Meat & Seafood Manager — Lead Team, Elevate Quality

The Fresh Market; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team member discount 30%

Early Earn Wage Access

401K contribution and company match

Financial Wellness Program

PTO and time-off plans

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, &

Life Insurance

Pet insurance discounts

Job summary

The Fresh Market is seeking a Meat and Seafood Manager to lead the department, supervise staff, and maintain inventory and pricing integrity in a fast-paced setting. You will drive excellence in service and product quality while enforcing TFMA certification timelines.

This role requires at least 3 years of management experience in grocery or related fields, strong planogram literacy, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. Weekend availability and a customer-first approach are essential.

Qualifications

• 3 years of management experience in grocery retail, restaurant, meat cutting and/or culinary experience.
• Ability to read, understand and follow planograms, layouts, and schematics of the department for merchandising.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Must be at least 18 years old.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and proactively assist them in a friendly manner with accurate and timely service.
• Handle, slice, expertly cut and trim a variety of the department’s prime and premium meat and seafood products, and items for our convenient meal solutions throughout the day, while also managing quality product levels as indicated within TFM standards.
• Making recommendations and accommodating requests.
• Managing order guides/ordering deadlines/reducing shrink/damage.
• Properly receiving/stocking of goods that follow rotation standards when replenishing product levels.
• Direct teams to handle, slice and prepare a variety of specialty meat, seafood, and Convenient Meal Solutions throughout the day.
• Engage, motivate, coach, and train team members “on-the-job” as well as through The Fresh Market’s internal training platform to provide excellent guest service in a safe and secure manner
• Ensure the training and certification of all Assistant Meat Managers and Meat Cutters.

Skills

Management experience

Planograms

Microsoft Office

Education

TFMA certification within 90 days of hire

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Fresh Market is seeking a Meat and Seafood Manager to lead the department, supervise staff, and maintain inventory and pricing integrity in a fast-paced setting. You will drive excellence in service and product quality while enforcing TFMA certification timelines.

This role requires at least 3 years of management experience in grocery or related fields, strong planogram literacy, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. Weekend availability and a customer-first approach are essential.