Deli Manager - Starting at $22/hr

Associated Grocers of New England•Laconia, NH

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Deli Manager is responsible for overseeing the operations of the Deli department, and/or Seafood or Bakery, ensuring smooth operations, product freshness, and customer satisfaction. This high-demand role requires a solid understanding of deli operations, merchandising, and food safety standards. Key duties include managing staff, maintaining inventory, and ensuring that quality and safety standards are consistently met.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older.
Demonstrate strong organizational skills to prioritize tasks, manage multiple responsibilities, and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment.
Proficient in computer systems including Microsoft Office for inventory management, sales tracking, and reporting, with strong math skills to forecast sales, and analyze P&L.
Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with customers, employees, and management.
Dedicated to providing exceptional customer service through prompt issue resolution and customer focused approach.

Nice To Haves

ServSafe Certified or equivalent preferred.
At least 1 year of experience in Deli or related fields preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensuring proper receiving, unloading, storage, and rotation of merchandise and building of displays.
Ensuring all products are properly rotated, including refrigerated, non-refrigerated, and freezer items.
Utilizing fryers, ovens, and stoves to prepare various hot food items with quality standards.
Accurately cutting, slicing, weighing, and packaging deli products in alignment with company standards, quality expectations, and customer needs.
Accurately packaging hot food items based on customer requests, ensuring proper portioning and presentation.
Ensuring department shelving and display units are maintained, cleaned, and organized.
Performing and managing all orders for the department and responsibly managing inventory levels.
Conducting an inventory of the department monthly.
Managing inventory, pricing, and sales strategies to ensure the department meets or exceeds targeted profit margins.
Implementing effective merchandising strategies to optimize product presentation while actively monitoring and reducing inventory shrinkage.
Maintaining proper labeling of all department items, including proper listing of ingredients and Company code/date policies.
Observing temperatures of coolers, cases, and freezers and reporting failures to management promptly.
Following and instilling food safety practices and procedures.
Ensuring compliance with established procedures, practices, sales, safety, and security according to A.G. Supermarkets, Inc. policies.
Strictly adhering to all safety, health, weight, and measure regulations.
Ensuring clean equipment, tables, floors, grinders, coolers, and production areas as required to exceed Food Safety requirements.
Recruiting, hiring, training, and disciplining associates.
Formulating a weekly schedule, including breaks and lunches for employees.
Performing annual reviews on employees within your department.
Visiting competitor establishments periodically to gather insights on product offerings, pricing strategies, and merchandising ideas to inform and enhance departmental operations.
Ensuring equipment is working correctly, including safety features, and reporting any safety hazards immediately.
Performing other duties as assigned or required.