Deli, Catering & Retail Manager

Deli, Catering & Retail Manager – East Galway – Monday to Friday

I’m currently partnering with a global leader in contract catering and facilities management to recruit a Deli, Catering & Retail Manager for a busy, high-volume retail, deli, and café-style operation in East Galway.
This is a hands-on leadership role ideally suited to someone working in a convenience retail, deli, or fast-paced food service environment who is ready to take the next step into management. If you’re used to running a busy shop floor, supporting fresh food service, managing stock, and leading a team while delivering excellent customer service, this is a fantastic opportunity to step into a structured, Monday-Friday role.
This position offers strong exposure across retail, deli, café, and onsite corporate catering operations, including day-to-day food service as well as catering for meetings, events, and workplace functions. You’ll play a key role in maintaining food quality, service standards, and driving sales across both retail and fresh food categories.

What You’ll Do

  • Take full responsibility for the day-to-day running of a busy convenience retail, deli, and café-style food operation
  • Lead from the front across both the shop floor and food service areas, ensuring high standards of presentation, food quality, and customer experience
  • Manage and motivate your team, fostering a positive, high-performing working environment
  • Oversee all deli and catering operations including hot food service, breakfast and lunch trade, grab-and-go, and made-to-order offerings
  • Coordinate and deliver onsite catering for meetings, events, and workplace functions, ensuring timely service and high presentation standards
  • Liaise with internal stakeholders to plan catering requirements and ensure smooth execution of daily and ad-hoc catering requests
  • Ensure consistent delivery of fresh food standards, including food quality, portion control, presentation, and service speed
  • Drive sales across both retail and food service by optimising product range, menu offerings, and promotional activity
  • Manage stock control, ordering, deliveries, and supplier coordination across both retail and fresh food categories
  • Monitor sales performance, margins, and minimise waste, with a strong focus on fresh food profitability and yield management
  • Plan and manage staff rosters to ensure adequate coverage during peak trading and catering service periods
  • Ensure full compliance with HACCP, food safety, allergen, and health & safety standards at all times
  • Maintain excellent hygiene standards across all food prep, storage, and service areas
  • Train and support team members across retail and catering, ensuring consistency in standards, upselling, and customer engagement
  • Maintain strong merchandising standards across the retail space, alongside attractive and well-presented food displays
  • Bring fresh ideas to enhance the deli and catering offering, introduce new menu items, and improve overall customer experience
  • Work closely with the wider catering and facilities team to ensure smooth day-to-day operations

What We’re Looking For

  • Experience in a convenience retail, forecourt, deli, café, or catering environment at Team Lead or senior level
  • Strong hands-on experience in fresh food operations, deli service, or catering environments is highly desirable
  • Experience supporting or coordinating onsite or corporate catering is a distinct advantage
  • Ready to step up into a full management role with strong support and development
  • Strong experience in stock control, ordering, and day-to-day operations across both retail and food service
  • Good understanding of food safety, HACCP, and high-volume food service standards
  • A people-focused leader who enjoys coaching, developing, and motivating a team
  • Commercially aware with experience managing margins, food costs, waste, and sales targets
  • Hands-on, organised, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-offering environment
  • Passion for fresh food, customer service, and delivering a high-quality café and catering experience
  • Motivated, reliable, and eager to progress your career

Why You’ll Love This Role

  • Monday-Friday working hours offering excellent work-life balance
  • A clear pathway into management within a structured organisation
  • Secure opportunity with a large, well-established international company
  • A supportive environment where both your retail and food service experience will be highly valued
  • The opportunity to gain strong exposure across retail, deli, and catering operations
  • Competitive salary depending on experience
If you’re ready to step into a management role where you can make a real impact across retail, fresh food, and onsite catering operations, apply today or get in touch for a confidential chat.

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Eatery & Shop Manager

Eatery & Shop Manager – East Galway

I am currently working on behalf of my client, a global leader in contract catering and facilities management, to recruit a hands-on Eatery & Shop Manager for a busy retail and café operation in East Galway. This role is Monday – Friday.

This is a great opportunity for someone coming from a deli, food retail, or café background who enjoys leading a team, driving standards, and bringing fresh, creative ideas to a well-established offering.

This role could also suit someone currently working at supervisor level who is looking to take the next step and move into a management position.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee the daily operations of the eatery and retail shop
  • Lead, motivate and develop a team of 6 staff along with a deli chef
  • Manage stock control, ordering, and supplier relationships
  • Plan and manage staff rosters in line with business needs
  • Ensure full compliance with HACCP, food safety, and health & safety standards
  • Train and support team members to maintain high operational standards
  • Deliver a strong focus on customer service and experience
  • Bring creative and commercial ideas to enhance the offering and drive sales
  • Monitor performance, margins, and wastage to ensure efficiency

What We’re Looking For

  • Experience within a deli, café, or food retail environment (supervisor or management level)
  • A strong people manager with the ability to lead and develop a team
  • Experience in ordering, stock control, and rostering
  • Good understanding of HACCP and food safety standards
  • A creative, energetic approach with an interest in improving and evolving the offering
  • Hands-on, organised, and commercially aware

What’s on Offer

  • Monday – Friday working hours – a rare opportunity offering excellent work-life balance
  • Secure role within a large, well-established international company
  • A structured and supportive working environment
  • Competitive salary, depending on experience

How to Apply

If you would be interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please apply directly or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

#HospSenior

atery & Shop Manager – East Galway

Baker

Baker – Co. Cork

A fantastic opportunity has opened for a passionate and skilled Baker to join a busy and well-established retail food operation in Rosscarbery, Co. Cork.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working with fresh ingredients and wants to help develop and expand the bakery offering within a growing fresh food department.

