds between 15 and 70 inches above the ground; lifting heavier items is occasionally required.
Ability to push and pull racks and U-boats of merchandise, 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, but not limited to, non-slip closed-toe shoes, long pants, and latex and/or cut-resistant gloves.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Model leadership behaviors aligned with Sprouts values and positively shape 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 and position team members to exceed customer expectations, demonstrate advanced product knowledge, and communicate expectations, policy changes, initiatives, and product knowledge.
Provide and receive constructive feedback and direction to support communication and collaboration with store teams and support-area partners.
Respond effectively and urgently to emergencies, crises, equipment failures, and other issues.
Manage profit and loss, inventory, labor, and expenses to meet targets as a rate to sales.
Maintain compliance with safety and food-safety requirements and recommendations, including Ecolab and PCR audits.
Identify safety, security, and loss-prevention concerns and work with the BPS team to address them.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and company requirements and standards, including labor, health, safety, and sanitation standards, and maintain a safe, clean work environment.
Drive sales growth and store experience execution through 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 invoices and report discrepancies to appropriate suppliers.
Lead Receivers and maintain 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 keep current on sale prices.
Exercise independent judgment in supervising Department Managers and assigned team members, including directing work, evaluating performance, coaching, assigning responsibilities, identifying development opportunities, and making recommendations regarding hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination.
Make recommendations on employment decisions, performance management, leadership development, corrective action, and staffing matters that are regularly relied upon by store leadership.

Benefits

Competitive pay.
Sick time plan for the employee or immediate family members.
Vacation accrual plan.
Opportunities for career growth.
15% discount for the employee and one other household family member on purchases made at Sprouts.
Flexible schedules.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
401(k) retirement savings plan with a generous company match.
Company-paid life insurance.
Contests and appreciation events throughout the year.
Performance-based bonus, subject to eligibility requirements.
Affordable 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 to transfer earned pay.