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Commissary Manager III

HMSHost at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

100 Terminal Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315

Regional Office
Managed By HMSHost
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Compensation: $68,223 to $80,262 per year, Full-Time

The Commissary Manager III is responsible for managing the commissary activities of a location with high sales volume and difficult to complex 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 

  • Serves as a resource to others in resolution of complex problems and issues 

  • 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 3-5 years of experience in moderately high 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 

To learn more about HMSHost and additional career opportunities, visit https://www.hmshost.com/

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) 

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) 

Posted June 29, 2026

About HMSHost at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

HMSHost operates Food & Beverage outlets at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

About HMSHost

HMSHost Leading the Industry

HMSHost is recognized by the industry as the leader in travel dining with awards such as Restaurateur with the Highest Regard for Customer Service and Best Brand Restaurateur for Shake Shack by Airport Experience News. USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards gave first place honors to both of HMSHost’s Whisky River locations at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Raleigh-Durham International Airport. ACI-NA, the trade association representing commercial service airports in the United States and Canada, recognized HMSHost with the 2020 Inclusion Champion Award, for leadership and achievement in the ongoing inclusion of business and workforce diversity, outreach, and advocacy. The company also creates original award-winning events and campaigns including Airport Restaurant Month, Channel Your Inner Chef live culinary contest, 1,000 Acts of Kindness, and Eat Well. Travel Further.

About HMSHost

Global restaurateur HMSHost is a world leader in creating dining for travel venues. HMSHost operates locations all over North America, and is part of Autogrill Group, the world’s leading provider of food & beverage services for people on the move. Visit HMSHost.com for more information.

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