Dairy Manager

Overview

Does overseeing one of the most visited departments in our stores sound exciting? Does managing a “store within a store” sound like it’s right up your alley? 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 the Dairy Manager!

• Give direction to clerks in the department while overseeing the presentation and sanitation standards of the Dairy Department, on the sales floor and the backroom cooler.
• Process and stock products according to Sprouts dairy standards.
• Responsible for delivering outstanding customer service.
• Provide overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the department.
• Control inventory to recommended stock levels by using proper ordering techniques to maximize sales and minimize stock loss.
• Ensure proper rotation of products to control freshness and remove out‑of‑code items.
• Manage price changes within the department.
• 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.
• Attend and participate in 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 to manage performance through coaching, counseling, progressive discipline, suspension, or termination.
• 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 for customers.

• Be at least 18 years of age with a minimum of 2 years of retail grocery experience.
• Have good communication skills and the ability to give and take direction in a team environment.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule that changes as the business changes, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Possess working knowledge of personnel reports, margin reports, weekly sales numbers, and financial goals.
• Have an outgoing and friendly behavior with a positive attitude toward Team Members and customers.
• Be able to answer phones and take special orders.
• Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.).
• Operate and use knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks as needed, and use knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products.
• Be able to stand for up to 3 hours continuously, for a total of 8 hours per shift. This role also requires vertically transferring trays up to 5 lbs. from 7” to 64” for up to 10 hours, and vertically/horizontally transferring items up to 40 lbs. from 5” to 36”, for a distance up to 36 feet for up to 10 hours without mechanical assistance.
• Adhere to all safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations, and achieve and maintain a Food Handlers permit.

The pay range for this position is $18.55 - $27.75 per hour. Sprouts Farmers Market determines pay based on applicable experience and qualifications of the applicant.

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan that you can use to support yourself 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
• Daily Pay: transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra…