Commissary Manager I

Summary:The Commissary Manager I is responsible for managing the commissary activities of a location with low sales volume and routine operations. This includes purchasing, food production and storage, ensuring food quality, controlling food and labor costs, ensuring product is delivered to units, leading the commissary team, educating associates on equipment and food safety, and performing all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by Management. This is an exempt position and typically reports to the General Manager.

Essential Functions:

• Assumes responsibility for all branch purchasing, food production and storage; updates pricing and order guides; and establishes par inventory levels for all products
• Controls food and labor costs to maximize profitability
• Ensures food quality, recipe, and portion control standards meet Food Safety Standards and Specifications.
• Oversees daily delivery of food items and various goods/products to the units and assigns tasks to commissary personnel
• Ensures all associates receive proper training on food and equipment safety
• Resolves routine questions and problems and refers more complex issues to higher levels
• Works directly with vendors to ensure purchases are in accordance with company specifications and serves as a liaison for service contractors

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

• Requires 2 years of formal post-high school education; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Requires at least 1 year experience in low volume and/or multi-unit Food and Beverage or Merchandise operations or other related management experience
• Requires a high level of computer literacy, including expertise in Excel, Outlook and Word
• Demonstrates knowledge of product, service, quality, equipment and operations standards required
• Requires the ability to interact with all levels of associates including the executive team, union representatives, branded partners and a very diverse group of hourly associates
• Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with individuals
• Requires basic keyboarding or other repetitive motions
• Requires the ability to lift and/or move up to 20 lbs
• May require operation of heavy equipment