Fresh Food Specialist

**Joining the Metcash Family** At Metcash, you’re **_part of something bigger_**. You have all the perks of a small business heart, without missing out on the big business support. Being part of something bigger means you’re part of a strong purpose, where the work you do makes a big difference to independent business and local communities. It opens a sea of opportunities to develop yourself, grow your career, thrive your way and make your mark. And you’ll be part of our high performing team, where you reap the rewards of our collective success now and into the future. **About the Opportunity** We have an exciting opportunity to join Metcash as **Fresh Specialist - Meat, Deli & Bakery.** The key purpose of the role is to build & maintain strong relationships with our retail partners, provide expert support and category knowledge to store & category managers, maximise sales opportunities during key seasonal and event periods, whilst ensuring stores are compliant with critical food safety standards. The role will specialise in the Meat Department, so butcher qualifications preferred but not essential. **In this Role** - Provide knowledge, support & expertise of the Meat, Deli & Bakery categories to department and store managers. - Provide Meat, Deli & Bakery specific business support to retailers via department sales & industry data ensuring they are maximising sales opportunities and following market and category trends. - Ensure stores are meeting appropriate Food Safety standards and are adopting best practice methods within each department. - Provide expert support and knowledge to the wider operations team, working with them to undertake fresh growth strategies with individual stores. - Work closely with the State Project team, providing Meat, Deli & Bakery knowledge and expertise relating to new store and department relays with the goal of maximising Meat sales and shopper experience within the individual departments. **You’re Likely a Match If** - Strong experience working within a supermarket Fresh department (Meat specific) as a Butcher / Meat Qualified Manager or similar - Experience in buying within a Fresh category (Meat preferred) and knowledge of market & supply trends within the industry - Broad understanding of the Metcash Food business (structure, products and services & Metcash network) - Strong knowledge of the FMCG industry and understanding of the end-to-end supply chain within the independent network. - Strong knowledge of Fresh food compliance and legislative requirements e.g. HACCP, Food Safety, Cold Chain and WHS legislation **Life at Metcash** Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first year. Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually. An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities. 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers. Proudly awarded “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”. Recognised as 45th in the global "Equileap Top 100" for initiatives on gender equity. - ️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2022- 2023 Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia. Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member app, “Our Local”. **About Us** Metcash is Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, with revenue 1 exceeding $18 billion in FY23. We’re also an ASX top 100 listed company. We believe that it is absolutely vital to Australia that there is a sustainable, independent, family-owned business sector. Independent retailers support their local communities. We help them to be the ‘Best Store in Their Town’ by providing merchandising, operational and marketing support across our food, liquor and hardware pillars. **_Join us and become part of something bigger_** **#LI-SO1** **#INFLB