Bench - Beef Shoppe Manager Level V (South Raleigh)

Lowes Foods; Garner (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401K and Pension Plan

Employee discount

Paid time off

Weekly pay

Job summary

Lowes Foods is seeking a Bench Department Manager for the meat department to lead operations across multiple store locations within a 30-mile radius of the candidate's home, including Apex, Clayton, Garner, and Holly Springs. The role emphasizes guest-focused service, merchandising excellence, and staff development.

Responsibilities include budgeting, scheduling, compliance, and ongoing performance reviews, with opportunities to advance to a full Department Manager role as openings arise.

Qualifications

• High school education and 3-4 years of progressive supermarket experience.
• Must be 18 years old.
• Ability to lift 50lbs occasionally and 25lbs constantly.
• Ability to supervise people, including training and development.
• Knowledge of meat operations.
• Effective communication, guest service, and selling skills.
• Ability to bend, kneel, stand, push/pull stock carts for extended periods of time.

Responsibilities

• Ensures guests receive polite, friendly service from the meat department.
• Accountable for achieving budgeted financial results.
• Prepare product for sale according to Lowes Foods standards.
• Implements and maintains an in-store selling culture and merchandising programs.
• Responsible for the scheduling of the department.
• Ensures the department is run in compliance with company standards (ALI audits).
• Supervises departmental staff and conducts performance reviews.
• Teaching and training departmental staff and developing high-potential employees.
• Ensures departmental sanitation and safe food handling practices.
• Maintains coolers and freezers to standard.
• Executes weekly pricing audits and pull lists and monthly ALI self-audits.
• Takes ownership of the entire meat department and coordinates with DSD Receiver and scan coordinator.
• Creates an enthusiastic, guest-focused selling environment.
• Ensures compliance with all laws and company policies.
• Performs tasks assigned by store manager.

Skills

Customer service

Leadership

Staff training

Inventory management

Communication skills

Meat operations knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

It's an exciting time to join Lowes Foods! In addition to being part of a family-owned and growing company, we offer great pay and excellent benefits, including Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401K and Pension Plan, a discount for shopping, paid time off, weekly pay, and more!

To ensure effective and profitable operations of the meat department through sales maximization and host growth. After training, Bench Department Managers are expected to fill a Department Manager role within 30 miles of their home. If no position is open, they will remain in their bench role until one becomes available. This position would support store locations in the Apex, Clayton, Garner, and Holly Springs areas.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that guests receive polite, friendly service from the meat department as measured through mystery shops and management observation. (May include assisting on the front end).
• Accountable for achieving budgeted financial results
• Prepare product for sale (cut, slice, trim, wrap, weigh, and price) according to Lowes Foods Standards.
• Implements and maintains an in-store selling culture that ensures growth though; execution of company merchandising programs, planning and sales themes, ensuring in-stock conditions and variety through cutting lists and participates in weekly sales meetings. Responsible for ordering including pre-ordering preparation (inventory coolers, etc.). Measures and reacts to out of stocks.
• Responsible for the scheduling of the department.
• Ensures the department is run in compliance with company standards (as measured by ALI audits).
• Ensures direct reports understand expectations for performance, holds them accountable to achieve productivity goals and meets with them to review performance and provide feedback (ongoing and annual performance appraisal).
• Personally responsible for teaching and training departmental staff. Additionally, builds a talent planning bench for the department, including developing and executing development plans for all high-potential and promotable individuals.
• Responsible for departmental sanitation and compliance with all safe food handling practices.
• Maintains coolers and freezers to standard.
• Responsible for executing weekly pricing audits, weekly pull lists, and flyer recaps and monthly ALI self-audits.
• Takes complete ownership of entire meat department. This includes all fresh and frozen meat and seafood. Works closely with DSD Receiver and scan coordinator.
• Creates an environment that is enthusiastic, guest focused, and embedded in a selling culture.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local statutes, regulations and company policies.
• Maintains a safe department for guests and hosts.
• Performs PA announcement.
• Performs other tasks assigned by store manager.

Qualifications

• The skill and knowledge associated with a high school education and 3-4 years of progressive supermarket experience.
• Must be 18 years old.
• Ability to lift 50lbs, occasionally and 25lbs. constantly.
• Ability to read and understand information and direction.
• Knowledge of meat operations.
• Ability to supervise people, including training and development.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements on the job.
• Effective communication, guest service, and selling skills.
• Ability to bend, kneel, stand, push/pull stock carts for extended periods of time.