Meat Manager ELR

At El Rancho Supermercado, how we work is defined by shared values that include absolute integrity, respect, and collaboration. However, it's more than that; it's smart and highly driven people united in purpose to serve one another.

Bring your energy and unique perspective and you'll have the opportunity to grow with us professionally, personally, and financially. You'll be part of a team that genuinely cares about helping you succeed, and you'll work alongside talented colleagues, while making a difference in our communities.

JOB SUMMARY:

Manages the center of the meat department to promote sales, achieves profit margins, labor goals and exceeds customer expectations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Follow through training, reports and supervision tasks, properly working, clean, full and organized department
• Develops department's schedules, promotions, sales forecast
• Successfully oversees department team member shifts while maintaining retail standards
• Oversees supplier invoices and returns
• Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for stocking merchandise
• Requests and ensures proper signage
• Trains new employees, utilizing all training checklists and materials
• Responsible for achieving and exceeding margin and sales targets
• Controls spoilage / shrink; achieves turn goals and inventory control
• Orders merchandise for the department per standard practice
• Ensures meat department is aligned with company strategy and category direction
• Requests promotional activities related to seasonal promotions, demo supports, events, etc.
• Determines causes and resolves challenges through the appropriate actions
• Creates, administers and measures quarterly budgets
• Stocks and merchandises both the fresh and frozen cases
• Follows established department procedures for receiving incoming shipments
• Prices products
• Ensures products quality, protections, accuracy and proper rotation in coolers
• Rewraps meat packages, as needed
• Constant meat cutting with knife and/or saw machine
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment to ensure compliance with safety and sanitation requirements
• Ensures great customer service

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma, GED equivalent required
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

The incumbent must possess the knowledge, skills and abilities required for satisfactory performance.

• Able to conduct proper training
• Ability to supervise the department personnel
• Ability to understand, read and record department's invoices and paperwork
• Managerial skills
• Communication skills; verbal and written
• Leadership skills
• Excellent customer service skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK CONDITIONS:

The physical demands and work conditions below represent those that must be met or successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Some requirements may be modified to accommodate individuals with disabilities:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and use the hands to handle objects, tools or controls.
• Successful performance requires vision abilities that include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment is that typical of an office and retail store. The noise level ranges from quiet to loud.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business or the work environment change.