Deli Bakery Sales Manager (H)

Food Lion; Kill Devil Hills (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Lion in Kill Devil Hills, NC is seeking a Deli Bakery Sales Manager (H) to lead daily deli and bakery operations, ensuring freshness, food safety, and strong customer service. This full-time, on-site role will supervise associates, schedule duties, coach staff, and drive department performance to meet profit, shrink, and labor goals.

Reporting to store leadership, you will implement merchandising plans, monitor inventory, train staff, and maintain compliance with company policies and

Qualifications

• Experience in retail grocery, deli, bakery, or food service operations.
• Leadership and people management experience.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Understanding of sales targets, shrink control, and labor management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily deli and bakery operations, ensuring freshness and food safety.
• Supervise and schedule associates, provide coaching and training.
• Support merchandising plans and promotional activities to meet department goals.
• Collaborate with store leadership to achieve profitability, shrink, and labor targets.

Skills

Retail grocery operations

Leadership and people management

Customer service

Merchandising and sales planning

On-site work ability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Company Description Food Lion, based in Salisbury, North Carolina, is a grocery retailer with a long history of serving customers and communities across 10 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Since 1957, the company has focused on delivering an easy shopping experience centered on affordability, freshness, and local community support. More than 82,000 associates help serve over 10 million customers each week, ensuring their needs are consistently met. Through the Food Lion Feeds initiative, the company is committed to ending hunger in local communities by donating hundreds of millions of meals through food donations, volunteer service, and other hunger-relief efforts. Team members join a company that values service, community engagement, and dependable everyday shopping experiences.

Role Description The Deli Bakery Sales Manager (H) is a full-time, on-site role located in Kill Devil Hills, NC. This position is responsible for overseeing daily operations in the deli and bakery departments, including managing product displays, ensuring freshness and food safety, and maintaining proper inventory levels. The role includes supervising and scheduling associates, providing training and coaching, and supporting a positive, customer-focused environment. The Deli Bakery Sales Manager monitors sales performance, implements merchandising and promotional plans, and works to achieve department profit, shrink, and labor goals. Daily tasks also involve ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory guidelines, resolving customer concerns, and collaborating with store leadership to support overall store objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail grocery, deli, bakery, or food service operations, with knowledge of merchandising, inventory control, and food safety practices.
• Leadership and people management skills, including supervising teams, scheduling, training, coaching, and supporting a respectful, inclusive work environment.
• Customer service and communication skills, with the ability to engage shoppers, resolve issues, and build positive relationships with associates and customers.
• Basic business and sales competencies, including understanding of sales targets, shrink control, labor management, and use of store systems or point-of-sale tools.
• Ability to work on-site, including standing for extended periods, lifting moderate weights, and performing tasks in refrigerated and bakery environments.
• High school diploma or equivalent; prior supervisory experience in a grocery or food retail setting is preferred.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Commitment to Food Lion's values of affordability, freshness, safety, and community service.