Grocery Manager-Baltimore

Grocery Department Manager

Are you ready to take the next step in your leadership career? Join us for an exciting opportunity as a Grocery Department Manager, where operational excellence, merchandising execution, and customer service come together.

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for team-focused managers who are passionate about people, performance, and creating a great shopping experience. As a Grocery Department Manager, you will oversee all daily operations of the Grocery Department, drive sales and profitability, and ensure strong in-stock conditions, accurate pricing, and high merchandising standards. This role offers a fast-paced, hands-on environment where your leadership directly impacts store success.

Building the future of food and well-being starts with strong team support and consistency on the sales floor. Bring your passion for teamwork, merchandising, and operational excellence to a role where you set the pace, support your associates, and ensure customers can rely on a full, fresh, and well-organized Grocery Department every day.

Main Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily operations of the Grocery Department with a focus on customer service, sales, and department readiness
• Deliver friendly, prompt, and knowledgeable customer service and resolve customer concerns professionally
• Ensure shelves, displays, and aisles are clean, full, front-faced, and merchandised to company standards
• Execute planograms, promotional sets, seasonal transitions, and weekly ad merchandising
• Manage ordering, inventory levels, product rotation, and backroom organization
• Monitor shrink and implement procedures to reduce waste and loss
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, safety, and operational standards
• Hire, train, coach, schedule, and develop grocery associates while fostering a positive team environment

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:

Soft Skills:

• Strong customer-service focus with a visible team presence
• Effective communication, coaching, and team-building skills
• Strong organization, prioritization, and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

Competencies:

• Grocery merchandising and planogram execution
• Inventory management, ordering, and shrink control
• Labor planning, scheduling, and performance management
• Operational standards, food safety, and compliance execution

Knowledge:

• Grocery product flow, rotation, and inventory control
• Retail merchandising and promotional execution
• Store systems and ordering tools

Abilities:

• Ability to analyze sales, labor, and inventory data to drive results
• Ability to train, coach, and develop associates
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry products and work in coolers and freezers
• Travel requirements: None
• Other requirements: Flexible availability including evenings, weekends, and holidays; reliable attendance; compliance with company safety policies and Code of Business Conduct

We also provide a variety of benefits including:

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve