Grocery Retail Regional Manager

Highlights:

• Regional leadership in operational excellence, culture, and development.

• Responsibility for 22retail GFS stores in the Chicago metro area in northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana, and southeast Wisconsin.

• Location: This position will be based in our Chicago metro area. The individual must reside in close proximity to some of our stores, but the exact location is flexible.

The Regional Manager serves as the driving force for managing change and optimizing resources to improve operations and financial results.

In this multi-unit leadership role, you'll lead and develop others in the areas of:

• Customer experience - utilizing analytics and reporting to develop action plans.

• Operational store standards, including merchandising, product quality, sanitation and inventory management.

• Financial success, including sales, margin, labor, general expenses, inventory and profit and loss. Develops capital and operational budgets for the stores in the region.

• Continuous improvement, through regular store visits and business reviews for the Store Manager.

• Business growth, providing direction to effectively open new stores and execute resets and relocations.

• Risk management, partnering with Store Management, Asset Protection, Facilities, and Food Safety, in the areas of loss, safety, and compliance.

• Team performance, with responsibility for succession planning, selection, development, performance, and retention of store leadership.

As for any position, there are some requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma required.

• 5 years of retail management experience, including 2 years of multi-unit management experience.

  • Retail leadership experience withfresh, perishables, grocery, or food service (preferred).

• Schedule Availability: Flexibility for frequent travel, and night/weekend work.

• Knowledge of strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, and leadership principles.

• Demonstrated decision-making skills involving judgment and complex analysis and problem solving.

• Experience with budgeting and financial analysis.

• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations.

• Successfully pass our pre-employment checks, including a drug screen and criminal background check.

• Valid driver's license and safe driving record.

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Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words "Accommodation Request" in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.