About Us: 

Proudly serving our San Francisco Bay Area communities since 1986, Albeco Inc. is a local, family-owned grocery store chain. With over 40 years of exemplary performance, Albeco Inc. continues to make a difference in people’s lives through food. We succeed in the industry by ensuring we deliver a large variety of exciting and quality products in an attractive and positive environment. Our roots remain in healthy, natural and specialty foods. Albeco Inc.'s Buyers work closely with local producers around the greater Bay Area to bring high-quality products to every aisle. Our goal is to surprise and delight our customers.

We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice, and we are proud to offer competitive wages, paid time off, physical and mental health benefits, 401(k) or pension plan, as well as career training programs through our professional partnerships. As a local, family owned and operated business, we are grateful to our customers as they support our vision, which allows us to care for our employees by making a difference in their lives.

About the Role:

Albeco Inc. is looking for a Full-Time Deli Manager at our San Anselmo location. The perfect candidate will be customer service driven and be flexible working various tasks from day to day.

Essential Functions:

• Manage the daily operations of the Deli, Cheese, and Kitchen departments.
• Achieve department sales, gross margin, labor, supply, inventory, and operational goals.
• Plan and execute merchandising programs, promotional displays, and seasonal product presentations.
• Conduct inventory counts and maintain proper inventory levels while minimizing product waste.
• Utilize approved ordering systems and vendors to ensure product availability and profitability.
• Monitor pricing accuracy, product quality, and merchandising consistency.
• Create department schedules that meet business needs while maintaining labor budget targets.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, health department, and company standards.
• Lead, train, coach, and develop department team members.
• Partner with store leadership on hiring, onboarding, performance management, and employee development.
• Conduct department meetings and communicate effectively with store management.
• Provide exceptional customer service and promptly resolve customer concerns.
• Maintain extensive product knowledge and promote suggestive selling and cross-merchandising opportunities.
• Ensure completion of catering orders and special customer requests.
• Foster a positive work environment that supports employee engagement and development.
• Promote workplace safety and reduce risk through ongoing employee training and awareness.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in business and two (2) years of deli industry experience; OR
• Four (4) years of retail deli operations experience and a high school diploma.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with customers, vendors, employees, and management.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and customer service skills.
• Basic math proficiency.
• Intermediate computer skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a grocery, specialty food, or retail market environment.
• Knowledge of grocery store operations and merchandising systems.
• Food safety certification (such as ServSafe).

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to regularly lift at least 50 lbs.
• Standing: Up to 8 hours per day.
• Walking: Up to 8 hours per day.
• Reaching: Up to 4 hours per day.
• Ability to perform repeated lifting and reaching above shoulder level.

About the Benefits:

• This is a union position with competitive pay.
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Entertainment Discounts
• 10% Employee Discount on Store Purchases
• Paid Time Off

Pay range:

$25.50-30.25/hour depending on industry experience.

Why should you apply?

• You want to enjoy what you do.
• You know what it takes to provide outstanding customer service.
• You would like to join a local, family-owned company who values you.
• You get to enjoy and rely on great benefits and perks for you and your family.
• You’ll have opportunity to learn, grow and advance in your career.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time.

Albeco Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.