Head Stocker

Head Stocker

The head stocker leads the stocking team to ensure shelves, displays, and backroom areas are fully stocked, organized, and maintained to company standards. This role supports efficient product flow from delivery to sales floor, ensuring a clean, safe, and customer-ready store environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct stockers in daily stocking, facing, and organization tasks
• Train, coach, and support team members to meet productivity standards
• Assign workload based on deliveries, priorities, and store needs
• Promote a safe, efficient, and team-oriented work environment

• Ensure shelves, endcaps, and displays are consistently stocked and properly faced
• Oversee unloading and breakdown of trucks to ensure timely stocking
• Verify proper product placement according to planograms and merchandising standards
• Maintain accurate product rotation (FIFO) to minimize shrink

• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized backroom
• Ensure proper storage and labeling of backstock
• Monitor inventory levels and communicate out-of-stocks to department managers
• Assist with inventory counts and audits

• Support store readiness for opening, peak hours, and promotional events
• Ensure adherence to company policies, safety practices, and operational procedures
• Assist with seasonal resets and ad changes

• Provide friendly and helpful service to customers on the sales floor
• Assist customers in locating products and answering questions
• Help maintain a positive shopping experience through well-stocked shelves

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Previous retail or stocking experience required
• Leadership or supervisory experience preferred
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs regularly
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, and reaching
• Ability to work in varying conditions, including backroom and sales floor

Work Environment

• Fast-paced retail setting
• Flexible schedule including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays

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.