Third Person in Charge

Albertsons Companies • San Anselmo, CA

7d • $34 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

The Third Person in Charge is responsible for operating the entire store when the Store Director and Assistant Store Director are not present. This position is a classification from which candidates are typically selected for retail leadership development training; successful completion may lead to advancement into store management. The role provides customer service, trains new employees, coordinates hiring needs and candidate interviews, and assists with store merchandising. It also coordinates late-shift activities when the Store Director and Assistant Store Director are absent, including assessing daily operational needs and training personnel. Duties include ordering, receiving, storing, pricing, stocking, and merchandising.

The position works primarily closing shifts and has overall responsibility for store operations, employee supervision, customer complaints, and corrective action when senior store leaders are absent. The Third Person in Charge works with the Assistant Store Director on center-store operations, supports store merchandising and sales strategies, plans work for stockers, helps manage hiring and onboarding, and ensures required training and paperwork are completed. Store assignments may change due to operational needs.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent and at least four years of retail experience. Grocery retail experience is preferred. Work includes extended periods standing or walking, handling and moving items up to approximately 55 pounds, and may involve desk or computer work. The workday is fast-paced, and evening, weekend, and holiday work may be required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Four or more years of retail experience.
• Proficient customer service and supervisory skills.
• Strong understanding of overall store operations.
• Strong written and oral communication and leadership skills, and ability to get along with others.
• High degree of initiative and sense of urgency.
• Availability to work flexible hours, including AM and PM shifts.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to be friendly, courteous, and tactful, and to maintain composure when dealing with customers and coworkers.
• Analytical ability to handle administrative details such as planning, reporting, meeting operational objectives, scheduling, and supervising.
• Ability to judge and react to business activity.
• Knowledge of basic math, weights, and measures.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods and to reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects weighing up to approximately 55 pounds.
• Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks.
• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for extended periods; stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required.
• Travel is not required.

Nice To Haves

• Retail grocery experience.

Responsibilities

• Run total store operations, primarily on closing shifts, when the Store Director and Assistant Store Director are absent.
• Work with the Assistant Store Director on center-store operations and provide coverage during the Assistant Store Director’s days off, vacation, or periods covering the Store Director.
• Oversee total store operations, including employee supervision and handling customer complaints, when the Store Director and Assistant Store Director are absent.
• Initiate corrective action as needed when the Store Director and Assistant Store Director are absent.
• Act as liaison between store leadership and late-shift operations to help ensure smooth store operations.
• Promote enthusiastic customer awareness, provide fast and courteous service, use suggestive selling and other sales techniques, and handle customer relations issues.
• Perform ordering, receiving, storing, pricing, stocking, and merchandising duties.
• Coordinate with late-shift employees and department leads to plan, organize, and direct daily store operations, special sales, and advertising needs.
• Assist with implementing company and division merchandising policies and Store Director instructions.
• Coordinate with the Assistant Store Director to prepare task lists for night stockers and prepare task lists for day or mid-shift stockers.
• Perform receiving clerk duties when the Inventory Control Clerk is absent.
• Build and execute store marketing and merchandising plans with Head Clerks, PICs, and Food Clerks.
• Order display items and work with day stockers to minimize out-of-stocks.
• Support the Store Director and Assistant Store Director in executing strategies to improve product placement, profit, sales, store standards, and other key metrics.
• Train Head Clerks and PICs for possible promotion to Third Person in Charge.
• Support the Store Director in maintaining the company’s safety culture and safety programs, helping provide a safe work environment and shopping experience.
• Coordinate with the Store Director and Head Bookkeeper/In-Store Recruiter to assess hiring needs, post positions, schedule interviews, and support onboarding.
• Ensure required web-based and mandatory training is provided to new and newly promoted employees, and ensure required paperwork and policy acknowledgments are completed and maintained in personnel files.

Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive work culture.
• Competitive pay with weekly payroll.
• Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through a partnership with Stream.
• Associate discounts.
• Comprehensive benefits for eligible associates, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave, subject to eligibility.
• Training, career growth, and development support.
• Benefits may include disability and life insurance, sick pay, PTO or vacation pay or flexible time off, paid holidays, bereavement pay, and retirement benefits such as pension and/or 401(k) eligibility.
• Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED