Asst. Deli Sales Manager - Kings and Balducci's

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At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.

Partners with the Sales Manager, Deli Food Service to support category strategy, sales growth, gross profit contribution, merchandising execution, and operational consistency across Kings & Balducci's. Assists in developing and implementing pricing, promotional, assortment, planogram, and merchandising plans for assigned deli and food service categories. Supports vendor relationships, store communication, and cross-functional execution to deliver a differentiated customer experience, fresh product presentation, strong food safety standards, and achievement of department financial objectives

• Assists in creating annual category business plans based on prior results, consumer trends, market insights, and Kings & Balducci's merchandising priorities.
• Supports achievement of projected sales, gross profit dollars, share growth, and total department contribution for assigned deli and food service categories.
• Assists with pricing strategy, promotional planning, assortment recommendations, shelf schematics, and merchandising plans that support category roles and customer expectations.
• Tracks promotional results and conducts item- and category-level analysis to identify opportunities for sales growth, margin improvement, shrink reduction, and stronger execution.
• Coordinates ad plans, displays, seasonal programs, and cross-merchandising activities in partnership with stores, merchandising, procurement, operations, and other division teams.
• Works with stores to support consistent execution of deli and food service programs, including fresh prepared foods, service case, self-service, cheese, charcuterie, sushi, and related specialty programs as assigned.
• Supports vendor communication, deal coordination, new item recommendations, discontinuation decisions, and product availability planning in partnership with the Sales Manager and procurement teams.
• Maintains scorecards and reports to monitor weekly, quarterly, and annual performance, including sales, gross profit, shrink, service levels, inventory position, and promotional effectiveness.
• Visits stores as needed to observe merchandising execution, department conditions, product quality, food safety practices, and customer experience; provides follow-up and recommendations to improve results.
• Supports store teams with communication, training, and execution guidance for new programs, seasonal initiatives, menu changes, product launches, and corporate or division priorities.
• Works in conjunction with corporate merchandising, division operations, procurement, vendors, and store leadership to implement programs effectively and resolve execution barriers.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the division.

• Sales results, gross profit dollars, and share growth for assigned deli and food service categories.
• Promotional performance, vendor support, shrink, service level, inventory position, and execution of merchandising programs.
• Store execution support across Kings & Balducci's deli and food service departments.

Education Level: Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Culinary, Hospitality, Retail Management, or related field preferred; equivalent retail, deli, food service, or merchandising experience may be considered.

Experience Level: 5+ years of retail deli, food service, prepared foods, specialty foods, merchandising, or store operations experience preferred. Prior experience supporting sales plans, category execution, vendor coordination, and store teams is preferred.

• Strong understanding of retail deli, food…