Specialty Foods Manager
Job Description
Specialty Foods Manager
- Location: Columbus, OH
- Employment Type: Direct Hire
Company Profile:
- Leading Specialty Grocery Retailer
- Embraces a Collaborative Team Atmosphere
- Dedicated to Excelling in Food and Customer Experiences
Job Summary:
- The Specialty Foods Manager plays a key role in driving the success of our grocery department. This position involves leading a dynamic team, ensuring outstanding merchandising, maintaining store conditions, and delivering exceptional customer service.
Responsibilities:
- Curate a high-quality department offering exceptional customer experiences
- Lead a knowledgeable team dedicated to providing exceptional service and fostering customer loyalty
- Ensure all products meet stringent quality and freshness standards
- Create engaging merchandising displays and planograms to captivate customers
- Promote a culture of food expertise among the staff
- Mentor team members to enhance customer experiences through informed product recommendations
- Maintain visually appealing and seasonally relevant department aesthetics
- Establish and cultivate relationships with specialty vendors and producers
- Effectively manage inventory to ensure product availability
- Adhere strictly to food safety and sanitation standards
- Drive departmental financial goals while upholding product quality
- Contribute to long-term growth through strategic planning initiatives
- Identify emerging food trends through sales analysis
Job Requirements:
- Genuine passion for specialty foods and global culinary traditions
- Demonstrated leadership experience in managing specialty food teams, categories, and merchandising
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to share knowledge effectively
- Strong attention to detail in presentation and inventory management
- Ability to balance creativity with strong business acumen
Features and Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Paid Time Off
- Performance-based incentive plan
- Supportive and Collaborative Team Environment
Job Requirements
Specialty Foods, Grocery Manager, Team Lead
Additional Information
Frontline Source Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. The client cannot sponsor any visas.
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Meet Your Recruiter
Mike Cook
Mike Cook or as he is known in the industry "Grocery Store Mike", is a specialized grocery retail recruiter for Frontline Source Group. With more than 35+ years in the grocery retail industry, Mike started as a part-time courtesy clerk. He worked his way up to serve in-store leadership positions with both traditional and specialty food formats. His expertise lies in hiring, training, and developing company leaders for small supermarkets to large grocery store operations with hundreds of locations. This experience is what differentiates his ability to recruit top Grocery talent from other recruiters in the market place.
Throughout his career, Mike has placed an emphasis on professional development and continuing education. He was in the charter class of Brookshire University, graduating as salutatorian. He also has earned certificates of proficiency in management specialized leadership and retail management from Tyler Junior College. The later certification was in collaboration with the Western Association of Food Chains. And, he has received numerous awards and accolades for customer service and leadership.
Mike has a passion for community service, having served as a board member for the Bear Creek Specialty Utility District (formerly Lavon Water Supply Corporation) from 2007-2013; Community Independent School District board trustee from 2013-2017; and currently serves as Lavon City Councilman, Place 2 since 2017.