Deli & Meat Manager

Why Work with Us?

For many people, it’s the opportunity to work for an inclusive, local, values‑driven business that provides healthy, delicious, and sustainable foods to their community; it’s also about people – the ability to work with a great team to create amazing customer experiences. Whatever your reason for joining us, know this, working with us makes a difference!

The Deli & Meat Manager is accountable for achieving impactful results that exemplify integrity, foster trust, and uphold the mission, vision, and values of our cooperative. This position oversees the operations of the deli, meat, and cheese department to ensure excellent customer outcomes, effective team leadership, a positive and safe work environment, organized and efficient operations, a visually appealing space, and sound financial outcomes.

Specific areas of accountability include customer service, team leadership, food and staff safety, operations, purchasing and merchandising, and creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for staff and customers. This position is also responsible for collaborating with Mississippi Market’s administrative functions (HR, Finance, Marketing, Purchasing) to ensure strong organizational alignment and communications.

622 Selby Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104

Current shifts available may vary and can include day, evening, weekend, and holiday hours to meet department needs. Flexibility required to meet business needs.

• Customer Service: Proven ability to provide exceptional customer service and experience, utilizing feedback, and suggesting operational improvements to enhance customer satisfaction; proactively monitoring in‑store customer needs and trends, with the ability to elevate issues as needed.
• Food Service: Direct experience with food preparation including oversight of quality and safety.
• Operational Excellence: Demonstrated ability to ensure smooth and coordinated day‑to‑day operations, managing resources effectively, and utilizing processes to enhance productivity and ensure high‑quality product, services, customer interactions; strong prioritization skills to effectively manage competing demands and changing priorities; skilled in delegating tasks and responsibilities to team members as appropriate.
• Financial Acumen: Demonstrated experience working within a budget, limiting costs, managing inventory, and achieving product margins to maximize revenue and contribute to financial goals; proven ability to achieve outcomes that support departmental goals.
• Team Leadership: Proven ability to foster and model a culture of inclusivity, professionalism, teamwork, and collaboration; a desire to grow and develop staff; experienced in hiring, training, coaching, and providing feedback to support team development.
• Communication: Proven ability to actively listen and effectively express ideas, goals, policies, changes, and feedback; demonstrated self‑awareness including understanding the impact of verbal and non‑verbal communication on stakeholders; ability to remain calm, professional, and optimistic during challenging situations; proven ability to resolve conflict and disagreements in a constructive and positive manner.
• Prioritization and Time Management: Proven ability to prioritize and effectively manage competing demands and changing priorities; skilled in delegating tasks and responsibilities to team members as appropriate; the ability to balance priorities and manage time to effectively lead and develop departmental staff.
• Adaptability and Resiliency: Proven ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing circumstances and demands, ensuring department remains responsive to customer needs; along with the resiliency to handle setbacks, learn from experiences, and foster an adaptable team.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making: Proven ability to identify, seek, and implement effective solutions to task‑based work or departmental problems; a history of choosing the best course of action based on the pros and cons, available resources, long‑term impact, and potential outcomes of a decision; demonstrates a problem‑solving mindset and an innovative thinking;…