Search for your next opportunity

Fresh Food Area Manager – Cork

Excel Recruitment are seeking an experienced and commercially driven Fresh Food Area Manager to oversee and support the fresh food operations across multiple retail stores in the Cork region. This is a senior leadership opportunity for a passionate food retail professional who thrives on driving standards, growing sales, and developing high-performing teams.

This role offers a salary of €75,000 – €80,000, a strong benefits package, Excellent work-life balance and the Opportunity to join a progressive and growing retail business.

What’s on Offer?

• Attractive salary package of €75,000-€80,000 DOE
• Performance-related bonus structure
• Company car and fuel card
• Private pension contribution
• Laptop and mobile phone provided
• Excellent work-life balance
• Opportunity to join a progressive and growing retail business
• Autonomy to make a real impact across multiple stores and teams

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support fresh food operations across multiple stores
• Drive sales growth, profitability, participation, and margin performance across all fresh categories
• Build strong working relationships with store managers, suppliers, and fresh food teams
• Train, mentor, and develop fresh food personnel to deliver best-in-class standards
• Ensure all stores maintain full HACCP and food safety compliance
• Support stores through regular visits, audits, coaching, and operational guidance
• Oversee waste control systems and identify opportunities for efficiency improvements
• Develop innovative fresh food concepts, menus, promotions, and merchandising initiatives
• Analyse sales performance, margins, and KPIs while delivering weekly targets
• Ensure excellent customer service standards are consistently achieved

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience in senior fresh food management or multi-site fresh food operations
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing sales, margins, budgets, and profitability
• Excellent knowledge of HACCP, food safety, and compliance standards
• A hands-on leadership style with the ability to motivate and develop teams
• Passion for fresh food retail and delivering outstanding customer experiences
• Strong communication, organisational, and relationship management skills
• Experience with Digitally systems is advantageous
• Strong IT and reporting skills, including Microsoft Office
• Full clean driver’s licence required

If you are interested in this Fresh Food Area Manager job opportunity in Co. Cork, then please apply to Nikki Murran via the link below.

All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence.

INDNIK