Assistant Deli Manager

Sprouts Farmers MarketDenver, CO
$20 - $30Onsite

About The Position

As the Assistant Deli Manager, you will play a key role in helping customers make healthy food choices by providing excellent customer service and managing one of the busiest teams in the store. This role involves assisting the Deli Manager in overseeing department operations, including merchandising, ordering, inventory control, product quality, and team supervision. You will be responsible for coordinating production, merchandising, and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork. Additionally, you will help lead a team focused on delivering high-quality products, exceptional service, and a great customer experience, as well as assisting in hiring, teaching, training, and developing the Deli team. You will also be involved in unloading and sorting store deliveries and operating and maintaining deli equipment, ensuring adherence to all company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines.

Requirements

  • Be at least 18 years of age.
  • Preferred 2 years supervisory experience and strong knowledge of deli or related food service.
  • Be dependable and reliable, having the ability to work a flexible schedule that changes as the business changes; including nights, weekends and holidays.
  • Have strong good communication skills both written and verbal and the ability to take and give direction, participating in a team environment.
  • Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior along with a positive attitude and the ability to interact with our customers, taking special orders and answering phones.
  • Possess a proven leadership ability to build, motivate and maintain staff, while possessing a working knowledge of personnel reports, margin reports, weekly sales numbers and financial goals.
  • Have a strong focus on detail, analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Have and maintain Food Safety certification.
  • Ensure that all federal, state, and company regulations and standards for product freshness, food safety, weights and measures, store safety, employee safety, refrigeration, and sanitation are met.
  • Have strong organization and planning skills; able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.
  • Must be able to lift/carry product horizontally/vertically weighing up to 70 lbs., from 4” to 60”, for a distance up to 20 feet without mechanical assistance for up to 4 hours.
  • Must be able to stand for up to 4 hour continuously, for a total of 8 hours per shift.

Nice To Haves

  • Inspiring people and a flair for fresh food.
  • Passion for delivering an extraordinary customer service experience.
  • Helping people make healthy choices.

Responsibilities

  • Assist the Deli Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit.
  • Responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Deli team.
  • Effectively coordinate production, merchandising, and sales through ongoing planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork.
  • Assist in leading a team that brainstorms to deliver the finest quality of product, highest level of service, and the greatest experience your customers will receive.
  • Assist in hiring, teaching, training, developing the Deli team.
  • Unload and sort through store deliveries, operate, and maintain deli equipment.
  • Ensure the execution of all company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines/regulations, and validate that other Deli team members are also aware of, and following, these procedures.
  • Operate a slicer, wrapping and cooking equipment; assisting in maintaining all equipment in safe working condition.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
  • Vacation accrual plan
  • Opportunities for career growth
  • 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
  • Flexible schedules
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!
  • Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
  • Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
  • Health Savings Account with company match
  • Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
  • Company paid short-term disability coverage
  • Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
  • Paid holidays
  • DailyPay - access earned wages before payday

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Education Level

No Education Listed

Number of Employees

5,001-10,000 employees

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