What are the responsibilities and job description for the Meat Department Manager position at Alaska Commercial Co.?
Work that rewards you.
The Alaska Commercial Company currently has exciting opportunities for full-time, permanent employment in retail stores across the North. This is an excellent opportunity to join a team where your experience and work ethic are appreciated and rewarded. With The Alaska Commercial Company, you’re encouraged to learn and grow on the job and to explore the beauty and the culture of the communities in which we live and work.
The Alaska Commercial Company offers rewarding experiences and unique opportunities for growth.
- Competitive salaries
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Allowances for both food and accommodation
- Paid training
Your Responsibilities:
Are you a great communicator who creates team spirit and you’re welcoming with customers? Alaska Commercial Company (ACC) is hiring a Meat Department Manager. Take your high-level retail experience and bring your skills to ACC. Department Managers, Meat are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Meat Department.
•Ensure appropriate merchandise is ordered and properly presented to maximize sales and profits
•Control labor and overhead costs
•Responsible for meat cutting, wrapping, and displaying in merchandise cases
•Role model great service and demonstrate your enthusiasm to delight our customers
•Share your knowledge, experience, and best practices to create team spirit across the department. Supervise, train, and schedule staff
•Achieve maximum sales and impact seasonal events, planning well and also react to changes in weather, driving opportunities. Control inventory level by ordering product weekly. Maintain a competitive lead in the community
•Monitor the level of customer service and satisfaction within the department and take action as required to address issues
•Ensure store policies and procedures are communicated to department employees, and maintain great quality products for customers by ensuring your team follows correct product handling
•Manage meat displays in accordance to marketing planograms
Desired Skills & Experience:
We’re looking for professional, organized workers who have a healthy sense of adventure and a strong knowledge and experience base.
•Minimum 3 years of management experience in retail meat
•Strong knowledge of meat cuts and meat buying
•A passion for the meat industry, and ability to provide the highest standards in customer service, ensuring your team complies to health, safety, and legal standards
•Maintain the condition of all fresh counters, freezers, and coolers
•Ability to maximize sales’ goals and bottom line results
•Able to effectively communicate with customers to get the right products in their hands, and able to address any concerns or inquiries
•Budget and goal-oriented to achieve sales’ goals and strict control of wage costs
•Experience with Excel and Outlook
•Ability to work independently and as a team
•Able to build strong relationships with your customers and all stakeholders
Location: Klawock, AK
Reports to: Store Manager
We’d love to hear from all workers who are motivated to thrive professionally and personally while making a difference in the communities we serve. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
ACC is a growing company with a long history of serving rural Alaskans. For more than 150 years, we have been providing groceries and general merchandise to the people of Alaska. As was true more than 150 years ago, our stores continue to be a vital center of local community life. In 1992, the company was purchased by The North West Company (NWC) from then owner The Commercial Enterprise Development Corporation of Alaska. This acquisition by NWC made the combined companies the largest North American rural retailers and one of the largest employers in the State of Alaska. Learn more about ACC: www.alaskacommercial.com
