Job Description
Position Overview
The Assistant Produce Manager supports the Produce Manager in overseeing all aspects of the Produce Department, ensuring fresh, high-quality products, strong merchandising, and excellent customer service. This role helps drive sales, maintain food safety standards, and leads team execution within a fast-paced, perishable environment.
- Assist in managing daily produce operations including ordering, receiving, and inventory control
- Maintain fresh, full, and visually appealing displays throughout the department
- Ensure proper rotation (FIFO) and code date checks to maintain product freshness
- Monitor shrink and take proactive steps to reduce waste and loss
- Execute ad plans, seasonal features, and promotional displays
- Maintain clean, abundant, and attractive produce tables and wet racks
- Ensure accurate pricing, signage, and product labeling
- Adjust orders and displays based on sales trends and customer demand
- Ensure all produce meets company quality standards for freshness and appearance
- Follow all food safety and sanitation guidelines
- Maintain proper handling, storage, and temperature control for perishable items
- Ensure department is audit-ready at all times
- Provide friendly, knowledgeable, and engaging service to customers
- Assist with product selection, ripeness guidance, and special requests
- Resolve customer concerns quickly and professionally
- Promote fresh items, seasonal offerings, and value-added products
- Assist in supervising, training, and coaching produce associates
- Delegate daily tasks and ensure completion of department workload
- Support hiring, onboarding, and performance development
- Step in to lead department operations in absence of the Produce Manager
- Previous produce or grocery experience preferred
- Knowledge of fresh produce handling and merchandising practices
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment
- Leadership and communication skills
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, and lifting up to 50 lbs
- Exposure to refrigerated areas and wet conditions
- Flexible schedule including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Department freshness, presentation, and in-stock conditions
- Sales growth and shrink control
- Food safety and quality compliance
- Customer satisfaction and engagement
- Team productivity and execution
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.
Bring your flavor
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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