Meat Manager

Drake Supermarkets Pty Ltd; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary package and incent

Dynamic growing company

Promotion potential

Job summary

Drakes Supermarkets on the Gold Coast is seeking a Meat Department Manager to lead the department with a hands-on approach, tailoring store service to local customer needs.

You will drive meat category performance, coach staff and manage rostering, with a strong focus on cost control and gross profit. A passion for fresh food and customer service is essential.

Qualifications

• Significant fresh food retail knowledge.
• Experience in Meat Management is essential.
• Expertise in leading and managing team members.
• Ordering and cost control expertise.
• An excellent understanding of gross profit calculations.
• Accurate staff rostering.
• Passion and enthusiasm, with a very hands on approach.
• Unparalleled commitment to customer service.
• Ability to liaise with both staff and management.
• A flair for merchandising.
• Strong leadership and delegation skills.
• Ability to coach, train and performance manage staff.
• Commitment to work health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the meat department and tailor store service to meet local customer needs.
• Demonstrate leadership and delegation to motivate a team.
• Coach, train and performance manage staff.
• Ensure adherence to work health and safety standards.
• Drive merchandising and cost control to maximise gross profit.

Skills

Fresh food retail

Meat management

Team leadership

Cost control

Gross profit understanding

Staff rostering

Customer service

Merchandising

Staff coaching

Performance management

Health and safety

Job description

Queensland - Gold Coast Queensland - Gold Coast

This job is open for expressions of interest only

• Attractive salary package and incentives
• Dynamic growing company
• Potential for promotion

Drakes Supermarkets is a Retail industry success story. A family owned and operated private company, we are Australia's largest independently-owned supermarket chain. Due to our unprecedented growth, we provide excellent career opportunities within our company.

The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to treat the department as if it were their own business. They will be given the flexibility to tailor the stores service and products offering to meet the specific needs of the customers within the local area.

Working as a part of an enthusiastic team, in a highly competitive supermarket environment, applicants will be expected to demonstrate:

• Significant fresh food retail knowledge
• Experience in Meat Management is essential
• Expertise in leading and managing team members
• Ordering and cost control expertise
• An excellent understanding of gross profit calculations
• Accurate staff rostering
• Passion and enthusiasm, with a very "hands on" approach
• Unapparelled commitment to customer service
• Ability to liase with both staff and management
• A flair for merchandising
• Strong leadership and delegation skills
• Ability to coach, train and performance manage staff
• Commitment to work health and safety standards

To succeed within our organisation, applicants must be able to:

• Display a passion for fresh food within the grocery retail industry
• Express a positive "can do" attitude
• Lead by example
• Motivate a team
• Communicate effectively with management, employees, customers and external stakeholders