Deli Manager-Yorktown Heights, NY

About the Role

Join Albertsons Companies as a Deli Department Manager and lead a fast‑paced, hands‑on environment focused on fresh food, customer service, and operational excellence. You will set the standard for quality, support your associates, and deliver 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

• Strong customer‑service mindset with a passion for food quality.
• Effective leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
• Strong organization, time management, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to lead in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.
• Deli production, food handling, and merchandising execution.
• Labor planning, scheduling, and performance management.
• Inventory management, ordering, and shrink control.
• Food safety, sanitation, and compliance oversight.
• Knowledge of food safety standards, sanitation practices, and equipment operation.
• Knowledge of deli preparation techniques and merchandising standards.
• Familiarity with store systems, ordering platforms, and basic computer applications.
• Ability to review sales, labor, and shrink data to support planning and prioritization.
• Ability to train, coach, and develop associates.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lb and work in hot and cold temperature environments.
• Ability to safely operate slicers, ovens, knives, scales, and cleaning tools.
• Flexible availability including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays; reliable attendance.
• Compliance with company policies, food safety standards, and the Code of Business Conduct.
• Travel requirements: None.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Associate discounts.
• Health and financial well‑being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!).
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay).
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth, and development.
• Inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve.

Schedule

Flexible availability including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays; reliable attendance required.