In-Store Prepared Foods Lead & Training Specialist

Metropolitan Market; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Market in Bellevue, WA, seeks a Prepared Foods Supervisor within PMG to ensure flawless execution of department standards, recipes, labeling, and customer experience. This role spends 90% in-store supporting managers with product and program execution.

You will partner with Food & Beverage Director and Prepared Foods team to educate staff on product knowledge, safety, yields, and proper equipment, while tracking margins and shrink.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of supervisory experience in a Prepared Foods environment preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel, Smartsheet, and PowerPoint preferred. Pivotal and Slack are a plus.
• Possesses a strong knowledge and understanding of Prepared Foods department standards, including consistent execution of Full, Fresh, and Clean standards, adherence to station schematics, use and maintenance of equipment, tech solutions, purchasing, production planning and pars, and culinary skills.
• Strong leadership skills; proven success as a team leader and member; proven history of team member development.
• Must have a demonstrated ability to deliver great-tasting, high-quality food and a proven ability to engage and create excitement and discovery with team members and customers.
• Able to create and execute product education plan including sampling and tasting of seasonal menu items, new item launches, and new team member education.
• Consistently demonstrates exceptional customer focus.
• Proven ability to execute the Prepared Foods category sales plan, positively impacting sales and margin.
• Superior oral and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to effectively delegate and follow through in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates a high level of self-motivation; takes initiative and successfully problem-solves.
• The ability to prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously and produce quality output while working within deadlines is a must; sense of urgency required.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• A proven ability to interact and perform all job responsibilities with professionalism and confidentiality is essential.

Responsibilities

• Executes program standards in Prepared Foods including Full, Fresh, and Clean.
• Oversees recipes, labeling compliance, display, presentation, and merchandising standards companywide.
• Creates and monitors execution of all Prepared Foods schematics; updates item lists based on sales results.
• Develops product/program education materials under supervision of the Coordinator.
• Provides feedback on product development and stores- level recipe input.
• Prepares weekly and period sales and margin reviews; tracks shrink and missing item opportunities.
• Leads education and quality standards for the Prepared Foods departments’ management teams.
• Provides leadership for department teams with sales/margin plans, training, and communication.
• Collaborates with Store Director Team to address performance issues.
• Participates in weekly online meetings; presents new item selections and local restaurant programs.
• Creates resets plans; helps plan remodels, openings, equipment, holidays, vendor events, and training.
• Participates in department promotional planning.
• Manages the Prepared Foods Trainer 52-week schedule and retraining.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Customer focus

Time management

Tools

Excel

Smartsheet

PowerPoint

Slack

Job description

Metropolitan Market in Bellevue, WA, seeks a Prepared Foods Supervisor within PMG to ensure flawless execution of department standards, recipes, labeling, and customer experience. This role spends 90% in-store supporting managers with product and program execution.

You will partner with Food & Beverage Director and Prepared Foods team to educate staff on product knowledge, safety, yields, and proper equipment, while tracking margins and shrink.