Outlet Manager – Food and Produce Retail Operations at Eatwell Retail

Eatwell is a retailer of a wide variety of raw, and value-added meats, seafood, fruits, and vegetables. Our products include wholesale and retail size cuts of beef, lamb and pork, diverse poultry items such as chicken, duck, quail and wide selection of seafood to include fish, crabs, calamari, and octopus.

Semi processed items like burger patties, meat balls, sausages, pre-marinated kebabs, are also offered, alongside ready to eat snacks. Our lean meat and superfoods section for the health conscious is supported with our in house food advisory staff. We offer convenience across all our sales channels and you can experience this by either walking into our store or shopping via any of our shopping channels.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Outlet Manager – Food and Produce Retail Operations

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Description

The recruiter is a group of companies diversifying her operations by setting up retail outlets and thus seek the services of an experienced Manager for the operations of the retail division as the Outlet Manager- Food and Produce retail operations
The successful candidate will ultimate be responsibility for safeguarding the financial success of the operations of outlet.
The role has a strong service element, as such the candidate will be ensuring that the outlet delivers high-quality fresh and processed food and good customer service at all times.

Responsibilities
You’ll need to:

Organize stock and equipment, order supplies and oversee building maintenance, cleanliness and security
Plan and work to budgets, maximize profits and achieve sales targets set by head office
Train and re train staffs of the outlet
Coordinate staff scheduling, motivate and encourage staff to give their best
Ensure standards of hygiene are maintained
Ensure high standards of customer service are maintained
Implement and instill in your team company policies, procedures and ethics
Handle customer complaints and queries
implement branded promotional campaigns from head office, including the handling of point-of-sale promotional materials, or devise your own promotional campaigns
Prepare reports and other performance analysis documentation
Report to, and attend regular meetings of your operations
Establish relationships with the local community and undertake activities that comply with the company’s corporate social responsibility programs.

Working hours:

Hours of work are generally long should be willing to work evenings, weekends and on public holidays.

What to expect

The environment is fast paced, with an emphasis on delivering good customer service in a limited time frame. You may spend a lot of time ‘walking the floor’, moving around on foot or standing. The work can therefore be both physically and mentally demanding.
You will usually wear a company uniform and dress in accordance with appropriate health and safety requirements associated with food preparation.

Qualifications

A B.Sc in any field
A food creative person that is interested in food business
Basic IT skills
Good managerial skills
A minimum of 10 years post NYSC
Previous roles of middle or senior management in supermarket management will be an added advantage.
Training and knowledge of commercial food preparation, storage and hygiene regulations will be an added advantage.

Skills:
You’ll need to have: