Third Person in Charge

Albertsons

1d • 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 role is one of the classifications from which candidates for retail leadership development training are typically selected; successful completion of that training may lead to advancement into store management. The position provides customer service, trains new employees, coordinates hiring activities, assists with merchandising, and helps direct late-shift operations. It also assists with ordering, receiving, storing, pricing, stocking, and merchandising. Store assignments may change in response to operational needs.

The role works primarily closing shifts and has overall responsibility for store operations, including employee supervision and customer complaints, when the Store Director and Assistant Store Director are absent. The Third Person in Charge supports store standards, safety programs, sales, profitability, product placement, and other key metrics, and coordinates with store leadership and employees to ensure smooth operations.

The job requires four or more years of retail experience; grocery experience is preferred. It requires a high school diploma or equivalent, customer service and supervisory ability, knowledge of store operations, communication and leadership skills, initiative, flexibility, and the ability to work independently and with a team. The work involves extended periods standing or walking, handling objects weighing up to approximately 55 pounds, and potentially working evenings, weekends, and holidays.

The company describes its culture as people-oriented and offers eligible associates benefits that may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement benefits, paid time off, paid holidays, and bereavement pay. Other offerings mentioned include competitive pay, weekly payroll, early access to earned wages, associate discounts, and investment in training and career development. Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus.

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 skills, leadership skills, and ability to get along with others.
• High degree of initiative and sense of urgency.
• Ability 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 with customers and coworkers.
• Analytical ability to manage administrative details such as planning, reporting, meeting operational objectives, scheduling, and supervising.
• Ability to judge and react to business activity.
• Knowledge of basic math and 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; work may also involve long periods at a desk or computer terminal.
• Ability to perform stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching as required by job duties.
• Holiday, evening, and weekend work may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Retail grocery experience preferred.

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-of-store operations and provide coverage when the Assistant Store Director is off, covering for the Store Director, or on vacation.
• Supervise store employees, handle customer complaints, and initiate corrective action when store leadership is absent.
• Serve as a liaison between store leadership and late-shift operations.
• Promote enthusiastic customer awareness and fast, friendly, courteous service; use suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
• Handle customer relations issues.
• Perform ordering, receiving, storing, pricing, stocking, and merchandising duties.
• Plan, organize, and direct day-to-day late-shift store operations and address special sales and advertising needs with late-shift employees and department leads.
• Help implement 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 stockers for day or mid shifts.
• 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 merchandise and work with day stockers to minimize out-of-stocks.
• Support store leadership in executing strategies to improve product placement, profit, sales, store standards, and other key metrics.
• Train Head Clerks and PICs for potential promotion to Third Person in Charge.
• Support the Store Director in maintaining the company's safety culture and safety programs.
• Coordinate with the Store Director and Head Bookkeeper/In-Store Recruiter to assess hiring needs, post positions, schedule interviews, and support onboarding after hiring decisions.
• Ensure required web-based and mandatory training is provided to new hires and newly promoted employees.
• Ensure new-hire paperwork and policy acknowledgements are completed and maintained in personnel files.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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