Assistant Manager Fresh Foods

Gila River Development•Sacaton, AZ

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Fresh Foods Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing Produce, Deli, Hot Foods, Bakery, and Catering operations at Sacaton Market. This position ensures fresh, high-quality food offerings that reflect community values, support local needs, and create a welcoming gathering place within the Market. This role blends operational leadership with hospitality and food quality. The Fresh Foods Manager drives sales and profitability while maintaining strong food safety standards, ensuring inspection readiness, developing team members, and creating a food experience that feels inviting, consistent, and community-centered.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED.
Three (3) years of experience in grocery, food service, deli, bakery, or related food operations.
Two (2) years of supervisory or management experience.
Food Safety Certification (e.g., ServSafe) or obtained within 30 days of hire.
CPR and First Aid Certification within 90 days of hire.
Valid AZ driver’s license, provide a 39-month satisfactory MVR report.
Obtain a Tribal operator driving permit at the time of hire.
A satisfactory result obtained through a test for illegal drugs.
Acknowledge and agree to maintain a drug-free workplace.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in business, Hospitality, or related field.
Experience managing food production and fresh merchandising standards.
Experience managing multiple fresh food departments.
Strong financial acumen with ability to interpret sales and margin reports.
Knowledge of culturally relevant food offerings and community engagement.
Knowledge and experience working with Gila River Indian Community or other Native American Communities.
Proficient in POS systems and MS office and other relevant workplace tools.

Responsibilities

Oversee all daily operations and ordering for Produce, Deli, Hot Foods, Bakery and Catering production items and services.
Ensure departments are fully staffed, organized, and customer-ready each day.
Monitor sales, labor, shrink, spoilage and production levels to meet financial and operational goals.
Develop production and ordering plans aligned with demand, seasonality, promotions and community preferences.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness, safety, and organization across all fresh food areas, prep rooms, storage and displays.
Ensure equipment is operational and coordinate maintenance or repairs to minimize downtime.
Assist leadership in reinforcing daily expectations, store policies, SOPs and performance standards to help keep employees focused and aligned with overall store goals.
Ensure fresh foods reflect quality, consistency, and cultural relevance.
Introduce seasonal, special event, or community-inspired offerings.
Support catering programs and special orders as applicable.
Engage with customers to gather feedback and better understand preferences.
Create a welcoming environment where customers feel valued and connected.
Support store initiatives that promote wellness, accessibility, and local engagement.
Recruit, hire, train, and develop supervisors and team members.
Build schedules that support business needs while promoting team balance and accountability.
Provide coaching, mentoring, and performance guidance.
Foster a respectful, inclusive, and service-driven team culture.
Ensure all staff maintain required certifications and training standards.
Lead by example with professionalism, integrity, and collaboration.
Serve as the primary point of accountability for health inspections and food safety compliance across all fresh food departments.
Ensure compliance with all health, sanitation, and food safety regulations.
Maintain proper food handling, temperature logs, labeling, rotation practices, and storage procedures.
Oversee quality control for preparation, baking, cooking, packaging, merchandising, and display.
Implement corrective actions and follow-up plans related to inspections, audits, or internal reviews.
Reduce waste through effective inventory planning and production management, and spoilage control.
Manage purchasing, ordering, and vendor relationships for fresh food products, produce and supplies.
Ensure vendors meet quality, food safety, delivery, and service standards.
Maintain appropriate inventory levels to balance product availability and cost control.
Conduct inventory counts and lead shrink and spoilage reduction strategies.
Analyze sales, margin, and performance trends to guide production planning and pricing strategies.
Drive department profitability while maintaining quality and service standards.
Maintain attractive, well-stocked, and compliant displays that encourage impulse purchases and meal solutions.
Ensure planogram execution, product rotation, freshness standards, and visual merchandising across fresh departments.
Collaborate with other departments and Corporate staff to support cross-promotions, meal solutions and pricing.
Support promotional planning, feature execution, and new product rollouts.
Ensure accurate pricing, signage, and labeling throughout all fresh areas.