Le Bon Marché Butcher

About Le Bon Marché

Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, founded in Paris in 1852 and celebrated as the world’s first department store, embodies a singular blend of heritage, cultural curiosity and contemporary luxury. As part of LVMH, the Maison offers employees an environment where retail excellence, artistic sensibility and exceptional service meet on the Left Bank. Its teams contribute to a refined and constantly evolving client experience across fashion, beauty, design, gastronomy and culture, supported by a tradition of innovation first shaped by Aristide and Marguerite Boucicaut. Le Bon Marché cultivates talent with elegance, entrepreneurial spirit and a deep respect for craftsmanship, creativity and Parisian art de vivre.

Role & Responsibilities

• Receive and store deliveries.
• Prepare meat.
• Package and store prepared meat.
• Welcome customers, identify their needs, recommend products, advise, explain, serve and take leave of customers.
• Make sales.
• Inform customers about environmental commitments, including labels, origin and packaging.
• Make complementary sales.
• Prepare products for sale, weigh and package them.
• Process payments, depending on the department.
• Build customer loyalty.
• Help implement action plans following quality visits.
• Handle customer objections or alert the manager in the event of a dispute.
• Operate equipment requiring personal protective equipment.
• Stock and display products attractively to support the commercial appeal of the counter.
• Ensure products offered for sale are in good condition and keep the department clean.
• Open and close the department.
• Set up and replenish the department.
• Help manage stock and place orders.
• Help monitor and optimize stock loss.
• Help record stock transfers.
• Monitor use-by, best-before and durability dates.
• Check signage, labels and other displays and make necessary changes.
• Help revise the department layout and set up promotional activities.
• Help organize events and customer tastings.
• Take part in stocktaking.
• Follow internal waste-sorting and food-waste reduction rules.
• Clean and maintain the department, equipment and storage areas.
• Follow good practices and hygiene and safety rules.
• Help implement action plans following hygiene audits.
• Help put away deliveries.
• Stay informed about developments in the department and store.

Qualifications

• Training in butchery.
• Significant experience in the field.
• Passion for the profession.
• Attentive to customers and able to share knowledge of and enthusiasm for products.
• Dynamic, rigorous, organized and autonomous.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent customer-service skills and a strong team spirit.

Skills

Experience

Significant experience in butchery; entry-level candidates are also considered.

Education

Training in butchery.

Culture

Le Bon Marché fosters a refined, service-driven culture where teams are encouraged to combine Parisian elegance, creativity, and exceptional client care. As part of a historic and innovative retail house, employees work in a collaborative environment that values craftsmanship, cultural curiosity, and a deep sense of hospitality.

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