Fresh Food Trainer – Cork
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Fresh Food Trainer to join a leading grocery retail business based in Cork.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate fresh food professional who thrives on developing people, improving standards and driving operational excellence across multiple retail locations.
This role offers a Competitive Salary, Excellent benefits package and the chance to make a real impact.
What’s on Offer?
- Competitive salary
- Company vehicle or travel expenses
- Discretionary Bonus
- Phone and Laptop
- Company Pension scheme
- Opportunity to work with a successful and expanding retail business
- Autonomy to make a real impact across multiple stores
- Excellent long-term career progression opportunities
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver practical, hands-on training across deli, bakery, hot food, café and fresh food departments
- Coach and develop Fresh Food Managers, Supervisors and team members to maximise performance
- Drive consistency in food quality, presentation and customer service across all stores
- Support new store openings, refits and fresh food launches
- Carry out fresh food audits and identify opportunities for improvement
- Ensure full compliance with HACCP, food safety legislation and company procedures
- Develop and implement training plans tailored to individual store requirements
- Monitor departmental performance and provide coaching to improve sales, waste and profitability
- Support stores in achieving excellence in fresh food standards and operational compliance
- Work closely with Area Managers and Store Managers to deliver continuous operational improvements
- Promote innovation and identify opportunities to enhance the fresh food offering
- Maintain accurate training records and provide regular progress updates to senior management
About You:
- Minimum 3 year’s experience in fresh food retail, deli, bakery, convenience, or food service.
- Strong knowledge of deli, bakery, hot food and fresh food operations
- Excellent understanding of HACCP, food safety and quality standards
- Experience coaching, mentoring or training retail teams
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Passionate about developing people and driving operational excellence
- Commercially aware with experience improving sales, margins and reducing waste
- Organised, self-motivated and able to manage multiple priorities
- Full clean driving licence with flexibility to travel across Cork and surrounding areas
Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity to move into a specialist role where you’ll have the opportunity to influence fresh food standards across multiple locations while developing future retail leaders.
All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence.
INDNIK
Fresh Food Area Manager -Dublin
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and commercially driven Fresh Food Area Manager to join a leading retail business across the Dublin region. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate fresh food professional who thrives on developing people, driving standards and delivering exceptional commercial results.
This role Offers a competitive package, strong career progression and the opportunity to influence fresh food performance across multiple locations.
What’s on Offer?
- Competitive salary of €50,000 – €55,000
- Company vehicle or travel allowance
- Performance-related bonus
- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Autonomy to influence and develop fresh food operations across multiple sites
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Opportunity to join a successful and growing retail organisation
Key Responsibilities:
- Support and lead fresh food operations across a portfolio of stores
- Drive sales growth, profitability and fresh food performance across all locations
- Coach, mentor and develop Fresh Food Managers and in-store teams
- Ensure best-in-class standards across deli, bakery, food-to-go and fresh departments
- Conduct regular store visits, audits and performance reviews
- Identify opportunities to improve sales, margin and customer experience
- Drive compliance across food safety, HACCP and operational standards
- Support new product launches, promotions and seasonal initiatives
- Analyse store performance and implement action plans to improve results
- Deliver training programmes and best-practice initiatives across the network
About You:
- Previous experience as a Fresh Food Manager, Fresh Food Advisor, Area Manager, Retail Manager or Multi-Site Fresh Food Specialist
- Strong knowledge of deli, bakery, food-to-go and fresh food operations
- Proven track record of improving sales, margin and operational performance
- Experience coaching and developing teams across multiple locations
- Strong understanding of HACCP, food safety and compliance requirements
- Commercially focused with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Full clean driving licence
- Passionate about fresh food, customer experience and operational excellence
Why Apply?
This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious fresh food professional looking to take the next step in their career.
All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence.
INDNIK
Fresh Food Area Manager – Leinster
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and commercially focused Fresh Food professional to join a leading retail organisation as Fresh Food Area Manager in Leinster.
This is a key field-based role supporting multiple stores across Leinster, driving fresh food standards, sales performance, profitability and operational excellence across a diverse retail network.
What’s On Offer?
- Salary of €55,000 – €60,000 DOE
- Travel support
- Opportunity to work with a highly successful and growing retail business
- Exposure to multiple stores and senior operational leadership
- Excellent long-term career progression opportunities
- Dynamic, people-focused and supportive working environment
The Role:
- Supporting and coaching Store Managers and Fresh Food Managers across multiple locations
- Driving sales growth, profitability and performance across all fresh food categories
- Implementing fresh food strategies and ensuring consistent execution across the region
- Monitoring and improving key KPI’s including sales, margin, waste, labour and customer service
- Supporting stores in achieving excellence in food safety, HACCP and compliance standards
- Identifying opportunities to improve fresh food offerings, merchandising and customer experience
- Delivering training, coaching and development programmes for store teams
- Conducting regular store visits, audits and operational reviews
- Supporting new store openings, refits and fresh food development projects
The Candidate:
- Proven experience within a Fresh Food Manager, Area Manager, Regional Manager or Retail Operations role
- Strong knowledge across deli, bakery, food-to-go, produce and fresh food operations
- Demonstrated success in improving sales, margins and operational standards
- Strong commercial awareness and analytical capability
- Excellent leadership, coaching and people development skills
- Strong understanding of HACCP, food safety and compliance requirements
- Ability to influence, motivate and support teams across multiple locations
- Full clean driving licence
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious fresh food professional looking to take the next step in their career and make a genuine impact across a large retail network.
All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence.
INDNIK
Fresh Food Area Manager – Co. Cork (Munster Region)
Excel Recruitment is currently recruiting an experienced Fresh Food Area Manager on behalf of our client, a successful and growing retail business in Munster.
The successful candidate will play a key role in driving commercial performance, enhancing food safety standards, and delivering a best-in-class fresh food experience for customers.
This role offers a competitive salary of €55,000- €60,000 DOE, Excellent long-term progression opportunities and the chance to make a real impact within the business.
Responsibilities:
- Support and guide stores across all fresh food categories, driving overall performance within the region
- Ensure deli and fresh departments consistently operate to the highest standards
- Develop and evolve location-appropriate menus to meet changing consumer trends and expectations
- Build strong working relationships with Store Managers and teams to foster a high-performing retail culture
- Support stores with stocktaking procedures and profitability controls, addressing under performance in line with company standards
- Advise management teams on achieving and maintaining strong food safety standards, including the effective implementation and verification of HACCP systems
- Organise and deliver training related to certified food safety management systems
- Work collaboratively with the wider retail support and operations teams to improve performance and execution
- Identify stock loss risks and implement controls to minimise waste, damages, and out-of-date stock
Requirements:
- Previous experience in a retail fresh food environment
- Excellent knowledge of retail-level food safety and compliance standards
- HACCP Trainer qualification is essential
- Full clean driver’s licence and willingness to travel within the region
- Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to motivate and influence teams
- Proven track record of delivering KPIs and driving performance improvement
- Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational ability
If you are interested in this Fresh Food Area Manager role, then please apply directly to Nikki Murran via the link below.
All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
INDNIK
Fresh Food Advisor & Trainer – Dublin
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and passionate Fresh Food professional to join a leading retail organisation in a Fresh Food Advisor & Trainer position based in Dublin.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially driven fresh food leader to work across a large retail estate supporting stores, developing teams, improving operational standards, and driving excellence across fresh food departments.
This role offers a competitive salary of €55,000, Excellent long-term progression opportunities and the chance to make a real impact.
What’s on Offer?
- Excellent salary package of €55,000
- Performance Bonus
- Flexible working model
- Company with strong people-focused culture
- Excellent long-term progression opportunities
- Highly visible role within a market-leading retail business
- Opportunity to influence fresh food standards and operational excellence across the wider business
- Dynamic, fast-paced, and collaborative environment
The Role:
- Support and improve fresh food operations across multiple retail locations
- Drive exceptional standards across deli, bakery, produce, meals, and fresh food departments
- Train, coach, and mentor store teams and management on operational excellence and customer service
- Deliver structured training programmes and operational support across the business
- Support fresh food launches, revamps, and operational projects
- Review and improve SOPs, operational procedures, and in-store standards
- Drive merchandising, presentation, availability, waste control, and food quality standards
- Ensure stores maintain best-in-class customer experience and fresh food execution
- Build strong working relationships with Regional Managers and operational teams
- Support stores through operational change and continuous improvement initiatives
- Maintain strong compliance standards across food safety, HACCP, and operational procedures
The Ideal Candidate:
- Proven experience within fresh food retail, deli, bakery, produce, meals, or food service environments
- Passionate about fresh food, customer service, and operational excellence
- Experience training, coaching, and developing teams within fast-paced retail environments
- Strong operational and commercial awareness
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong understanding of merchandising, waste control, stock rotation, and fresh food standards
- Hands-on, organised, and capable of influencing teams across multiple locations
- Experience within high-volume retail or food service operations highly desirable
- Full clean driver’s licence required
Why Apply?
