Butchery Manager

We are looking for experienced butchers to run our butchery departments like their own business. This is an exciting role where you will work with customers to develop their business, understand your local market and provide them with great service.

This role gives you the flexibility to run a butchery business without the financial risk. We want someone who has good product knowledge of all meat proteins, who is self‑motivated with a desire to succeed.

Maintaining high standards in all areas including stock, food safety procedures (including recording information), fresh meat and pre‑packed meat displays, staff morale and customer satisfaction.

You will work alongside the Store Manager to develop a business plan that will support the growth in sales and profitability of your department.

• Greeting and speaking to customers, providing advice, answering questions, accepting orders and offering helpful advice with a smile.
• Ordering and managing stock, including stocktaking.
• Effectively developing and managing a small team, including staff rota’s.
• Cutting meat to order.
• Cleaning and maintaining tools and equipment.
• Coordinating deliveries or order pickups.
• Controlling waste.

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses across the country. We operate over 190 cash‑and‑carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, and six support centre locations throughout the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself ’re a place where everyone’s welcome.

We welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want freedom to do what they love. Others may be carers, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or other life changes.

We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact

Please note we can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves work in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

* Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

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