Seafood Manager

The Seafood Manager at Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace is responsible for overseeing the operations and management of a seafood department. Their primary focus is on ensuring the availability of high-quality seafood products, maintaining inventory levels and providing exceptional customer service.

Responsibilities

Seafood Procurement:

·         Source and select seafood products from reliable suppliers, ensuring freshness and quality.

• Establish and maintain relationships with seafood vendors and negotiate pricing and contracts.
• Monitor market trends and adjust procurement strategies accordingly to optimize product selection and availability.

Inventory Management:

• Manage and maintain inventory levels, including receiving, storage, rotation, and disposal of seafood products.
• Conduct regular stock checks, track inventory turnover, and minimize product waste. Implement effective systems for proper labeling, pricing, and dating of seafood products.

Quality Assurance:

• Ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation regulations, including HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) guidelines.
• Inspect incoming seafood shipments for freshness, quality, and adherence to specifications.
• Monitor and enforce proper handling, storage, and display of seafood products to maintain optimal freshness.

Staff Supervision and Training:

• Recruit, train, and supervise seafood department staff members, including scheduling and performance management.
• Provide ongoing training on seafood product knowledge, handling techniques, and customer service skills.
• Foster a positive work environment, promote teamwork, and address any employee concerns or performance issues.

Customer Service:

• Assist customers with their seafood purchases, providing recommendations, cooking instructions, and information on sustainability and sourcing.
• Resolve customer complaints and ensure a high level of customer satisfaction. Implement strategies to increase seafood sales, such as promotions, tastings, and educational events.

Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance:

• Stay updated on relevant industry regulations, food safety guidelines, and sustainability practices.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations governing seafood handling, labeling, and traceability.
• Implement and enforce food safety procedures and conduct regular inspections to maintain a safe working environment.

·         Other duties and functions as assigned

Requirements

• HS Diploma or equivalent
• AA/BA Culinary, Hospitality or related field preferred
• Must have 3-5 years of experience working as a Manager in a seafood department of a grocery store or seafood store
• Strong knowledge of seafood preparations and displays within a seafood department
• Must have strong leadership skills and ability to lead a team
• Ability to deliver friendly, courteous, prompt customer service
• Ability to read, write and do simple math problems
• Ability to interpret, understand and follow instructions and solve problems

Additional Information

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Working Conditions

• Most of the time is spent moving about continuously on hard surfaces. There may be a need to frequently position oneself to examine and/or scan merchandise, including bending, climbing, crawling, handling, pulling, reaching, and stooping.
• May require lifting objects up to 30 pounds. May require lifting and moving heavy and/or awkward objects more than 30 pounds with assistance.
• Usually in a comfortable indoor environment surrounded by moving machinery and/or loud equipment that may require shouting in order to be heard. There could be exposure to temperature extremes from freezers, ovens, and/or coolers.
• There may be occasional exposure to cleaning agents, sharp objects/industrial equipment necessary to perform job duties and functions.