Produce Training and Execution Senior Specialist

Location :
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Green Bay Support Office

Full-Time

At Festival, people are at the top of our list. You'll see it in everything from our daily interactions to how we treat our guests – even in our extensive associate benefits and programs.

Job Title:
Produce Training & Execution Sr. Specialist

Reports To:
Sr. Director

The Training & Execution Sr. Specialist must possess strong leadership, training, and communication skills. The position impacts all aspects of the assigned in store fresh departments. This position will be directly responsible for the Training & Execution Specialist Team and leading positive execution of assigned Fresh department tasks through effective training.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads and develops a team of Training & Execution Specialists through clear communication of expectations, demonstrating what good looks like, and instilling accountability for performance with a continuous improvement mindset for all areas of the assigned department.
• Responsible for consistent execution across all assigned fresh departments at all Festival Foods locations.
• Creates and establishes, communicates, and executes standards for guest helpfulness and product availability, follows up on guest comments.
• Oversees every-day and seasonal assortments of products for all store locations.
• Visit's competition, analyzes market trends, identifies competitive advantages/disadvantages.
• Collaborates with Sr. Department Directors with recommendations for new products, programs, and processes to improve CTO and follows through with implementing and executing practices through effective training.
• Collaborates with other applicable department leaders to create and enhance cross merchandising opportunities.
• Assists in developing the planograms and weekly promotional merchandising displays.
• Responsible for the coaching and training for production planning, forecasting, and shrink management across all locations.
• Partners with the Sr. Department Directors to manage overall profitability and to ensure alignment with annual operating plan for assigned department.
• Collaborates with buying team and specialist team regarding accuracy in weekly ad forecasting.
• Responsible for assisting with the annual forecasting and budgeting for assigned department
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 5+ years of experience in an analytical leadership level role in the Grocery/Retail industry.
• Prefer candidates with a passion for training and fresh foods. Candidates must be results driven, demonstrate high levels of self-initiative, and have previous store operations and merchandising experience.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, quantitative analysis, resource allocation, leadership techniques, coordination of people and resources.
• Proficient in Servant Leadership practices.
• Experience successfully leading a Department is required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office;
  Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power Point
• Excellent organization skills are required
• Monitoring and assessing performance of self, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Communicate information accurately and appropriately.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and strong interpersonal skills including verbal communication, listening, negotiation, problem solving, decision making, and being assertive.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an associate to…