What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grocery Manager position at Albertsons Companies?
Job Title: Grocery Manager
Grocery Managers at Albertsons Companies exemplify strong customer service in every aspect of the job.
Key Responsibilities:
- Champions corporate and division customer service programs to meet or exceed division customer service goals.
- Directs total store operations, including supervising associates throughout the store and department managers as needed.
- Manages the Grocery Department, planning, organizing, and directing day-to-day operations, including dairy and frozen food sections.
- Ensures compliance with product quality, product rotation standards, stock conditions, cleanliness, sanitation, and safety standards, and security requirements.
- Orders grocery products and maintains inventory levels according to Division directives.
- Supervises receiving, storing, stocking, pricing, and merchandising of all Grocery products.
- Monitors daily log sheet, purchase report, actual versus projected sales and labor.
- Prepares and displays appropriate product signage.
- Under supervision of the Store Director, directs the work of all Grocery Department associates, schedules associates to ensure adequate coverage and service levels, and directs, motivates, trains, and participates in the hiring of all Grocery Department personnel.
- Monitors associate performance and recommends personnel action such as hiring, firing, layoff, promotion, demotion, and disciplinary action.
- Builds and maintains associate morale, resolves associate complaints where appropriate, and reports action taken to the Store Director.
- Immediately reports any potential serious policy violations to the Store Director and assists in appropriate handling.
- Identifies and trains associates with high potential for advancement opportunities.
- Communicates sales goals, department performance, and sales opportunities to department associates to ensure positive results.
- Maintains confidentiality concerning associates, store sales, and Company information.
- Attends required training and sales meetings, and provides feedback and recommendations to Store Director or District Manager and Division management teams on operational issues.
- Responsible for performing all job duties with honesty and integrity and in compliance with Company policies and procedures.
