Bulk Manager

Overview

Are you the person that can handle heavy loads? Do you enjoy overseeing a prominent department visited by hundreds of customers a week? Do you have a passion for delivering an extraordinary customer service experience while working in a friendly environment? If the thought of helping people make healthy choices in one of the fastest growing retailers is up your alley – then we need YOU to join our winning team at Sprouts Farmers Market as a Bulk Manager!

Overview of Responsibilities

The Bulk Manager at Sprouts Farmers Market is responsible for overseeing the maintenance, packing, and stocking of all bulk foods featured at Sprouts.

• Responsible for following the merchandising Bulk plan, and ensuring your team is properly packaging and scaling bulk items, filling bulk bins, as well as preparing, wrapping, and pricing bulk packages accurately and legibly
• Order and maintain inventory, rotate product using code dates, and follow the company’s cleaning and sanitation program
• Oversee the department’s compliance with all company and governmental safety, health, Weights & Measures and COOL compliance regulations
• Responsible for communicating standards, expectations, policy changes, and product knowledge to team members
• Responsible for providing a high level of customer service
• Ensure Bulk items are properly prepared, packaged and presented, and the Bulk area is clean and orderly at all times
• Receive, unload, and stock merchandise as needed throughout the day
• Engage and evaluate team members through coaching, feedback, and one-on-one development discussions, and make recommendations on merit increases via completing the bi-annual performance review process.
• Regularly attend and participate at in-store meetings.
• Recruit, hire and make promotion/transfer decisions in collaboration with the Store Manager.
• Confidently exercise independent judgment to address Team Member concerns.
• Take and document corrective actions when needed, including collaboration with business and HR partners in managing performance to include coaching, counseling, progressive discipline, suspension, or termination when needed.
• Ensure maximum productivity and efficiency by creating and adjusting schedules and staffing levels.
• Communicate standards, expectations, policy changes, and product knowledge to team members.
• Lead a team that collaborates to deliver the finest quality of product, highest level of service, and the greatest experience your customers will receive.
• Serve as a Key Carrier for the store and/or act as a Manager on Duty (MOD) as needed.

Qualifications

To be a Bulk Manager at Sprouts Farmers Market qualified canaidates must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have 1- 2 years of experience in a retail grocery environment and 1 year of managerial leadership experience
• Be dependable and reliable having the ability to work flexible schedule that changes; including night, weekends, and holidays
• Be expected to know weekly ad items; and be able to give customers direction of product location throughout the store; does general housekeeping in the department
• Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule that changes as the business changes, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Possess a working knowledge of personnel reports, margin reports, weekly sales numbers, and financial goals.
• Have and show outgoing and friendly behavior along with a positive attitude towards Team Members and customers.
• Be able to move vertically/horizontally transferring product weighing up to 50 lbs., from 4” to 36”, for a distance up to 4 feet for up to 15 hours without mechanical assistance. This role requires continuous standing for up to 4 hours, for a total of 8 hours per shift
• Be able to perform other related duties as assigned

Benefits

In addition to a rewarding career, Sprouts offers a comprehensive program to help support you and your family. These programs include:

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• (K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!

Eligibility requirements may apply for the following benefits:

• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Company paid short-term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
• Paid holidays