Dan J. Sanders — Chief Operations Officer at Sprouts Farmers Market

Executive Bio

Mr. Dan J. Sanders has been Chief Operations Officer of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. since October 2016 and served as its Executive Vice President of Store Operations since July 6, 2015. Mr. Sanders served the President of Southern California Division at Supervalu Inc. and also served as the President of Acme Markets Inc., an affiliate for Supervalu Inc. since March 25, 2010. Mr. Sanders joined ACME in 2010. Mr. Sanders served as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of United Supermarkets, LLC until February 2010. He was a Principal in AdPlex and the founder of AdContent, both of whichprovided advertising production and content management technologyto Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Sanders had previously been an equity partner and Division President at AdPlex Inc., where he specialized in grocery retail advertising and digital asset management. Mr. Sanders served as a Director at Food Marketing Institute. During his time with United, he served on the board of directors forthe Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC). He is also the author of two business books, Built to Serve: How to Drive the Bottom Line with People-First Practices and Equipped to Lead: Managing People, Partners, Processes and Performance. He holds an MBA from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management and a B.A. from Lubbock Christian University. .

Chief Operations Officer Impact on Operations Department's Culture

Dan J. Sanders holds the highest position within the Operations department at Sprouts Farmers Market — Chief Operations Officer, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Operations department. The average employee described daily life within the Operations department as a Extremely fast paced and challenging 7 or less hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Sprouts Farmers Market's Operations department are not invested in Sprouts Farmers Market's goals, and feel as though there is not space for career growth.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Sprouts Farmers Market Employees

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Sprouts Farmers Market's Executive Team scores in the Bottom 5%
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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

29% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Department - Marketing 58/100

Tenure - Less than 1 Year 50/100

Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 48/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Tenure - 2 to 5 Years 29/100

Experience - Over 10 Years 32/100

Department - Sales 32/100

Sprouts Farmers Market's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 369 ratings, Sprouts Farmers Market's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “F” or 44/100. On average, Men provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Women. Also, the Marketing department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Sales department.

Sprouts Farmers Market's Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 5% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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