Dairy Supervisor

Albertsons Companies • Richardson, TX

2h • Onsite

About The Position

The Dairy Supervisor supports the daily operation of the Dairy Department by maintaining strong in-stock conditions, product freshness, accurate rotation, cleanliness, and effective merchandising. This position provides day-to-day direction to associates, helps manage inventory and deliveries, and ensures the department remains organized, customer-ready, and operated safely and efficiently.

Requirements

• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to provide direction, coaching, and support to associates.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Working knowledge of stocking, merchandising, inventory, rotation, and department operations.
• Strong attention to product freshness, dates, quality, and presentation.
• Ability to organize and maintain accurate backstock.
• Ability to safely operate applicable equipment after appropriate training.
• Ability to work collaboratively with associates and store leadership.
• Dependable, flexible, and able to work effectively with limited supervision.
• Ability to maintain productivity while ensuring department standards are consistently met.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to bend, reach, lift, carry, push, and pull merchandise, carts, equipment, or supplies as required.
• Ability to perform repetitive stocking, rotating, facing, organizing, and merchandising activities.
• Ability to work in refrigerated and cooler environments for extended periods when necessary.
• Ability to safely handle cases of dairy products and other refrigerated merchandise.
• Ability to move between the sales floor, cooler, receiving area, and backroom throughout the workday.

Responsibilities

• Support the overall daily operation and performance of the Dairy Department.
• Provide direction, guidance, and support to associates working in the department.
• Help train and coach associates on stocking, rotation, merchandising, sanitation, safety, and customer service procedures.
• Coordinate daily stocking and replenishment based on sales, deliveries, inventory levels, and business needs.
• Maintain strong in-stock conditions throughout dairy cases and displays.
• Ensure milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt, refrigerated beverages, and other dairy products are properly stocked and organized.
• Monitor product freshness, quality, dates, and overall condition throughout the department.
• Ensure proper product rotation and prioritize older inventory to reduce shrink and product loss.
• Remove expired, damaged, leaking, or otherwise unsellable merchandise promptly.
• Maintain attractive, organized, and properly merchandised displays.
• Ensure promotional, seasonal, and advertised products are properly stocked, signed, and maintained.
• Monitor out-of-stocks and take appropriate action to replenish merchandise from backstock.
• Assist with receiving, breaking down, organizing, and stocking dairy deliveries.
• Maintain organized coolers, storage areas, backstock, and department supplies.
• Assist with inventory management and communicate ordering or product availability concerns to appropriate leadership.
• Help control shrink through proper rotation, handling, ordering, and inventory practices.
• Verify products are correctly priced, labeled, and signed.
• Provide friendly and knowledgeable customer service and assist customers with locating products.
• Maintain department cleanliness and ensure cases, shelves, coolers, floors, storage areas, and work areas meet established standards.
• Promote safe working practices and immediately address potential hazards.
• Communicate equipment, refrigeration, product, staffing, or operational concerns to store leadership.
• Assist with opening and closing department responsibilities as assigned.
• Support department sales, productivity, shrink, inventory, and operational goals.
• Perform additional duties as assigned based on business needs.
• Lead by example and maintain a positive and professional attitude.
• Provide associates with clear expectations, priorities, and daily assignments.
• Follow up on assigned responsibilities to ensure work is completed accurately and on time.
• Coach associates on stocking efficiency, product rotation, merchandising, cleanliness, and customer service.
• Encourage teamwork, accountability, and effective communication.
• Maintain a strong sense of urgency when stocking deliveries and addressing out-of-stock conditions.
• Monitor department conditions throughout the day and address opportunities promptly.
• Help create an environment where associates feel supported, respected, and accountable.
• Communicate department priorities and operational concerns to appropriate store leadership.
• Help develop a dependable, productive, and customer-focused dairy team.
• Greet and assist customers in a friendly and professional manner.
• Help customers locate dairy products and identify alternatives when requested products are unavailable.
• Provide accurate information regarding product location and availability.
• Respond professionally to customer questions or concerns.
• Maintain clean, organized, and well-stocked displays that make the department easy to shop.
• Prioritize customer service while completing stocking and merchandising responsibilities.
• Maintain department conditions that reflect high standards for freshness, organization, cleanliness, and presentation.
• Monitor inventory and backstock levels throughout the department.
• Ensure products are rotated consistently to maintain freshness and minimize out-of-date merchandise.
• Check product dates regularly and remove expired or unsellable merchandise.
• Organize backstock so products can be identified and replenished efficiently.
• Work deliveries promptly to maintain product availability and protect refrigerated merchandise.
• Maintain proper product placement according to department merchandising standards.
• Ensure shelves and cases remain organized, faced, and customer-ready.
• Maintain promotional and seasonal displays throughout the promotional period.
• Verify shelf tags, pricing, and signs are accurate and positioned correctly.
• Monitor fast-selling products and adjust stocking priorities as necessary.
• Support inventory and shrink-control efforts by minimizing product damage, expiration, and unnecessary waste.
• Follow and reinforce established food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Monitor refrigerated products and storage areas to help maintain appropriate temperatures.
• Maintain clean shelves, cases, coolers, storage areas, and department equipment.
• Ensure damaged or leaking products are removed and cleaned up promptly.
• Reinforce proper product handling and storage practices.
• Monitor cleaning responsibilities and ensure sanitation tasks are completed throughout the workday.
• Immediately communicate refrigeration, temperature, sanitation, pest, or product-quality concerns to appropriate leadership.
• Help ensure products remain properly refrigerated during receiving, stocking, and backstock activities.
• Follow established safety procedures when stocking and handling merchandise.
• Reinforce safe lifting, carrying, stocking, and product-handling practices.
• Safely operate approved equipment after appropriate training.
• Keep cooler floors, aisles, storage areas, and workspaces organized and free of hazards.
• Address spills, broken products, damaged cases, and other potential hazards promptly.
• Report malfunctioning refrigeration or department equipment immediately.
• Ensure carts, pallets, stocking equipment, and merchandise do not create unnecessary hazards for customers or associates.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed