Third Person in Charge

Albertsons Companies • Belmont, CA

4h • $34 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

The Third Person in Charge is responsible for the operation of the entire store when the Store Director and Assistant Store Director are not present. The role is one of the classifications from which candidates are typically selected for retail leadership development training, which may lead to advancement into store management. The position provides customer service, trains new employees, coordinates hiring needs and interview selection, and assists with store merchandising. It also coordinates late-shift activities, assesses daily operational needs, trains personnel, and assists with ordering, receiving, storing, pricing, stocking, and merchandising.

The position works primarily closing shifts and may fill in for the Assistant Store Director. It oversees store employees and customer issues when senior store leaders are absent, supports safe store operations, helps execute business and merchandising strategies, and coordinates hiring and onboarding activities. Store assignments may change due to operational needs.

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 the 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 sit, stand, or walk for extended periods.
• Ability 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.

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-of-store operations and fill in during the Assistant Store Director's days off, absences, or vacation.
• Manage the total store operation, supervise employees, and handle 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 ensure smooth store operations.
• Promote enthusiastic customer awareness and fast, friendly, 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 and special sales or advertising needs.
• Help implement company and division merchandising policies and Store Director instructions.
• Coordinate with the Assistant Store Director to prepare task lists for night stockers on closing shifts, and prepare task lists for day stockers on 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 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 to provide a safe work environment and shopping experience.
• Coordinate with the Store Director and Head Bookkeeper/In-Store Recruiter to assess and meet hiring needs, ensure positions are posted, schedule interviews for store leadership, and support onboarding after hiring decisions.
• Ensure required web-based and other mandatory training is provided to new and newly promoted employees, and that 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 the company's 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, including pension and/or 401(k) eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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