Meat Department Manager

Directs and controls the operation of the Meat Department by understanding related work areas. Supervises department personnel; plans and orders merchandise; ensures customer service and product quality, freshness and selection. Coordinates and manages department operations so as to control costs, meet targeted labor, maintain projected profit margins, and meet or exceed sales goals.

What You Will Do

Meets departmental projected sales and gross margin objectives: creates effective promotional and seasonal displays; prepares, proofs, stages and packages products; prevents shrink; oversees cost/quality control; orders necessary products and ingredients; prepares department sales/production guides; prepares, charts and records sales dollars/percentages; computes gross profit; processes and maintains accurate department records and controls expenses.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Maintains and encourages an atmosphere of fast, friendly, courteous customer service, etc. Ensures adequate product quantity, quality and freshness. Orders, checks, receives and controls inventory; builds, maintains and organizes product display and storage areas; stocks and rotates products; inspects displays daily for substandard and outdated product and discards outdated or spoiled products; ensures proper temperatures are maintained in all phases of product handling and preparation; follows retail labeling laws and company code dating policy; follows company policy on processing re-work or reduced-to-clear items, damage and spoilage of product; trims, cuts, wraps, trays, displays and waters products as needed; ensures proper pricing and signing; conducts inventories of all department items; prepares food items as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Communicating with co-workers and customers and following written instructions.
• Demonstrating an understanding of overall company practices through previous experience in the meat department or equivalent.
• Providing leadership through skills in communication, interpersonal, management of people, customer relations, employee relations, analysis, planning orders, judgment, reaction to business activity, etc.
• Performing basic math (add, subtract, divide and multiply) and computing weights and measures.
• Operating computers and windows software in a work setting.
• Food Safety Managers certification
• Food Handlers Certification - Per State Laws

Benefits

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Vacation Eligible: Yes
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan: Yes