Produce Manager

Overview

Do you enjoy working in a department that has many differing aspects? Does leading the most popular and prominent department sound like a challenge you enjoy? Does teaching and showing customers every day the benefits of fresh produce sound fascinating? Do you have a passion for delivering an extraordinary customer service experience while working in a fast paced and friendly environment?

If the thought of helping people make healthy choices in one of the fastest growing retailers is up your alley – then we need YOU to join our winning team at Sprouts Farmers Market as a Produce Manager!

• Responsible for quality control, merchandising, maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the produce department.
• Responsible for inventory management.
• Engage and evaluate team members through coaching, feedback, and one‑on‑one development discussions, and make recommendations on merit increases via completing the bi‑annual performance review process.
• Regularly attend and participate in store meetings.
• Recruit, hire and make promotion/transfer decisions in collaboration with the Store Manager.
• Confidently exercise independent judgment to address Team Member concerns.
• Take and document corrective actions when needed, including collaboration with business and HR partners in managing performance to include coaching, counseling, progressive discipline, suspension, or termination when needed.
• Ensure maximum productivity and efficiency by creating and adjusting schedules and staffing levels.
• Communicate standards, expectations, policy changes, and product knowledge to team members.
• Lead a team that collaborates to deliver the finest quality of product, highest level of service, and the greatest experience our customers will receive.
• Serve as a Key Carrier for the store and/or act as a Manager on Duty (MOD) as needed.

• Be at least 18 years of age and have 1‑3 years of experience working in a grocery retail setting with management experience in produce. A basic knowledge of math, weights and measures is also required.
• Have good communication skills and the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment.
• Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.).
• Adhere to all safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations.
• Be able to perform the following physical tasks: standing, walking, bending, climbing throughout the entire work day; lifting, stacking and maneuvering heavy objects weighing up to 50 lbs., from 4” to 72”, for a distance up to 3 feet for between 10‑50 hours without mechanical assistance.
• Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets at a distance up to 20 feet, requiring a force of up to 85 pounds for up to 5 hours.
• Maneuver six‑wheel carts requiring a force up to 35 lbs., up to 2 hours, a distance up to 20 feet.
• Be able to walk a total up to 5 miles in an 8‑hour shift.
• Maintain a Food Handlers permit.
• Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule that changes as the business changes, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Possess a working knowledge of personnel reports, margin reports, weekly sales numbers, and financial goals.
• Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior along with a positive attitude towards Team Members and customers.

Eligibility requirements may apply for the following benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan for you or your immediate family’s health
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all 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 full of prizes, food and fun
• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Pre‑tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Company paid short‑term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
• Paid holidays

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