What’s On Offer?

  • €15.50 per hour
  • Full-time, permanent position
  • Monday to Friday schedule – no weekend work
  • Early finish each day (6:00am – 2:30pm)
  • Excellent Career Progression
  • Opportunity to learn and grow in a high- performing, well – established store.

The Role

  • Prepare and bake a range of fresh foods
  • Support the development and expansion of the bakery section
  • Work closely with deli staff to deliver a strong fresh food offering
  • Maintain high standards of food quality, hygiene, and presentation
  • Ensure all food safety and HACCP standards are followed

The Candidate

  • Previous bakery or fresh food preparation experience preferred
    * Passion for baking and working with fresh ingredients
    * Reliable, organised, and able to work early morning shifts
    * Keen to develop and grow the bakery side of the business

If you are interested in this Baker job opportunity in Cork, then please apply to Nikki Murran via the link below.

All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence.

INDNIK

Deli Manager – South Dublin

Deli Manager

Are you passionate about food and delivering exceptional customer service? Excel Recruitment has the perfect job for you!

Here at Excel Recruitment, we have an exciting new role for a Deli Manager to join our client’s wonderful team in South Dublin. Our client is a well-known and established retailer, who are looking for a passionate individual, who is self-driven and thrives in a fast-paced environment to join their team

This job is perfect for a real foodie who comes from a deli background and wants to take the next step in their career

A generous salary of up to €35k DOE is on offer for this job

Requirements for this job:

  • Previous experience managing a team of staff
  • Excellent knowledge of HACCP & Food Safety
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Exceptional customer service skills
  • A passion for high-quality food and cooking

Duties include:

  • Training and developing staff
  • Following HACCP and Food Safety regulations
  • Stock ordering and stock rotation
  • Managing waste and margin
  • Leading the team in terms of customer service
  • Creating new deli recipes and ideas

If you are interested in this Deli Manager job, or any other jobs on the Excel Recruitment website, please contact Dylan on 01 871 7664 or apply directly via the link below. All applications will be handled with the strictest of confidence.

#INDDELI

Fresh Food Sales Assistant

Fresh Food Sales Assistant

Calling all Foodies!! Excel Recruitment are currently seeking a Fresh Food Sales Assistant for our client based in Dublin! Our client runs a premium Fresh Food business, with stores across South Dublin and are seeking passionate foodies to join their expanding team.

Our client’s business is a thriving premium Fresh Food business, who have seen massive growth within the business and are now seeking a candidate who can help take their team to the next level.

The ideal candidate for this role will come from a background in Fresh Food in a customer-facing environment, with fantastic customer service skills and a passion for food.

We are seeking candidates who have experience working in a fresh food background and has completed HACCP training. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business with a wonderful culture and to take the next step in your fresh food career!

There is a fantastic rate of up to €15ph for the successful candidate

Who you are:

  • A real foodie with a passion for all things food
  • Passionate about delivering exceptional customer service standards
  • Must come from a background in Fresh Foods or related industries
  • Fully trained in HACCP and food safety regulations
  • Ability to thrive in high-pressured, fast-paced environments

Responsibilities for the job:

  • To be pro-active in always delivering excellent customer service standards
  • Ensure that customer satisfaction is always a top priority
  • To drive self-learning about the product range so you can inform and help customers
  • To drive innovation through the team
  • Ensuring hygiene and HACCP standards are consistently maintained
  • To support the site manager in the day-to-day running of the business

If you are interested in this job, or any other Grocery Retail jobs on the Excel Recruitment website, get in touch with Dylan on 01 871 7664 or apply directly below. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

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Deli Staff

Deli Staff – Mayo

Have you a passion for fresh foods and looking for a new opportunity? Excel Recruitment is delighted to announce we are seeking Deli Assistants & Deli Supervisors for our client in the West of Co. Mayo.

Our client is a renowned grocery retailer with a strong history of progressing their staff. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual to progress within a strong retail brand.

If you come from fresh food, deli, or catering background this is an excellent opportunity for you to progress your career.

Salary: €12 – €14ph DOE

Your role and responsibilities:

  • Best practice merchandising, display and department layout skills
  • Stock loss & waste management
  • Previous fresh food/deli experience
  • Ensure the compliance of the store to all legislation as pertains to the store including HACCP, Health and Safety, Food Safety

Who you are:

  • Excellent team leadership skills
  • Strong Communication Skills
  • Passionate about customer service
  • Attention to detail
  • Fully HACCP and food safety trained

If you are interested in this Duty Manager job or any other job opportunities on the Excel Recruitment website then please apply via the link.