This is a standout opportunity for an ambitious fresh food professional to step into a highly visible role within a progressive and growing retail organisation
Apply today
All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence.
INDNIK
Fresh Food Area Manager – Cork
Excel Recruitment are seeking an experienced and commercially driven Fresh Food Area Manager to oversee and support the fresh food operations across multiple retail stores in the Cork region. This is a senior leadership opportunity for a passionate food retail professional who thrives on driving standards, growing sales, and developing high-performing teams.
This role offers a salary of €75,000 – €80,000, a strong benefits package, Excellent work-life balance and the Opportunity to join a progressive and growing retail business.
What’s on Offer?
- Attractive salary package of €75,000-€80,000 DOE
- Performance-related bonus structure
- Company car and fuel card
- Private pension contribution
- Laptop and mobile phone provided
- Excellent work-life balance
- Opportunity to join a progressive and growing retail business
- Autonomy to make a real impact across multiple stores and teams
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and support fresh food operations across multiple stores
- Drive sales growth, profitability, participation, and margin performance across all fresh categories
- Build strong working relationships with store managers, suppliers, and fresh food teams
- Train, mentor, and develop fresh food personnel to deliver best-in-class standards
- Ensure all stores maintain full HACCP and food safety compliance
- Support stores through regular visits, audits, coaching, and operational guidance
- Oversee waste control systems and identify opportunities for efficiency improvements
- Develop innovative fresh food concepts, menus, promotions, and merchandising initiatives
- Analyse sales performance, margins, and KPIs while delivering weekly targets
- Ensure excellent customer service standards are consistently achieved
Key Requirements:
- Proven experience in senior fresh food management or multi-site fresh food operations
- Strong commercial acumen with experience managing sales, margins, budgets, and profitability
- Excellent knowledge of HACCP, food safety, and compliance standards
- A hands-on leadership style with the ability to motivate and develop teams
- Passion for fresh food retail and delivering outstanding customer experiences
- Strong communication, organisational, and relationship management skills
- Experience with Digitally systems is advantageous
- Strong IT and reporting skills, including Microsoft Office
- Full clean driver’s licence required
If you are interested in this Fresh Food Area Manager job opportunity in Co. Cork, then please apply to Nikki Murran via the link below.
All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence.
INDNIK
Fresh Food Area Manager
Excel Recruitment is delighted to announce we are seeking a Fresh Food Area Manager for our clients stores across Connacht.
An award-winning retailer, our client due to their continued success is looking to add an ambitious & experienced Fresh Food Area Manager to their team. As Food Specialist you will be responsible for visiting all our clients stores liaising with senior Management to drive standards across all fresh food departments.
Ideally, the right candidate will have strong analytical skills, have excellent communication skills and have a passion for retail.
Salary: €40-€45k plus company car, pension and bonus
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Work with retailers to set and manage budgets and help deliver on these
- Supporting Senior Management in obtaining best possible results
- Develop communication chains between head office and shop level to ensure the company’s vision is met
- Ensuring that all business conduct requirements are met at all times
- Help ensure a high-performance culture is implemented throughout the area
- Work alongside regional and internal colleagues to help implement various project and plans
Who you are:
- A full clean driver’s license
- The ability to work across a multi-site and multi-functional operation
- Experience working with both Microsoft software and retail systems
- A thorough understanding of budget management, sales, margins, and profit
If you are interested in this Fresh Food Area Manager job or any other job opportunities on the Excel Recruitment website then please apply via the link below.
Call Alan Treacy on 01-8717625
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