Butchery Shop Manager

The Butchers Recruiter; Ripon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Company pension

Private medical insurance

Ownership of retail operation

Long-term position

Job summary

The Butchers Recruiter is seeking a Butchery Shop Manager to run a busy traditional retail environment, combining hands-on butchery with commercial responsibility for sales, standards, stock and team leadership. You will prepare and present meat to high standards, drive sales through merchandising, manage stock and waste, and ensure food hygiene and safety compliance.

Working hours are 42 per week. This long-term role offers the opportunity to own an established retail operation within a

Qualifications

• Proven experience within retail butchery, including strong practical butchery skills.
• Previous experience managing or supervising a busy food retail environment.
• Strong knowledge of stock management, ordering and waste control.
• Thorough understanding of food hygiene and health and safety requirements.
• Experience of merchandising, retail presentation and delivering strong sales performance.
• Working hours: 42 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the day-to-day operation of the shop, ensuring consistently high retail standards.
• Prepare and present meat to an excellent standard while maintaining attractive, well-stocked displays.
• Drive sales through effective merchandising, product presentation and appropriate upselling.
• Manage stock levels and ordering while controlling waste and maintaining product availability.
• Lead and develop the shop team to deliver consistently high standards of service.
• Maintain full compliance with food hygiene, health and safety and operational requirements.

Skills

Retail management

Butchery skills

Stock management

Team leadership

Sales & merchandising

Food safety knowledge

Job description

Great produce deserves more than a good counter - it needs someone who knows how to turn quality, presentation and service into a shop customers genuinely want to return to. As a Butchery Shop Manager, you'll take ownership of a busy traditional retail environment, combining hands-on butchery expertise with commercial responsibility for sales, standards, stock and your team.

What's in it for you

• Salary of up to £40,000 per annum
• Employee discount across a range of quality produce
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• The opportunity to take ownership of an established retail operation
• A long-term position with a traditional family-run business focused on quality and craftsmanship

Your responsibilities as Butchery Shop Manager

• Take ownership of the day-to-day operation of the shop, ensuring consistently high retail standards
• Prepare and present meat to an excellent standard while maintaining attractive, well-stocked displays
• Drive sales through effective merchandising, product presentation and appropriate upselling
• Manage stock levels and ordering while controlling waste and maintaining product availability
• Lead and develop the shop team to deliver consistently high standards of service
• Maintain full compliance with food hygiene, health and safety and operational requirements

What we're looking for in a Butchery Shop Manager

• Proven experience within retail butchery, including strong practical butchery skills
• Previous experience managing or supervising a busy food retail environment
• Strong knowledge of stock management, ordering and waste control
• A thorough understanding of food hygiene and health and safety requirements
• Experience of merchandising, retail presentation and delivering strong sales performance
• Working hours: 42 hours per week

If you know how to run a quality butchers, lead from the front and create the kind of counter customers come back to week after week, this Butchery Shop Manager position could be an excellent next move