Manager II OS

Associated Wholesale Grocers; Pearl River (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Associated Wholesale Grocers in Louisiana seeks a seasoned retail/wholesale specialist to drive member growth and profitability. You will coordinate directives from senior management, oversee store resets and promotional activity, and act as the critical link between members and AWG for operations and analysis.

Applicants should bring extensive grocery industry experience, strong communication skills, and a proven ability to interpret financial statements and advise on performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Retail grocery store or grocery wholesale experience preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years related experience in management in the grocery retail or wholesale sector.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, communicate, and oversee directives from the member’s senior management to AWG sales support teams.
• Work with AWG support teams to achieve objectives of the member stores.
• Oversee store resets, remodels, upgrades, and new store builds.
• Assist members with advertising activity through in-house or external ad groups.
• Make regular store calls to grow profitable sales and act as liaison between member and company.
• Interpret departmental financial statements and advise members on strengths and weaknesses.
• Plan and analyze goals and priorities for assigned members within deadlines.
• Collaborate with the AWG sales team to meet all responsibilities with integrity and cooperation.
• Analyze competitors’ merchandising strategies and advise on countermeasures.
• Utilize Flawless Execution in planning and communication; keep management informed with complete records.
• Assist in developing weekly ads with members, vendors, and department managers.
• Ensure assigned stores utilize warehouse programs.
• Support food show activity and coordinate with member senior management for maximum benefit.
• Monitor potential sales opportunities, out-buying, inventory control and quality control.
• Read and comprehend essential documentation including AWG programs, policies, sanitation, FDA, COOL regulations, and other requirements.

Job description

Job Description

The individual must have the ability to perform the responsibilities listed below. By understanding the purpose of the position, it is the responsibility of each individual at AWG to provide ultimate customer service to our members to support their efforts in increasing same store sales and profits.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. A reasonable accommodation will be considered according to the ADA if it would not impose an undue hardship on the operations of the business without significant difficulty or expense. The accommodation would permit a qualified employee the ability to perform all essential functions of the job within the safety and contractual guidelines of the position.

• Responsible for coordinating, communicating, and overseeing directives from the member’s senior management team to all AWG sales support team members (i.e.: all perishable specialists, grocery specialists).
• Work with all AWG support team assigned to the member’s group to ensure the objectives of the Member store group’s senior management team are achieved.
• Coordinate and oversee with the member group’s senior management team all store resets, remodels, upgrades, new store builds and acquisitions.
• Work with members to support all advertising activity through in-house or outside ad groups.
• Responsible for making regular planned store calls to support the growth of profitable sales while serving as a liaison and communicator between the customer and the company.
• Responsible for interpreting the store departmental financial and operating statements and advising members on the strengths and weaknesses within the operation.
• Performs necessary analysis and planning to assure that goals, objectives, and priorities for assigned members are established and met within time limits.
• Works as a member of the AWG sales team so the total job responsibilities are met. Actions must always stress a sense of cooperation, integrity, tact and consideration with our members, associates and division management.
• Responsible for market analysis of the competitor's merchandising strategies with the ability to analyze the impact and provide advice on countering measures.
• This position requires strong communication and computer skills with the ability to use and learn new technology. The Flawless Execution method will be utilized in all planning and communication. Management will be kept informed on planning, analysis, work performed, and results. All records required by management must be complete, accurate and submitted on time.
• This position may be responsible for development of the weekly ad while working with members, vendors, department managers and buyers to select weekly ad items based on the needs of the members.
• Responsible for making sure that assigned stores utilize warehouse programs.
• Support all food show activity as may be assigned for the benefit of all members but also coordinate food show functions with member’s senior management team to ensure full benefit of show is recognized by member.
• Monitor potential sales opportunities, out-buying, inventory control and quality control of our members.
• Must be able to read and comprehend all essential documentation, AWG Programs, Policies, Sanitation, FDA, C.O.O.L. legislation, and other state and federal requirements.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Retail grocery store or grocery wholesale experience preferred. Degree not required, but equivalent work experience in retail preferred; minimum of 5 years related experience in management in the preferred fields of grocery retail or wholesale; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and speak fluent English and comprehend operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Possess the ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to make presentations effectively before small and large groups.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Possess the ability to read and interpret departmental financial and operating statements. Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Possess the ability to reason with members and gain mutual respect with a common goal of increasing sales and profitability.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Valid Driver's License

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to drive, sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. These skills are all used in servicing our member retail stores in promotional and merchandising events. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. All visual skills are used in merchandising in promotional events and food shows.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, provided a hardship is not required of the company or membership. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud during remodeling, promotional activities, and open house. This position works in or around freezers, coolers, and refrigerated areas. This position works around meat cutting, packing, and heavy machinery. This position's basic purpose is to use all available resources to assist AWG and its Members in continuous growth and financial success.