Job Description
Position Summary
The Produce Manager is responsible for leading all produce department operations, including merchandising, inventory management, food safety, labor execution, and associate development. This role ensures the department consistently delivers fresh, high‑quality produce, strong visual presentation, and excellent customer service while meeting sales, labor, and shrink goals.
The Produce Manager plays a key leadership role in one of the store’s most volume‑driven and freshness‑sensitive departments.
Key Responsibilities Produce Operations & Merchandising
- Lead daily produce department operations to ensure freshness, quality, and availability
- Ensure proper rotation (FIFO), culling, and display standards are consistently followed
- Execute planograms, seasonal transitions, and promotional displays
- Maintain full, attractive, and customer‑ready produce cases throughout the day
- Adjust merchandising and ordering based on sales trends and customer demand
Inventory, Ordering & Shrink Control
- Manage ordering, forecasting, and inventory levels for produce items
- Control shrink through effective rotation, handling, and waste management
- Monitor damages, out‑of‑dates, and markdowns
- Conduct inventory counts and ensure accurate on‑hand levels
- Investigate and address inventory variances
Food Safety, Sanitation & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and health department regulations
- Enforce proper handling, storage, and temperature control of fresh products
- Maintain clean, safe, and organized prep, cooler, and sales floor areas
- Complete required food safety logs, audits, and documentation
- Prepare the department for health inspections and internal audits
Leadership & Associate Development
- Hire, train, coach, and develop produce associates
- Create schedules to support department needs while managing labor budgets
- Assign daily tasks and follow up on execution and productivity
- Provide ongoing feedback, recognition, and corrective action as needed
- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and customer service
Labor & Productivity
- Plan and manage department labor to meet service levels and budget expectations
- Monitor productivity and adjust staffing based on volume and workload
- Ensure accurate timekeeping and compliance with attendance policies
- Balance labor efficiency with freshness and service standards
Customer Service
- Deliver excellent customer service and resolve produce‑related concerns
- Educate customers on product selection, seasonality, and freshness
- Support special orders and seasonal promotions
- Maintain a visible leadership presence on the sales floor
Scope of Authority
- Directly supervises produce associates
- Makes day‑to‑day operational decisions within the produce department
- Partners with Store Director and Assistant Store Director on performance management
- Does not independently finalize terminations without leadership approval
Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!
Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street.
Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success.
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Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.
Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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