What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ops Specialist, Meat position at The Save Mart Companies?
About Us
We are California’s largest regional, full-service grocery chain, founded over 70 years ago in Modesto, California, where our headquarters are still located today. With 194 stores across Central and Northern California and Western Nevada, our banners—Save Mart, Lucky, and FoodMaxx—are cherished regional brands, serving the unique needs of their communities.
It’s our 12,000 passionate associates who make our company a great place to work and shop. We prioritize investing in our people, stores, and neighborhoods, and work closely with local suppliers to bring fresh, quality products at affordable prices to our customers. Shoppers can access our offerings in-store, online, or through convenient home delivery and curbside pick-up.
The Save Mart Companies is part of The Jim Pattison Group, a family-owned, diversified holding company operating primarily in the U.S. and Canada and headquartered in Vancouver, BC. The Jim Pattison Group has a long-term strategic focus to see their companies succeed and grow. Together, our dedication to our associates and customers, commitment to growth and innovation, and our family traditions continue to thrive.
We Are Currently Recruiting For The Position Of
Ops Specialist, Meat
Job Summary
The Meat Operations Specialist is responsible for leading and executing the Meat operation and merchandising initiatives of assigned district to increase sales, ensure progressive growth profitability, foster continuous productivity improvement, and enhance the customer experience in alignment with overall Company objectives and goals. The Operations Specialist will work directly with Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager, and Fresh teams to develop, model, and mentor their Fresh teams and provide leadership, merchandising expertise, and guidance to deliver on the Company’s growth objectives. This role is directly responsible to support and execute on all financial district Fresh goals and provide expert financial counsel to stores and district leadership.
The Operations Specialist supports district Meat teams on succession planning, diversity, performance and change management, and team member recognition. The role is a servant-leader for their district Meat Teams providing and encouraging an open-door two-way communication with all store teams. This role encourages and fosters a collaborative environment for open dialogue and sharing of ideas to improve stores and Fresh operations.
The Operations Specialist works closely with the District Manager, Store Teams, Merchandising, Central Operations, Brand and Supply Chain teams to identify key customer building and product solution opportunities, by store, to ensure relevance to the communities we serve. Position delivers profitability and growth within assigned district while networking with other Operations Specialists across the banner to drive positive results. The Operations Specialist monitors the marketplace, including competition, consumer demands and demographics to pivot on opportunities that are advantageous to the district and Banner. The role ensures Meat department adherence to legal, governmental regulations, and company compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities
Requirements (Knowledge, Skills And Abilities)
Experience: Six plus years of related experience, three years in a Store Manager/Director role, or in progressive leadership roles in a grocery retail environment
Other: Travel required
Physical: Basic office environment: ability to sit, stands, walks, kneel, stoop, and use stairs, reach, pull and lift objects.
Reference: req38485
Follow Us
Instagram: @savemart
Facebook: Save Mart
YouTube: @savemartsupermarkets
LinkedIn: The Save Mart Companies
The Save Mart Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome resumes from individuals who will contribute to our diverse workforce.
We are California’s largest regional, full-service grocery chain, founded over 70 years ago in Modesto, California, where our headquarters are still located today. With 194 stores across Central and Northern California and Western Nevada, our banners—Save Mart, Lucky, and FoodMaxx—are cherished regional brands, serving the unique needs of their communities.
It’s our 12,000 passionate associates who make our company a great place to work and shop. We prioritize investing in our people, stores, and neighborhoods, and work closely with local suppliers to bring fresh, quality products at affordable prices to our customers. Shoppers can access our offerings in-store, online, or through convenient home delivery and curbside pick-up.
The Save Mart Companies is part of The Jim Pattison Group, a family-owned, diversified holding company operating primarily in the U.S. and Canada and headquartered in Vancouver, BC. The Jim Pattison Group has a long-term strategic focus to see their companies succeed and grow. Together, our dedication to our associates and customers, commitment to growth and innovation, and our family traditions continue to thrive.
