Meat Department Manager

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30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $24.00 To $27.00 Hourly

Led by owner Joe Gurrera and his commitment to exceptional quality, Citarella has grown from a respected New York City fish market into a premier gourmet food destination, with locations across New York City, the Hamptons, and Greenwich, Connecticut.

As a family-run business, we're passionate about great food and delivering an outstanding guest experience. From premium seafood and prime dry-aged beef to chef-prepared specialties, handcrafted pastries, and international cheeses, we take pride in offering the very best. Join our team and become part of New York's vibrant food scene.

Citarella is seeking an experienced, hands-onMeat Department Manager to lead our Meat Department and maintain the exceptional quality, craftsmanship, and service standards that define our brand.

In this role, you'll oversee daily operations, lead and develop your team, manage inventory and merchandising, and drive department sales and profitability. The ideal candidate combines advanced butchery skills, extensive knowledge of premium meats, and strong leadership abilities with a passion for delivering an outstanding guest experience.

Lead, train, coach, and develop meat department associates while fostering a positive, service-focused team environment.

Oversee daily department operations, including staffing, scheduling, workflow, and opening and closing procedures.

Deliver exceptional guest service by providing expert product recommendations, fulfilling special requests, and resolving guest concerns.

Prepare, trim, debone, cut, portion, package, weigh, and price meat products according to Citarella's quality standards.

Manage product ordering, receiving, inventory, and rotation to ensure freshness, availability, and proper stock levels.

Inspect incoming deliveries, verify vendor invoices, and ensure products meet established quality specifications.

Maintain attractive, well-stocked displays with accurate signage, pricing, and effective merchandising.

Monitor department sales, labor costs, shrink, waste, and inventory performance to support profitability.

Collaborate with purchasing and store leadership on product assortment, ordering, promotions, and department performance.

Oversee employee schedules, timecards, and time-off requests while maintaining appropriate labor coverage.

Coach associates on butchery techniques, product knowledge, food safety, guest service, and suggestive selling.

Ensure compliance with applicable food safety, sanitation, temperature-control, and workplace safety standards.

Maintain clean, organized, and safe work areas, including display cases, cutting stations, equipment, and refrigerated storage.

Support hiring, onboarding, performance evaluations, and employee development.

Perform additional duties as assigned by store leadership.

Minimum of 2–3 years of meat department management or supervisory experience in grocery, butcher shops, or specialty food retail.

Advanced butchery and knife skills, including cutting, trimming, deboning, and portioning meat.

Extensive knowledge of premium meat cuts, quality standards, proper handling, storage, and rotation.

Experience with inventory management, ordering, merchandising, shrink control, and department profitability.

Demonstrated ability to lead, train, motivate, and develop a team.

Strong guest service, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and temperature-control requirements.

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