Meat Manager at Hy-Vee South Sioux , NE

Position: Meat Manager at Hy-Vee South Sioux City, NE

Meat Manager job at Hy-Vee. South Sioux City, NE.

Additional Considerations (if any): Must be 18+.

At Hy-Vee, our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle,” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

Job Description

Job Title: Meat Department Manager.

Department: Meat.

FLSA: Exempt.

General Function

Sets the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance, and overall profitability. Coordinates the delivery of the freshest and best quality product at a competitive retail price.

Core Competencies

• Partnerships.
• Growth mindset.
• Results-oriented.
• Customer-focused.
• Professionalism.

Reporting Relations

Accountable and

Reports to:

District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, Health, Wellness Home.

Positions that report to you: Meat Department Employees.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains a positive attitude; creates an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork.
• Generates a friendly atmosphere by encouraging employees to greet and speak to customers, providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to customers, and setting a good example.
• Sets the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance, and overall profitability.
• Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
• Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.
• Assists customers by: (examples include)
  • Escorting them to the products they’re looking for.
  • Securing products that are out of reach.
  • Loading or unloading heavy items.
  • Making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests.
  • Performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
• Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call, including taking product orders.
• Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, disciplines, and evaluates all department employees.
• Determines department goals with the store director.
• Determines weekly work schedule and establishes a daily work plan for the department. Inspects signage and displays for quality and quantity of merchandise and orders products for replenishment.
• Communicates with employees regarding sales and ideas.
• Handles and satisfies customer issues.
• Figures retail pricing and ensures correct pricing.
• Extends invoices, posts invoices, and oversees department bookkeeping procedures.
• Analyzes weekly and monthly sales and trends and compares to actuals, prepares ad projections, and writes ads.
• Conducts an inventory of the department.
• Plans displays, promotions, and determines pre-orders.
• Ensures proper temperatures and storage procedures are maintained to guarantee freshness and control the shrinkage of the product.
• Understands and troubleshoots equipment and ensures maintenance is performed.
• Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
• Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures pricing is competitive in the market area.
• Attends meetings and seminars and participates in continuing education.
• Fills displays and works in the sales area.
• Unloads trucks, checks in delivered merchandise, and places product in the appropriate storage area.
• Performs departmental duties as needed.
• Assists in other areas of the store as needed.
• Performs other job-related duties and special projects as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Instructs, assigns, reviews, and plans the work of others.
• Maintains standards, coordinates activities, allocates personnel, acts on employee problems, and selects new employees.
• Has the authority to approve employee discipline.
• Has the authority to recommend employee transfer, discharge, and salary increases.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics

• Must have the ability to do logical or…