Assistant Department Manager I, Deli

Avenue.io Inc.; City of Lloydminster; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing

EFAP

Employee discount

Employer-contributed pension plan

Job summary

Lloydminster Co-op Marketplace invites applications for an Assistant Deli Manager. Under the supervision of the Deli Manager, you will support daily deli operations, ensure product quality, and uphold sanitation and safety standards.

You'll manage merchandising, assist in purchasing, supervise staff, and help maintain inventory accuracy while delivering friendly customer service and promoting sales in a cooperative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1–2 years’ experience in a deli department, with leadership exposure.
• Safe Food Handling Certificate.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work flexible shifts, including mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Maintain buying and selling policies.
• Maintain competitive prices and perform price checks.
• Ensure government standards and sanitation.
• Provide prompt, efficient, friendly customer service.
• Manage merchandising and inventories.
• Assist in receiving and warehousing.
• Lead and supervise deli staff.
• Handle customer complaints and promote good relations.

Skills

Deli knowledge

Communication skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Flex hours

Education

Safe Food Handling Certificate

Job description

Lloydminster Co-op Marketplace Deli department is recruiting for an Assistant Deli Manager.

Essential Functions of the Job:

Under the direction of the Deli Manager, the Assistant Deli Manager will help support the following functions of the job:

• Maintain consistent buying and selling policies.
• Maintain competitive prices and initiate price checks.
• Complies with government standards that apply to the deli department
• Ensures a high level of prompt, efficient and friendly customer service.
• Responsible for proper housekeeping and sanitation.

Merchandising:

• Ensure maintenance of adequate inventories
• To help price all merchandise
• To help place orders to satisfy member and customer requirements, keeping in mind item selection, price, timing, placement, and quantity.
• Responsible for assisting in receiving and warehousing of department merchandise.
• Ensure the quality and condition of all merchandise meets the proper standards.
• Supervise and initiate attractive balanced displays of merchandise, maintaining counter efficiency.
• Initiate sale of slow moving merchandise and/or discontinue slow moving obsolete lines.

Financing & Operations

• Recommend major maintenance repairs and expense items to his/her supervisor.
• Responsible for proper transferring and markdown records
• Responsible for accurate inventories, complying with proper classification and authorization of purchase invoices.
• To be alert and report all unauthorized removal of merchandise and/or pilferage to observe proper security measures.

Human Resources

• Assist in the management of the department human resources. This involves supervision, scheduling, employee relations, training, appraisals, motivation of staff and the consistent application and training of policies, procedures and programs applicable to the deli department.
• Ensure the practice of safety relations of staff members and customers and promote the elimination of hazardous conditions.

Public Relations

• Take specific measures in order to rectify and adjust customer complaints.
• Actively engage in programs aimed at promoting:good customer relations, increasing sales volume, and continually improving member and customer service.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):

• Knowledge of deli programs/procedures
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work flexible hours; including mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. (Working alternate shifts as the Deli Manager).
• Ability to effectively lead and motivate employees
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work in a professional manner
• Skills needed to effectively organize and manage employees and workloads
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines and schedule requirements

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of 1 - 2 years’ experience working in a deli department; preferably at a leadership level.
• Safe Food Handling Certificate

Our employees receive competitive salaries, a profit-sharing program, EFAP program, employee discount program, a comprehensive benefits package, ongoing learning opportunities, and an employer-contributed pension plan. We encourage our Team Members to take advantage of learning opportunities, to grow and develop and to foster a culture of teamwork and innovation.

At Co-op, we embrace diversity and inclusion, and we’re working to create a workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We support and provide an environment that allows all to bring their whole selves to work.