Assistant Produce Manager
Job Description
The Assistant Produce Manager supports the Produce Manager in overseeing daily department operations, ensuring high-quality standards, fresh product availability, and an exceptional shopping experience. This role assists in driving sales, managing inventory, and leading the produce team while maintaining strict food safety and merchandising standards.
Key ResponsibilitiesDepartment Operations
- Assist in managing daily produce department functions including ordering, receiving, stocking, and rotation
- Ensure consistent product quality, freshness, and proper handling standards
- Monitor inventory levels to minimize shrink and maximize sales
- Support execution of company merchandising plans and seasonal displays
Customer Service & Sales
- Deliver excellent customer service by assisting customers with product selection and questions
- Promote sales through sampling, suggestive selling, and product knowledge
- Maintain a visually appealing and well-stocked sales floor at all times
Team Leadership & Development
- Provide direction, training, and coaching to produce clerks
- Assist with scheduling, task delegation, and productivity monitoring
- Foster a positive, team-focused work environment
- Support hiring and onboarding of new employees
Merchandising & Presentation
- Execute attractive displays with proper signage, rotation, and pricing accuracy
- Ensure daily culling of damaged or outdated product
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the department, including prep areas
Food Safety & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with all food safety, sanitation, and health regulations
- Monitor temperature logs, product handling, and storage procedures
- Maintain adherence to company policies and safety standards
Financial & Administrative Support
- Assist with inventory counts, ordering accuracy, and shrink control initiatives
- Support tracking of department sales, margins, and labor
- Help manage backroom organization and inventory records
- Previous produce or retail grocery experience preferred
- Knowledge of fresh produce handling and rotation practices
- 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
- Attention to Detail
- Merchandising Execution
- Time Management
- Fast-paced retail grocery environment
- Frequent lifting, bending, and stocking (up to 40–60 lbs)
- Exposure to temperature changes (coolers, wet racks, backroom areas)
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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