Meat Manager

**Exciting Career Opportunity**
- Attractive salary package and 10% in-store discount
- Dynamic growing company
- Join Australia's largest independent supermarket retailer

Drakes Supermarkets is a Retail industry success story. A family owned and operated private company, we are Australia's largest independently-owned supermarket chain. Due to our unprecedented growth, we provide excellent career opportunities within our company.

The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to treat the department as if it were their own business. They will be given the flexibility to tailor the stores service and products offering to meet the specific needs of the customers within the local area.

**Working as a part of an enthusiastic team, in a highly competitive supermarket environment, applicants will be expected to demonstrate**:

- Australians butcher trade qualification
- Significant fresh food retail knowledge
- Experience in Meat Management
- Expertise in leading and managing team members
- Ordering and cost control expertise
- An excellent understanding of gross profit calculations
- Accurate team member rostering
- Passion and enthusiasm, with a very "hands on" approach
- Unparalleled commitment to customer service
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to liaise with both team members and management
- A flair for merchandising
- Strong leadership and delegation skills
- Ability to coach, train and performance manage team members
- Commitment to work health and safety standards

**To succeed within our organisation, applicants must be able to**:

- Display a passion for fresh food within the grocery retail industry
- Express a positive "can do" attitude
- Problem solve
- Lead by example
- Motivate team members
- Communicate effectively with management, team members, customers and external stakeholders