Area Meat Manager

Area Meat Manager – Piggly Wiggly

Company: Piggly Wiggly
Location: Enterprise, Alabama
Position Type: Full-Time
Pay: Up to $25/hour (Based on Experience & Performance)

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Area Meat Manager to oversee and strengthen meat department operations across assigned store locations. This role is responsible for driving sales growth, controlling shrink, improving operational efficiency, maintaining product quality, and ensuring strong execution within the meat department.

The ideal candidate must have hands-on meat department experience, strong knowledge of fresh meat operations, and the ability to lead teams through accountability, training, inventory management, merchandising, and profitability-focused execution.

This is a leadership role for someone who understands both the operational and financial side of the meat business.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of assigned meat departments
• Drive meat department sales growth through merchandising, promotions, presentation, and product mix
• Monitor department profitability, margins, inventory levels, labor usage, and operational performance
• Analyze purchasing, production, and sales trends to improve financial performance
• Reduce shrink, waste, markdowns, and unnecessary product loss
• Ensure proper cutting, trimming, packaging, rotation, and freshness standards
• Train, coach, and hold meat department employees accountable for performance and standards
• Develop production plans based on sales trends and seasonal demand
• Maintain strong in-stock conditions while controlling overproduction
• Conduct regular department audits and operational reviews
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, OSHA, and company standards
• Monitor pricing accuracy, case presentation, signage, and merchandising quality
• Work closely with store leadership to improve department execution and customer satisfaction
• Support hiring, scheduling, and performance management within meat departments
• Identify opportunities to increase basket size and customer traffic through meat promotions and value offerings
• Assist in building operational SOPs and performance standards for meat department teams

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of meat department management experience required
• Previous supermarket or grocery meat department experience strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of meat cutting operations, inventory control, ordering, yields, and shrink management
• Experience managing department financials, margins, and profitability
• Ability to read and analyze sales reports, inventory reports, and operational metrics
• Strong leadership and team accountability skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced retail environments
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation requirements
• Flexible schedule including weekends and holidays when required
• Ability to travel between store locations as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Multi-store or area-level meat department oversight experience
• Experience improving department performance and operational efficiency
• Strong merchandising and promotional planning skills
• Bilingual abilities are a plus, but not required

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a hands-on operational leader who understands how to build a high-performing meat department through discipline, numbers, merchandising, freshness, team leadership, and customer-focused execution.

This role is ideal for someone who takes ownership, drives accountability, and knows how to balance product quality, customer satisfaction, and profitability simultaneously.

Pay: Up to $25.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• Describe the largest meat department or number of stores you have managed. What were the average weekly sales volumes and what actions did you personally take to improve profitability?
• How do you control shrink, overproduction, and waste in a meat department while still maintaining strong in-stock conditions and presentation standards?
• Explain how you analyze meat department performance using sales, purchasing, margins, labor, and inventory numbers. What reports or KPIs do you normally monitor?
• Tell us about a time you took over a poorly performing meat department. What problems did you identify, what changes did you implement, and what measurable results did you achieve?
• What is the advertised salary for this position?

Experience:

• Meat Department Management: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person