Please Contact: Scott Long 01 871 7654

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Catering Assistant

Catering Assistant

Excel Recruitment is currently looking for a Catering Assistant in Dublin to join our fast-growing and motivated team.
The ideal candidate for this position would be someone who wishes to explore a variety of different catering businesses across Dublin.

CA Responsibilities:

  • Ensuring that workstation is clean
  • Preparation of food before service
  • Serving food up to the high standard
  • Preparation of the workstation for the next day

CA Requirements:

  • Working in a rapid environment
  • Some experience in food industry
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Manual Handling and HACCP (Training /Certification can be provided by Excel Recruitment)

CA Benefits:

  • Accrued holiday pay
  • Wages paid weekly
  • Flexible schedule
  • 11 – 12 per hour

The position of Catering Assistant with Excel Recruitment is an ideal job for an individual who wants to work in a kitchen environment and expand their qualifications by exploring different types of service.
If you want to apply for this position, check the Excel Recruitment website.
You can also apply via email: 0873595882

Deli Manager

Deli Manager

Do you have a passion for fresh food and are looking to take your career to the next step? Here at Excel Recruitment we are seeking a Deli Manager to join our client’s team.

Our client an award-winning retailer is looking to add a dynamic and personable Deli Manager to their team to help progress the department. With a strong background in staff retention, our client is offering a competitive salary package and the perfect opportunity for a senior Deli Supervisor to further their career.

The ideal candidate will be customer-focused, sales-driven and enthusiastic.

Salary: €35k – €40k DOE

Your roles and responsibilities Deli Manager:

  • Day to day management of the Deli department, managing and delegating tasks to staff members and ensuring all rostered hours are used in a productive manner
  • Ensure all HACCP and food safety requirements are met, and that all reports are completed and filed accordingly
  • Ordering in of stock, ensure stock control and stock rotation is completed.
  • Be creative and have inspiring ideas to go to the department.
  • Stocktaking and counting results

Who you are:

  • Previous deli or fresh food experience, preferably in a supervisor or manager capacity
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • HACCP certification or knowledge
  • Excellent communication and motivation skills

If you are interested in this Deli Manager job opportunity, then please apply to Scott Long via the link below. All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence.

Please Contact: Scott Long 01 871 7654

#INDDELI

Fresh Food Sales Assistant

Fresh Food Sales Assistant

Calling all Foodies!! Excel Recruitment are currently seeking a Fresh Food Sales Assistant for our client based in Dublin! Our client runs a premium Fresh Food business, with stores across South Dublin and are seeking passionate foodies to join their expanding team.

Our client’s business is a thriving premium Fresh Food business, who have seen massive growth within the business and are now seeking a candidate who can help take their team to the next level.

The ideal candidate for this role will come from a background in Fresh Food in a customer-facing environment, with fantastic customer service skills and a passion for food.

We are seeking candidates who have experience working in a fresh food background and has completed HACCP training. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business with a wonderful culture and to take the next step in your fresh food career!

There is a fantastic rate of up to €15ph for the successful candidate

Who you are:

  • A real foodie with a passion for all things food
  • Passionate about delivering exceptional customer service standards
  • Must come from a background in Fresh Foods or related industries
  • Fully trained in HACCP and food safety regulations
  • Ability to thrive in high-pressured, fast-paced environments

Responsibilities for the job:

  • To be pro-active in always delivering excellent customer service standards
  • Ensure that customer satisfaction is always a top priority
  • To drive self-learning about the product range so you can inform and help customers
  • To drive innovation through the team
  • Ensuring hygiene and HACCP standards are consistently maintained
  • To support the site manager in the day-to-day running of the business

If you are interested in this job, or any other Grocery Retail jobs on the Excel Recruitment website, get in touch with Dylan on 01 871 7664 or apply directly below. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

#INDAMANM2

Deli Manager

Deli Manager

Are you passionate about food and delivering exceptional customer service? Then Excel Recruitment has the perfect job for you!

Here at Excel Recruitment, we have an exciting new role for a Deli Manager to join our client’s wonderful team in South Dublin. Our client is a well-known and established retailer, who are looking for a passionate individual, who is self-driven and thrives in a fast-paced environment to join their team

This job is perfect for a real foodie who comes from a deli background and wants to take the next step in their career

A generous salary of €35k DOE is on offer for this job

Requirements for this Deli Manager job:

  • Previous experience managing a team of staff
  • Excellent knowledge of HACCP & Food Safety
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Exceptional customer service skills
  • A passion for high-quality food and cooking

Duties as a Deli Manager include:

  • Training and developing staff
  • Following HACCP and Food Safety regulations
  • Stock ordering and stock rotation
  • Managing waste and margin
  • Leading the team in terms of customer service
  • Creating new deli recipes and ideas

If you are interested in this Deli Manager job, or any other jobs on the Excel Recruitment website, please contact Dylan on 01 871 7664 or apply directly via the link below. All applications will be handled with the strictest of confidence.

#INDDEL