Director, Meat & Seafood Merchandising

The Save Mart Companies; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Scholarships

Vacation and personal holidays

In-store purchase discounts

Job summary

The Save Mart Companies seeks a Director of Meat & Seafood in Modesto, CA, to provide strategic leadership across departments, optimize product life cycles, and align pricing with promotions to maximize revenue. This role partners with store operations and banners to drive customer satisfaction and inventory optimization.

Experience includes 10+ years in merchandising leadership, a 4-year degree, and strong vendor management. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years related experience, 7+ years in management or leadership roles.
• Deep knowledge of meat & seafood merchandising and category leadership.
• Experience in a large-format grocery/retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead team members in the successful and sustainable execution of strategic objectives, plans, programs, and related activities within budget.
• Develop direct reports, goals, and analytics to support product categories.
• Maintain vendor relationships to ensure competitive pricing.
• Lead Category Managers to ensure the correct product and inventory levels are available in response to demand.
• Build product opportunities by banner through product lines that meet regional product demand and customer demand.
• Collaborate with banner store operations management, marketing, procurement to maximize product life cycle.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Category management

Vendor relationships

Pricing & promotions

Team development

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Procurement systems

Job description

The Save Mart Companies seeks a Director of Meat & Seafood in Modesto, CA, to provide strategic leadership across departments, optimize product life cycles, and align pricing with promotions to maximize revenue. This role partners with store operations and banners to drive customer satisfaction and inventory optimization.

Experience includes 10+ years in merchandising leadership, a 4-year degree, and strong vendor management. Travel up to 25% may be required.