Job Description:
Accountable for the procurement, management, costing, distribution, and integrity of all produce items; overseeing and directing all aspects of Produce product sales development and procurement for WinCo Foods. Consistently provides world class customer service to internal and external customers.
Compensation/Salary:
DOE
Requirements:
- Consistently provide world class customer service to internal and external customers.
- Travel up to 50% of the time.
- Be available to respond to calls on urgent matters involving food safety including after business hours, on weekends and holidays.
- Write and speak clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings.
- Demonstrating strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) software.
- Acceptable Department of Motor Vehicles driving record.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Provide leadership in produce quality assurance policy and procedure development and implementation in compliance with Federal, State and local regulatory requirements, through interaction with corporate, retail store, and warehousing/transportation departments. Establish goals, monitor progress and achievements.
- Develop innovative cost efficient methods for selecting, ordering and improving purchasing produce throughout retail, warehouse and distribution systems.
- Provide leadership to produce personnel. Apply continuous improvement processes to enhance work flow, improve job skills, and individual knowledge of produce to achieve company objectives.
- Analyze and monitor sales records, trends and economic conditions to anticipate customer buying patterns and determine what the company will sell and how much inventory is needed.
- Set weekly ad items, select companywide promotions and oversee division pricing.
- Control and maintain targeted level of labor costs, gross margins (store level and distribution centers) capital expenditures and sales.
- Seek opportunities to welcome, engage, serve and thank customers. Maintain and encourages an atmosphere of friendly, enthusiastic customer service with an emphasis of taking care of the customer.
- Plan and organize departmental meetings using effective public speaking skills.
- Strategic business forecasting, identify competitive advantages, changes in technology trends, changes in markets to meet the customer demand and company goals.
- Meet with vendors and suppliers to negotiate cost and select new items.
- Manage Director of Produce Merchandising and buyers by providing leadership, coaching and set goals.
- Develop and manage the training for the Produce Manager in Training (MIT) program.
- Performs other duties as needed.
Education:
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Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Wholesale Produce, Business Administration, or closely related field OR equivalent education, training and/or experience demonstrating considerable knowledge of wholesale produce operations in addition to the requirements below.
- 3 years experience establishing and implementing Produce training programs.
- Divisional Supervisor, Director or Vice President of Produce Operations for a chain of 50 stores or more.
- 5 years experience applying knowledge of food safety, recall procedures and sanitation.
- 5 years experience verifying compliance with FDA Food Code, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and other requirements including conducting visual inspections and creating reports to address issues, obtain and maintain all necessary licensing /certification.
Qualifications:
- Ten (10) years’ experience working in retail produce
- Supply chain management degree.
- Combination of warehouse and retail experience
- Strong business acumen.
