Deli Assistant Department Manager

Stauffers of Kissel Hill•Lititz, PA

About The Position

The Deli Assistant Department Manager is a full-time position at the Lititz Pike Fresh Foods location, paying $21.00 an hour. The role requires flexible availability during the day, evenings, and weekends. The assistant manager helps oversee the deli department’s merchandising, staffing, pricing, inventory, ordering, billing, and daily operations, and is prepared to take on the Department Manager’s responsibilities when needed. The position is a hands-on working-manager role that includes maintaining and operating departmental equipment. Stauffers of Kissel Hill is a local, family-owned company that emphasizes teamwork, respect, integrity, commitment, and service. The company offers on-the-job training and leadership classes and promotes team members from within.

Requirements

Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Work in or around coolers, with regular exposure to cold temperatures.
Have flexible availability for day, evening, and weekend work.

Responsibilities

Develop merchandising game plans and planograms with the Buying team.
Train team members in store policies, department procedures, product knowledge, and job duties to support productive and safe work.
Assign duties and schedule team members’ breaks, work hours, and vacations according to business needs and upcoming store events.
Understand retail label systems and coordinate with Scan, General Management, and/or Buying teams to ensure accurate pricing.
Supervise and perform departmental inventories to ensure accuracy and thoroughness.
Assume the Department Manager’s responsibilities when necessary.
Communicate with Buying and General Management teams about merchandising, new product implementation, and pricing, and promptly follow through on directions.
Coordinate vendor invoices, company invoices, and inter-company transfers daily to ensure timely billing.
Perform the tasks needed to ensure the smooth operation of the division as a working manager.
Use knowledge of current inventories and ordering systems to help order supplies and merchandise from approved vendors.
Maintain and operate departmental equipment.