Supabarn Supermarket is a market leading independent grocer. Supabarn is focused on quality delivering an exceptional experience to its customers, in both range, quality, service and competitive pricing.
We are seeking a Qualified Butcher to fulfil the role of Group Meat Buyer. The successful applicant will also be responsible for running a Meat unit and managing a team in our store environment. We are a very hands on team that work in a fast-paced environment. The most important aspect of our role is shopping hard on our customers behalf to deliver the best quality products at the best possible prices.
Our ideal candidate will have the following:
* Extensive experience running a meat department or similar in a large, fast paced retail environment, including managing a team of butchers.
* Extensive experience in wholesale purchasing of meat products, with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships within the wholesale meat industry.
* A strong understanding of setting retail pricing, managing gross profits and controlling shrink. An understanding of yields and returns on different meat products.
* The ability to source and negotiate weekly promotions to drive the retail business.
The successful applicant will:
* Manage a team within the store, and liaise with all the meat managers in the group to co ordinate the overall running of the Supabarn meat business.
* Be enthusiastic and self-motivated with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* Have a passion for food and strong product knowledge.
* Display strong negotiation skills.
* Have strong attention to detail.
Only successful candidates will be contacted.