Posted 17 days ago
Meat - Manager Meat
@ Safeway
St. Albert, Alberta
Overview
Safeway is hiring a Meat Manager to lead the meat department's staff, customer experience, budget and inventory. The role covers coaching and developing employees, merchandising and presenting products, food safety and regulatory compliance, and managing department finances and labour costs.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach and develop meat department staff
- Manage department budget, labour costs and inventory
- Ensure food safety and occupational health and safety compliance
- Deliver excellent customer service and product presentation
- Analyze sales trends and recommend pricing and promotions
Requirements summary:
- Minimum 18 months retail store experience
- Meat experience preferred
- High school diploma
- Experience reading financial reports and managing budgets
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong oral and written communication
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-20
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-21
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-21
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Food & beverage |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Education | High school (required) |
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Full company description
Safeway operates as a banner of Albertsons Companies. Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Cos. (NYSE: ACI) is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States. Albertsons Cos. operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia under 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, and Carrs. Albertsons Cos. is committed to helping people across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood. In 2019 alone, along with the Albertsons Companies Foundation, the company gave nearly $225 million in food and financial support. These efforts helped millions of people in the areas of hunger relief, education, cancer research and treatment, programs for people with disabilities and veterans outreach.
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- Reported office locations
- 5918 Stoneridge Mall Rd, Pleasanton, CA 94588, US
- Other recorded names
- Safeway
- Specialties
- Grocery
- Pharmacy
- General Merchandise
- Retail
- Grocery Manufacturing
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Safeway operates as a banner of Albertsons Companies. Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Cos. (NYSE: ACI) is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States. Albertsons Cos. operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia under 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1915 |
| Specialties | GroceryPharmacyGeneral MerchandiseRetailGrocery ManufacturingDistributionSupermarketOrganic Producee-commerceand food |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 263 |
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The Meat Manager is responsible for coaching, motivating, and developing department staff to foster customer loyalty, fulfil customer needs and actively contribute to an environment of employee and customer engagement. They are fiscally responsible for the operation of the department and will manage budgets, labour costs, inventory control, product presentation and merchandising while adhering to all protocols, procedures, policies and other programs and initiatives.
Here’s where you’ll have an impact:
People Leadership
• Create a coaching and development culture for all store employees that embraces a passion for food
• Demonstrate outstanding leadership while serving as a role model
• Manage direct reports including selection, orientation, training and development, performance management, succession planning and compensation
• Manage store operations and communicate requirements/changes to department employees as required
Customer Offering
• Create a shopping experience that engages customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales and profit
• Demonstrate exceptional product knowledge, including awareness of product changes, promotions, and seasonal trends
• Order, receive, organize, rotate, merchandise and present products and stock in accordance with company standard
• Provide superior customer service to meet customer needs
Policy/ Regulatory Adherence
• Ensure all applicable company policies and procedures are communicated and adhered to by employees
• Ensure that Occupational Health & Safety, food safety, and other regulatory requirements and procedures are implemented and maintained
• Maintain a thorough understanding of all relevant company programs and attend training as required
• Coordinate maintenance of department equipment and repairs as required
Financial
• Manage the department budget and ensure the department achieves all financial targets and maximizes sales and margins, including appropriate sales forecasting, variance analysis and correction, and labour cost control
Personal/ Professional Development
• Thorough understanding of all relevant company programs; attend training as required
• Keeps abreast of local competitor activity, industry trends and makes recommendations on internal pricing, promotions and product policies
Employee Engagement
• Act as the employer of choice by actively supporting an environment of employee engagement
• Initiate, support, participate and lead community and charitable events and activities
Other Duties
• Coordinate maintenance of department equipment and repairs
• Provide feedback for continuous improvement
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment as per Company requirements
• Other duties as required
What you bring to the table:
• Minimum 18 months of retail store experience, meat experience preferred
• High School Diploma
• Full knowledge of total store and department operations
• Experience reading and analyzing financial reports, and experience in developing and adhering to budgets
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Above average communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
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