Food Services Manager
SpartanNash
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Posted on Jan 12, 2025
At SpartanNash, we deliver the ingredients for a better life through customer-focused innovation. We do this for our supply chain customers and U.S. military commissaries, retail store guests and, most importantly, our Associates. In fact, we see a day when each will say, “I can’t live without them.”
Our SpartanNash family of Associates is 20,000 strong, ranging from bakery managers to order selectors; from IT developers to vice presidents of finance; from HR Business Partners to export specialists. Each of them plays an integral role in SpartanNash’s People First culture, Operational Excellence and Insights that Drive Solutions. Ready to contribute to the success of our food solutions company? Apply now!
Location:
4668 Cascade Rd - Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546Job Description:
Position Summary:
This role is responsible to manage multiple food services departments (i.e., Deli, Catering, Chefs, and/or Bakery) in a retail store to include inventory management, merchandising, food costs, etc. Ensures compliance with food labeling requirements to meet federal, state and local regulations. Maintains effective working relationships with the community, vendors and/or clients to achieve departments’ revenue goals.
Here’s what you’ll do:
Monitor retail locations food scale data to ensure accuracy, to include pricing, food products and ingredients list and communicate information to the merchandising department as required.
Responsible to manage cross-functional departments (i.e., Deli, Catering, Chefs, and/or Bakery) to include product inventory, staffing, food costs, quality control, merchandising, cross-functional department planning for events, etc.
Assist with pricing of food items for scratch deli and bakery items to ensure cost effectiveness.
Ensure compliance with labeling of food ingredient lists to include proper ordering of ingredients, food allergies, etc. to meet required food labeling regulations.
Maintain current knowledge of legal regulations regarding menu/food labeling requirements to ensure company compliance.
Maintain department processes for menu planning and development, food preparation, catering events, etc., and ensure menu development is cost effective, meet dietary requirements and food handling and preparation meet federal, state and local regulations.
Assist with catering events as needed.
May be responsible to assist with promotional items and writing ads for deli/bakery items for assigned locations.
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
Here’s what you’ll need:
HS Graduate or Equivalent (GED)
3 years of relevant experience
1 year of supervisory experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Good organization, prioritization, decision making and problem-solving skills.
Strong leadership abilities with capability to work in a hands-on environment.
May require travel up to 10%.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
May be required to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds frequently, and up to 50 pounds occasionally. The associate is required to stand and walk for extended periods of time and may bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is subject to a typical retail store environment (varied temperatures) and is exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Travel requirements vary by assignment.
As part of our People First culture, SpartanNash is proud to offer a robust and competitive Total Rewards benefits package.
SpartanNash is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veteran, that celebrates diversity and believes employing a diverse workforce is key to our success. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals.
We are not able to sponsor work visas for this position.
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