Deli Manager

Foodtown Of Bay Ridge; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Flexible schedule

Weekend availability

Job summary

Foodtown PSK Supermarkets in New York is seeking a motivated deli professional to join our employee-owned team. Culinary training is a plus, and compensation will reflect experience as the department grows.

The role includes scheduling, training, and supervising deli staff, managing inventories, ensuring freshness, and maintaining high food-safety standards while delivering excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• Strong candidate with positive energy and excellent time management and communication skills.
• Experience in a deli or food department is a plus.
• Able to supervise scheduling, training and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Manage department inventories by tracking weekly sales and ordering products to meet customer demand.
• Maintain inventory levels to ensure freshness and quality.
• Schedule deli associates and oversee training, rewards, and performance.
• Develop merchandising plans to meet department objectives and drive sales.
• Merchandise displays to attract customers and increase sales.
• Verify deliveries and invoices to ensure accurate billing from vendors.
• Control deli expenses by reducing waste and labor costs.
• Ensure food safety and compliance with health regulations.
• Assist customers at the counter and prepare/handle deli products.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Team leadership

Energy

Training

Education

Culinary school training

Job description

Foodtown PSK Supermarkets is an Employee Owned company operating in the New York trade area for over 50 years.

We are looking for highly motivated people, with positive, hight energy, excellent time management and communication skills who want to excel in a highly collaborative work environment.

Job Summary:

Foodtown is looking for a strong candidate to join our Deli team! Culinary school training is a plus. Compensation will be based on experience. This is a fast growing business and there is room to grow within the company.

Responsibilities:

• Manage department inventories by tracking weekly sales reports, orders products and supplies to meet customer demand in order to maximize sales and profits
• Maintain inventory levels to ensure the highest quality of freshness
• Schedule all deli associates, oversees and participates in training, rewards and recognizes performance and delegates work assignments to effectively utilize talents and abilities while maximizing profits for the department
• Develop and implements merchandising plans that meet the financial objectives of the department individually or in cooperation with superiors
• Merchandize displays in order to attract customers and drive sales
• Prepare, maintain and track all types of records concerning inventories to calculate gross monthly profits according to company guidelines
• Maintain accurate department records other important matters, including associate performance and discipline, sales plans, etc
• Check and verifies all deli deliveries and invoices to ensure accurate billing from vendors
• May help unload merchandise and transport to sales floor or storage area
• Control deli expenses by improving operations and efficiencies, controls labor costs and reduces losses due to damages, spoiled product and shrink
• Ensure associates correctly follow company recipes for prepared products
• Maintain food safety and freshness by properly removing and recording out of code products
• Maintain effective housekeeping program
• Keep merchandise fresh to meet all local, state, federal health, civil code regulations and company standards
• Ensure associates work and operate deli equipment in a safe manner by complying with OSHA requirements
• Ensure compliance with all state, county and local weights and measures laws
• Focus on continuously improving all areas of the department to better serve the customer and drive department sales
• Ensure smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and superiors
• Responsible to continuously improve job performance
• Perform staff duties as required such as slicing meats and cheeses and assisting customers at the counter
• Extensive food preparation and food handling on a daily basis

Employee Discount / Flexible Schedule, Monday - Friday, Weeked Availability