Manager, Meat

Manager, Meat

Requisition ID: 195713

Career Group: Store Management

Job Category: Retail - Meat

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Ontario

City: Parkhill

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

The Meat Manager is responsible for coaching, motivating, and developing department staff to foster customer loyalty, fulfil customer needs and actively contribute to an environment of employee and customer engagement. They are fiscally responsible for the operation of the department and will manage budgets, labour costs, inventory control, product presentation and merchandising while adhering to all protocols, procedures, policies and other programs and initiatives.

What what it is like to work with us: https://vimeo.com/1126203730?share=copy

Here’s where you’ll be focusing

People Leadership

Create a coaching and development culture for all store employees that embraces a passion for food

Demonstrate outstanding leadership while serving as a role model

Manage direct reports including selection, orientation, training and development, performance management, succession planning and compensation

Manage store operations and communicate requirements/changes to department employees as required

Customer Offering

Create a shopping experience that engages customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales and profit

Demonstrate exceptional product knowledge, including awareness of product changes, promotions, and seasonal trends

Order, receive, organize, rotate, merchandise and present products and stock in accordance with company standard

Provide superior customer service to meet customer needs

Policy/ Regulatory Adherence

Ensure all applicable company policies and procedures are communicated and adhered to by employees

Ensure that Occupational Health & Safety, food safety, and other regulatory requirements and procedures are implemented and maintained

Maintain a thorough understanding of all relevant company programs and attend training as required

Coordinate maintenance of department equipment and repairs as required

Financial

Manage the department budget and ensure the department achieves all financial targets and maximizes sales and margins, including appropriate sales forecasting, variance analysis and correction, and labour cost control

Personal/ Professional Development

Thorough understanding of all relevant company programs; attend training as required

Keeps abreast of local competitor activity, industry trends and makes recommendations on internal pricing, promotions and product policies

Employee Engagement

Act as the employer of choice by actively supporting an environment of employee engagement

Initiate, support, participate and lead community and charitable events and activities

Other Duties

Coordinate maintenance of department equipment and repairs

Provide feedback for continuous improvement

Maintain a clean and safe working environment as per Company requirements

Other duties as required

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What you have to offer

Minimum 18 months of retail store experience, meat experience preferred

High School Diploma

Full knowledge of total store and department operations

Experience reading and analyzing financial reports, and experience in developing and adhering to budgets

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Above average communication skills (oral and written)

Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

Foodland and its franchise partners offer teammates competitive compensation packages that will vary by role, location and store ownership. Some websites share job opportunities and may provide salary estimates for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by the store owner/operator.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.

Please note: successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.

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