Butchery Manager

Butchery Manager

Are you a strong leader with a passion for developing people, delivering great customer service, and driving results?

New World Matamata is looking for an experienced Butchery Manager to lead our Butchery team. While butchery experience would be an advantage, we are open to candidates from retail, food, hospitality, or other management backgrounds who have proven leadership and team management skills.

About the Role

As Butchery Manager, you will be responsible for leading the department, developing a high-performing team, maintaining excellent standards, and ensuring our customers receive an outstanding shopping experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Butchery team.
• Create a positive and high-performing team culture.
• Manage rostering, productivity, and labour costs.
• Ensure excellent customer service and product presentation.
• Monitor stock levels, ordering, and inventory management.
• Drive department sales and profitability.
• Maintain food safety, health and safety, and compliance standards.
• Work closely with the wider leadership team to achieve store goals.

What We're Looking For

• Proven leadership and people management experience.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to motivate, coach, and hold a team accountable.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Commercial awareness and a focus on achieving results.
• A commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences.
• Experience in retail, supermarkets, food service, hospitality, or a similar environment.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to lead an established department.
• Ongoing leadership development and training.
• A supportive and collaborative management team.
• Competitive remuneration based on experience.
• Career development opportunities within Foodstuffs.

If you are a people-focused leader who enjoys building great teams and delivering outstanding results, we'd love to hear from you.