Meat - Seafood Manager

Job Overview

We are a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation, and is passionate about teamwork and the growth of our associates and communities.

Location:

750 Prince Frederick Boulevard.

• Promote excellent customer relations by instilling positive customer‑focused behavior with associates.
• Smiles and greets customers, answers questions and helps resolve concerns promptly in a polite and professional manner.
• Focus on continuous improvement in all areas of the department and make changes to ensure progress.
• Takes customer orders over the phone or in person with a pleasant attitude; determines size and appearance requirements and creates the finished product in a timely fashion.
• Cut and trim product as needed.
• Develop and implement localized merchandising plans and set up displays for new or seasonal items to drive sales.
• Communicate with other departments and store manager to devise cross‑merchandising plans and meet financial objectives.
• Monitor competitor activity concerning merchandising, pricing, quality, and comparison signage.
• Schedule all meat associates, oversee and participate in training, reward and recognize performance, delegate work assignments to maximize profits for the department.
• Participate in associate annual performance reviews and new‑hire interviews.
• Utilize the Learning Management System (LMS) for current and new associates.
• Manage inventory levels and review orders to ensure product quantities meet customer demand.
• Maintain backroom organization and product storage within company guidelines.
• Oversee shelf replenishment efforts to ensure product availability, prioritizing weekly specials, seasonal and locally relevant items, and other high‑velocity items.
• Use cutting list for accuracy and variety of product.
• Check and verify all department deliveries and invoices for accurate billing.
• Help unload merchandise and transport to the sales floor or storage area as needed.
• Enforce and follow department practices regarding receiving, dating and restocking to ensure product rotation.
• Monitor product quality and freshness; break down deliveries; control department expenses by improving operations and efficiencies, controlling labor costs, and reducing losses due to damage, spoilage and shrink.
• Ensure associates correctly follow company recipes for prepared products and maintain freshness by removing and recording out‑of‑code products.
• Complete required product logs.
• Keep meat department cases well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand.
• Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions, and answers questions about various cuts and preparation of products.
• Takes orders for future delivery and fills special requests.
• Resolve customer concerns promptly and courteously.
• Set up displays and rotate product as needed.
• Ensure meat is fresh, in saleable condition with proper prices and signage; handle spoiled, damaged or close‑to‑expiration product as detailed by company procedures.
• Remove non‑saleable product to maintain quality.
• May grind and cut certain meats and poultry; weigh and wrap merchandise at customer request and apply sticker showing correct price and weight.
• Maintain necessary logs to track freshness and quality.
• Adhere to all food and personal safety codes when handling product or utilizing kitchen tools.
• Maintain backroom and receiving area security and organization by promoting 5S procedures.
• Responsible for general sanitation in the department; follow cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are clean and meet health and OSHA requirements.
• Dispose of trash properly; empty bone cans; assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained.
• Ensure smooth function of the department and store by cooperating with co‑workers and superiors.
• Continuously improve job performance and utilize all company‑provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE) such as cut‑resistant gloves, safety cutters, company‑sponsored footwear, etc.
• May be called upon to assist in other departments.

• Supervise associates within the department and, if…