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Alex Lee

Grocery retail and wholesale distributor

Meat Operations Manager

Retail Store ManagementPosted on Nov 5
Full-timeSumter, SC, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • The candidate must have the skill and knowledge generally associated with a high school education and 1–3 years of meat or supermarket experience.
  • The candidate must be at least 18 years old.
  • The candidate must be able to lift 50 pounds occasionally and 25 pounds constantly.
  • The candidate must be able to read and understand information and directions.
  • The candidate must have knowledge of meat operations.
  • The candidate must be able to supervise people, including training and development.
  • The candidate must be willing and able to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements on the job.
  • The candidate must have effective communication, guest service, and selling skills.
  • The candidate must be able to bend, kneel, stand, and push or pull stock carts for extended periods.

Responsibilities

  • Follow the weekly company sales program to attain maximum sales volume.
  • Achieve budgeted gross profit figures established by the Meat Merchandising Department.
  • Prepare meat records as required by the Accounting and Merchandising Departments.
  • Follow company policies for cutting, weighing, pricing, packaging, and displaying merchandise.
  • Unload trucks and maintain backroom storage.
  • Maintain coolers and freezers to standard.
  • Control inventory.
  • Reinforce sanitation, safe food handling practices, security, safety, and company guidelines.
  • Assist guests and maintain good customer relations.
  • Consult with the Store Manager to review meat operations, advanced planning, and scheduling to ensure company objectives are met.
  • Schedule the department.
  • Ensure the department complies with company standards, as measured by ALI audits.
  • Ensure direct reports understand performance expectations, hold them accountable for productivity goals, and meet with them to review performance and provide ongoing and annual performance appraisals.
  • Teach and train departmental staff, and build a talent-planning bench by developing and executing development plans for high-potential and promotable individuals.
  • Perform other tasks as assigned by management.

Desired Qualifications

  • Meat cutting experience is preferred.

About the Company

Alex Lee

Grocery retail and wholesale distributor

Alex Lee, Inc. is a large, privately held grocery business in the southeastern United States that combines wholesale distribution with retail banners, owning distributors like Merchants Distributors, Souto Foods, W. Lee Flowers, and Import Mex, and operating Lowes Foods and Kj’s Market. It serves nearly 2,000 wholesale stores and runs more than 140 retail locations across 13 states, employing about 15,000 people. The company supports both wholesale and retail food sales and follows a guiding philosophy: if customers and suppliers succeed, the company succeeds, backed by ongoing innovation programs and employee development. Its goal is to achieve steady growth and profitability by helping customers and suppliers succeed and by offering a place where people can learn, grow, and build lifelong careers.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$400M
Headquarters
Hickory, NC
Founded
1931

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