Barrhead Meat Manager - Pembina West Co-op

Pembina West Co-op

Verified Company

Barrhead, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

The
Meat Manager will focus on building public awareness and profitability of our Meat.

This individual will identify areas of financial and operational concern, and will work with our food store management team to correct these deficiencies by demonstrating day-to-day behavior's and actions that align with and strengthen the Co‐operative's vision, mission, values, brand, and a focus on safety.

The
Meat Manager is part of the Food Team and reports directly to the Food Store Manager.

The Meat Manager will work in concert with the Food Team, Controller, Human Resource's, and Loss Prevention Managers to ensure the optimal operation of the Meat.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES PILLARS:

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:_

People:

Provide direction to Team Members and enforce employee productivity targets for each department
Foster an atmosphere of employee engagement by sharing goals, plan and results consistently with your entire team
Celebrate successes and acknowledge a job well done
Lead, reward and discipline all team members in accordance with Pembina West Coop policies and procedures
Coordinate and attend regular Team meetings and review operational concerns and opportunities
Guide Meat supervisors through Federated Coop ADVANCE training as required
Ensure all legislated training is completed by all employees as required. (WHIMIS, Food Safe etc)
Assist in the development of annual work plans for all team members
Semi Annually Review the progress of each team member; recognize their achievements and guide them through required areas of development
Provide leadership in the rollout and implementation of new and existing programs
Plan and coordinate commodityspecific courses and seminars
Identify training needs in your department and work with the Human Resources Department to complete an annual Team Training & Development Plan

Market:

Work with our Marketing and Media Coordinator's work with the Food Management Team to create an annual Food Marketing Plan
Be a liaison and public relations representative for the Coop within the communities we serve, by delivering worldclass customer service that is fast, friendly and efficient
Exemplify the Coop brand personality; strive to be _Friendly_, _Caring_, _Proud_, _Authentic_, _Trusted_, _Honest_, _Successful_ and _Knowledgeable_ in each and every interaction with our members, customers, employees, suppliers, and stakeholders
Promote our Coop brand values: _Locally Invested_, _CommunityMinded_, and _Lifetime Membership Benefits_
Consistently deliver legendary service to make all guests of our Coop feel "at home here"
Work closely with the Food Team Managers and Marketing Manager in developing and implementing successful marketing campaigns to boost store sales and consumer awareness of the Coop value proposition
Enhance our price image by enforcing strong execution of marketing programs such as "Scratch & Save," "Price Drop" and an aggressive "Manager's Special" program
Coordinate "Manager's Special" pricing within your department
Identify external competitive pressures and an effective response to them
Identify local suppliers and work to integrate Alberta product into our food stores

Operations:

Review your Strategic Plan quarterly with all Team Members and identify efficiencies
Working with your Team Supervisors to implement operational improvements
Work with Food Team Leaders to create an Annual SWOT analysis
Work with Food Team Leaders to complete and annually update your 5year Strategic Plan
Communicate regularly with appropriate Team members to ensure best practices are being adhered to and each department is achieving, at a minimum, CRS system averages (SPEH, Value Added Production, Instore Demo's ETC)
Identify innovation taking place in individual stores, and share knowledge between managers
Inform Food Division Manager and store management of retail operational issues and feedback
Act as liaison between our locations and FCL region officeregarding: ordering, claims, scanbacks, customer service, product and quality issues, program communication and general troubleshooting
Handle employee complaints and incidents, including conflict resolution, accidents, health and safety concerns, work refusals, and investigations
Other duties, as required

Financial:

Identify opportunities and deficiencies on sales, margins, expense control, inventory controls, merchandising, marketing standards, security and government regulations; set and enforce clear standards
Review financial statements with Store Manager following each completed period; identify areas of concern and develop strategies where corrections are required
Assist Food Manager, Controller and store management in annual division budgeting process
Ensure immediate follow through on all recommendations arising from business reviews, RSC rep