We Are Currently Recruiting For The Position Of
Ops Specialist, Meat
Job Summary
The Meat Operations Specialist is responsible for leading and executing the Meat operation and merchandising initiatives of assigned district to increase sales, ensure progressive growth profitability, foster continuous productivity improvement, and enhance the customer experience in alignment with overall Company objectives and goals. The Operations Specialist will work directly with Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager, and Fresh teams to develop, model, and mentor their Fresh teams and provide leadership, merchandising expertise, and guidance to deliver on the Company’s growth objectives. This role is directly responsible to support and execute on all financial district Fresh goals and provide expert financial counsel to stores and district leadership.
The Operations Specialist supports district Meat teams on succession planning, diversity, performance and change management, and team member recognition. The role is a servant-leader for their district Meat Teams providing and encouraging an open-door two-way communication with all store teams. This role encourages and fosters a collaborative environment for open dialogue and sharing of ideas to improve stores and Fresh operations.
The Operations Specialist works closely with the District Manager, Store Teams, Merchandising, Central Operations, Brand and Supply Chain teams to identify key customer building and product solution opportunities, by store, to ensure relevance to the communities we serve. Position delivers profitability and growth within assigned district while networking with other Operations Specialists across the banner to drive positive results. The Operations Specialist monitors the marketplace, including competition, consumer demands and demographics to pivot on opportunities that are advantageous to the district and Banner. The role ensures Meat department adherence to legal, governmental regulations, and company compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities
- Supports, and develops Meat teams within assigned district
- Executes on the district’s Meat operational, merchandising and brand initiatives
- Supports each Meat Department to achieve operating results, growth objectives, and overall customer experience while maintaining district and banner financial targets
- Supports and encourages strong and diverse community involvement within the district
- Leads and encourages innovation from team members to grow the business within the district
- Supports achievement of key performance metrics such as customer feedback results, labor, team member engagement, front-end productivity, work safety, food safety compliance, cleanliness and sanitation, asset protection, etc.
- Works collaboratively with District Manager, Merchandising, and Brand teams to execute on merchandising, brand, and store operations standards
- Identifies and assists Store Manager, ASM, and Meat Managers on business building opportunities based on local market intelligence; provides input to the banner operations team to encourage continuous improvement in our company initiatives
- Supports effective training and accountability around selling, services, compliance, etc.
- Identifies opportunities and trends and provides/coaches solutions within Meat operations
- Monitors team member and customer engagement and satisfaction indicators as key measurements in internal/external customer feedback
- Analyzes store results and customer feedback and works with Store Managers, and Communications to develop appropriate response/feedback/action(s)
- Utilizes effective communication and company tools to provide timely feedback/coaching of team
- Sets the example in banner values and diversity initiatives
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements (Knowledge, Skills And Abilities)
- “People builder” who brings out the best in people and creates a climate in which people want to do their best; challenges self and others to perform, making expectations clear; encourages collaborations and fosters a collaborative environment; holds self and others accountable
- Makes fact-based decisions, possesses integrity and understands the big picture. Leads and handles change, deals well with ambiguity, and ability to adapt quickly in a nimble fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational skills and follow-through
- Continuous learner and developer
- Effective communicator in a variety of settings
- Approaches problems by using a logical, systematic, and sequential approach
- Routinely requires numerical analysis in their work to determine trends, increase performance and problem solving
- Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; knows how to merchandise and sell to consumers; passionate about the total store experience.
- Knows how business works:Aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace; strong knowledgeable about store operations
- Innovative and supports innovation by team; likes trying new things and willing to fail, in order to not miss out on new and innovated solutions; results-oriented and demonstrates Excellence in Execution
Experience: Six plus years of related experience, three years in a Store Manager/Director role, or in progressive leadership roles in a grocery retail environment
Other: Travel required
Physical: Basic office environment: ability to sit, stands, walks, kneel, stoop, and use stairs, reach, pull and lift objects.
Reference: req38485
Follow Us
Instagram: @savemart
Facebook: Save Mart
YouTube: @savemartsupermarkets
LinkedIn: The Save Mart Companies
The Save Mart Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome resumes from individuals who will contribute to our diverse workforce.
Salary : $104,768 - $137,508
