Assistant Produce Manager
Job Description
The Assistant Produce Manager supports the Produce Manager in leading all daily operations of the produce department. This role ensures high-quality, fresh products, drives sales, and maintains strong merchandising standards while helping lead and develop the produce team to deliver an excellent customer experience.
Key ResponsibilitiesDepartment Operations
- Assist in overseeing receiving, stocking, rotation, and inventory management
- Ensure proper handling and storage to maintain product freshness and quality
- Monitor inventory levels to reduce shrink and maintain strong in-stock conditions
- Support ordering processes and backroom organization
Customer Service & Sales
- Provide outstanding customer service and assist with product selection and questions
- Promote sales through product knowledge, sampling, and suggestive selling
- Maintain full, clean, and visually appealing displays
Team Leadership & Development
- Train, coach, and support produce clerks
- Assign daily tasks and ensure productivity standards are met
- Reinforce company expectations, safety, and performance standards
- Help support hiring, onboarding, and team development
Merchandising & Presentation
- Maintain attractive displays with accurate pricing and signage
- Ensure proper rotation (FIFO) and removal of outdated or damaged product
- Execute planograms, seasonal sets, and promotional displays
Food Safety & Compliance
- Ensure adherence to food safety, sanitation, and health regulations
- Monitor temperature controls and proper product handling practices
- Maintain compliance with all company policies and safety standards
Operational & Financial Support
- Assist with inventory counts, shrink control, and ordering accuracy
- Support tracking of sales, margin, and labor performance
- Help drive department results through consistent execution
- Previous produce or grocery experience preferred
- Knowledge of fresh product handling and rotation
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Basic math and computer skills
- Flexible schedule including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Customer Focus
- Product Knowledge
- Leadership & Team Development
- Merchandising Execution
- Attention to Detail
- Time Management
- Fast-paced retail grocery environment
- Frequent lifting, bending, and stocking (up to 40–60 lbs)
- Exposure to wet rack areas, coolers, and varying temperatures
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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