Job Description
The Produce Manager is responsible for leading all aspects of the Produce Department, including fresh product quality, inventory management, merchandising, and team leadership. This role ensures an exceptional shopping experience by maintaining high standards of freshness, presentation, and customer service while driving sales and controlling shrink.
Key Responsibilities- Department Operations
- Oversee daily produce operations including receiving, stocking, rotation, and display
- Ensure all products meet quality and freshness standards
- Maintain clean, organized sales floor and prep/backroom areas
- Customer Service Excellence
- Deliver outstanding customer service and ensure team members do the same
- Assist customers with product selection, questions, and special requests
- Create a fresh, full, and visually appealing department
- Inventory & Shrink Control
- Manage ordering to ensure proper inventory levels and minimize out-of-stocks
- Monitor and reduce shrink through proper handling, rotation, and storage
- Ensure accurate receiving, pricing, and inventory practices
- Merchandising & Sales
- Execute attractive displays, endcaps, and seasonal features to drive sales
- Ensure all products are properly signed and priced
- Maintain adherence to planograms and merchandising standards
- Team Leadership & Development
- Supervise, schedule, and train produce associates
- Delegate tasks and ensure daily priorities are completed efficiently
- Provide coaching, feedback, and recognition to build a strong team
- Food Safety & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and health regulations
- Maintain proper handling and storage of all fresh products
- Promote a safe working environment for associates and customers
- Previous produce, grocery, or retail experience required
- Supervisory or leadership experience preferred
- Knowledge of fresh food handling and merchandising practices
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Flexible availability, including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Strong focus on freshness and quality
- Detail-oriented and highly organized
- Customer-focused mindset
- Results-driven with a sense of urgency
- Team leader with a positive attitude
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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