Deli Manager

About the role

Join Albertsons Companies as a Deli Department Manager and lead daily deli operations, drive sales, and uphold high standards for food safety, merchandising, and service. This fast‑paced, hands‑on role focuses on team‑building, attention to detail, and delivering a deli experience customers can trust and enjoy every day.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the Deli Department with a strong focus on customer service, food quality, and department readiness.
• Create a fast, friendly, customer‑first environment and resolve customer questions, concerns, and special requests.
• Execute merchandising plans, planograms, promotional sets, and seasonal programs.
• Oversee preparation, slicing, cooking, packaging, and merchandising of deli items following company recipes and standards.
• Maintain full, fresh, and visually appealing service case, grab‑and‑go, and hot case displays.
• Manage ordering, inventory, shrink, production logs, and waste reporting.
• Build and manage schedules aligned with sales volume and labor targets.
• Hire, train, coach, and develop deli associates while promoting teamwork and accountability.
• Ensure strict compliance with food safety, sanitation, temperature controls, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Soft Skills: Strong customer‑service mindset, effective leadership, coaching, communication, organization, time management, and problem‑solving abilities; ability to lead in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.
• Competencies: Deli production, food handling, merchandising execution, labor planning, scheduling, performance management, inventory management, ordering, shrink control, food safety, sanitation, and compliance oversight; knowledge of food safety standards, deli preparation techniques, store systems, ordering platforms, and basic computer applications.
• Abilities: Review sales, labor, and shrink data for planning; train, coach, and develop associates; lift up to 50 lb.; work in hot and cold environments; safely operate slicers, ovens, knives, scales, and cleaning tools.
• Other Requirements: Flexible availability including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays; reliable attendance; compliance with company policies, food safety standards, and the Code of Business Conduct; no travel required.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Associate discounts.
• Health and financial well‑being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401(k) and more).
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick pay.
• Training, career growth, and development opportunities.
• Inclusive work environment with diverse colleagues reflecting the communities served.