Meat Sales Manager

About The Mountain West Division

Grow with us. Bring your energy and unique perspective to the Mountain West Division and you will have the opportunity to grow professionally and personally. You will be part of a team that genuinely cares about helping you succeed and will work alongside talented colleagues, many of whom build long careers while progressing through multiple roles and making a difference in our communities.

The Meat Sales Manager supports the maximization of store and category performances with a focus on the Division’s top-line sales by assisting in the creation and execution of sales and merchandising programs, pricing programs, and local vendor relationships. The Sales Manager is a key leader within the Merchandising & Marketing team; they will lead our hyperlocal merchandising and marketing initiatives by partnering with the full merchandising and marketing team across all departments, managing various category sales and profit objectives, developing local sales and merchandising plans, communicating local market intelligence, working with Operations Specialists and store teams to drive execution, conducting local negotiations, and providing input into tactics to complement merchandising & marketing strategies across the total store.

This role is located in Boise,  will report to the Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing.

• Assists in planning, directing, implementing, and monitoring the local Merchandising & Marketing Programs.
• Responsible for being one of the chief strategists and salesperson for specific categories with local vendors.
• Sets pricing strategies and category margin targets.
• Visits Albertson’s company stores and competitors frequently within the total Mountain West Division.
• Partners with local vendors to develop promotional plans and works with the full merchandising and marketing team as well as the Operations Specialists and store teams to achieve implementation and execution.
• Determines supply strategy for merchandising & marketing plans in assigned categories.
• Develops and maintains productive, positive, and profitable local vendor relationships with the local vendor community.
• Manages weekly ad/promo processes and display execution, analyzes competitive ads/promotional activities and reviews programming effectiveness vs competition.
• Deep ownership and knowledge of key business unit demographics and trade areas.
• Key driver of new-to-market and first-to-market innovation and segmentation.
• Division subject matter expert on local nuances that impact merchandising and marketing strategies within the division specifically related to multicultural markets, rural markets, suburban markets, etc.

• Consistently delivers results with tangible metrics by providing clear direction, delegating, removing obstacles, and leveraging the strengths of others.
• Fosters innovation and leads change, sharing creative ideas, taking measured risks, and finding new ways to solve problems.
• Is flexible, adaptable and can pivot according to business needs and requirements, while leading others to change market conditions and requirements.
• Empowers team through delegation, providing opportunities to meaningfully contribute, be recognized, and valued. Embraces an inclusion-focused mindset, fostering a team environment with diverse perspectives, experiences, and styles.
• Displays a customer‑centric approach – understands customer impact of all key business decisions.
• Leads with kindness, courtesy, dignity, and respect.

• Demonstrated effective leadership skills and the ability to manage a dynamic and diverse team.
• Strong analytical ability to understand how internal and external factors influence financial results.
• Familiarity with procurement, logistics, and inventory management.
• A degree in Business, Marketing or related field or related experience.
• Proven experience managing people and leading change.

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