Assistant Deli Manager

Kennies Market Inc; Taneytown (MD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennies Market Inc in Taneytown, MD seeks an Assistant Deli Manager to support the Deli Manager and store leadership in daily operations, ensuring top quality products and outstanding customer service.

Responsibilities include supervising 6-8 deli staff, assisting with scheduling, inventory, pricing, food safety, and meeting company policies. This role emphasizes teamwork across departments and maintaining a clean, attractive deli area.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED and 2–4 years related experience.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, manuals and procedures.
• Ability to write routine reports and communicate with customers and staff.
• Strong math skills for discounts, percentages and invoicing.
• Ability to solve practical problems and work with limited standardization.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Deli Manager and store management for successful deli operations.
• Supervise 6-8 Deli Department employees; support scheduling and training.
• Maintain quality and freshness with proper rotation and display.
• Assist with ordering, pricing, inventory, and waste control.
• Ensure sanitation, safety standards and inter-department cooperation.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Writing reports

Customer communication

Mathematical calculations

Problem solving

Safety rules understanding

Inventory management

Inter-department cooperation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

2–4 years related experience

Job description

The Assistant Deli Manager is responsible for performing duties as directed by the Deli Manager, Store Management and Administrative Management for the successful operation of the Deli Department. In addition, this position assumes departmental operational responsibility in the absence of the manager. The Assistant Deli Manager is responsible for ensuring that all Kennie’s customers are provided with top quality products and the best customer service available.

Requirements:

• EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma or General Education Degree(GED) and two(2) to four(4) years related experience and/or training.
• LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions for equipment, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. The ability to speak effectively to our customers and employees.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest and percentages.
• REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Assist in maintaining and controlling supply and payroll expenses, inventory and waste.
• Assist with correct accounting procedures: invoices, transfers, inventories, etc.
• Assist with making party trays.
• Knowledgeable with regards to all food preparation instructions.
• Assist with ordering sufficient quantities of product and correctly pricing.
• Responsible for the quality and freshness of product with proper rotation.
• Assists with directing the stocking, display and rotation of the deli products in the selling area, making sure that seasonal items, sale items and demand items are properly displayed and visual appeal.
• Maintain a sanitary department in the sales floor, cases/coolers and back room area.
• Assist in seeing that all Deli Department employees follow policies and procedures as outlined by the company.
• Responsible for proper preventative maintenance of all company equipment in his/her department.
• Responsible for obeying all safety standards as outlined by the company.
• Cooperates with other departments when inter-department or store wide sales promotions take place.
• Perform other appropriate duties as directed by the Deli Manager, Assistant Store Manager or Store Manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Directly supervises 6-8 employees in the Deli Department.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring and training employees planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.