James Nielsen — President and Chief Operating Officer at Sprouts Farmers Market

Executive Bio

Mr. James L. Nielsen, also known as Jim, has been the President of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. since August 6, 2015 and has been its Chief Operating Officer since April 2011. Mr. Nielsen has more than 25 years of experience in the grocery business. He has hands-on experience with every facet of grocery operations and has deep knowledge in natural and organic foods. He served as the President of Henry for five years. Prior to that, He held various leadership positions at Wild Oats and Smith's Food and Drug. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Weber State University.

President and Chief Operating Officer Impact on Operations Department's Culture

James Nielsen holds the highest position within the Operations department at Sprouts Farmers Market — President and Chief Operating 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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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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