Butchery Manager

Booker; North Weald Bassett; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food wholesaler in the UK is seeking experienced butchers to manage their butchery departments. This exciting role allows you to run a butchery business with customer engagement and minimal financial risk. Responsibilities include stock management, cutting meat to order, and leading a small team while maintaining high standards of customer service and food safety. The ideal candidate should have strong product knowledge of meat proteins and be self-motivated. Opportunities for flexible working are available.

Qualifications

• Experience managing stock and conducting stocktakes.
• Ability to effectively lead and manage a small team.
• Knowledge of food safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Greeting customers and providing excellent service.
• Ordering and managing stock efficiently.
• Cutting meat to customer specifications.

Skills

Good product knowledge of meat proteins

Self-motivated

Customer service skills

Job description

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

About Booker

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 & Inclusion

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 at work. We’re a place where everyone’s welcome.

Flexible Working

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.

Disability Confidence

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 [e-mail].

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*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk.