Deli Manager Trainee - East Chicago

Strack & Van Til • East Chicago, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Deli Manager Trainee. The role involves overseeing all aspects of the deli department, including scheduling, training, performance management, merchandising, inventory control, cost management, and record-keeping. The goal is to meet sales and profit objectives while maintaining operational efficiency and a positive work environment.

Requirements

• Knowledge of all aspects of Deli operations
• Proven skills in taking appropriate and decisive action to meet budget expectations
• Must be able to work a variety of shifts including nights and weekends
• Excellent communicate skills with vendors, customers and employees
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop, and lift up to 40 lbs
• 1 year minimum experience as a manager in food service
• Must possess excellent communication skills (both oral and written), good leadership and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to get along with customers, vendors, suppliers and associates, and must be able to motivate and lead others

Responsibilities

• Schedules all departmental associates, oversees their training, evaluates their work, rewards and recognizes their performance and delegates their work assignments in a manner that most effectively utilizes their talents and abilities while maximizing profits
• Develops and implements merchandising plans, including creating attractive displays, merchandises new items, sales items and does promotional tie-ins, in order to meet the sales and profit objectives of the store and the department
• Responsible for proper inventory levels, prepares, maintains and tracks records to calculate gross profits according to company guidelines
• Controls department costs by monitoring and improving operations and practices as needed, by controlling labor and by reducing losses due to shrinkage and pilferage
• Maintains accurate department records on all important matters, including associate performance, recognition and discipline

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed