Experienced Designer Retail and Grocery Store Manager with 16 years of progressive leadership experience across specialty retail and grocery environments, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Sprouts Farmers Market, and Aldi Grocery just to name a few. Strong background in overseeing daily store operations, leading large teams, driving sales performance, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Skilled in recruiting, training, scheduling, and developing employees while maintaining high standards of productivity, accountability, and operational excellence. Extensive experience in retail and grocery operations, merchandising, inventory management, shrink reduction, loss prevention, food safety, and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to manage labor budgets, control expenses, monitor key performance metrics, and improve overall store performance. A results-driven leader committed to building high-performing teams, maintaining operational standards, and achieving business objectives in both grocery and specialty retail environments
As a Core / Grocery Manager for Sprouts Farmers Market I am responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the grocery department to ensure customers have a clean, well-stocked, and smoothly running shopping experience. I use our Power BI and KPI reports to track total sales, monitor sales trends, review top-performing products, and ensure product availability. I lead and coordinate team members, maintain merchandising standards, monitor inventory levels and product rotation, and partners with receiving and supply teams to reduce out-of-stocks. I help drive sales by supporting promotions, ensuring product quality and freshness, and verifying that labels, pricing, and planograms are accurate. My role also includes managing schedules, coaching staff on customer service and department processes, handling basic shrink and ordering concerns, and ensuring compliance with food safety, sanitation, and company policies.