Assistant Sales Manager Trainee

Albertsons Companies•Bellevue, WA

1d•$92,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

Support categories to increase sales, total gross dollars, and market share versus prior year and to meet or exceed projected numbers. Creates and implements pricing, promotion, assortment, and shelf planograms for each assigned category, based on detailed analysis of past performance and results, industry best practices, and consumer trends. The Asst. Sales Manager Trainee partners with corporate merchants to maximize category performance and vendor relationships.

Requirements

5 yrs. experience managing people.
Experience managing associates.
Previous store operations experience or similar experience where a strong understanding of operations and merchandising approaches has been gained.
Good understanding of store operations and merchandising methodologies and practices, P&L, and financial management.
Strong financial, mathematical, statistical, marketing, merchandising, and consumer research background to read, interpret, and understand how internal and external factors influence financial results.
Good analytical and problem-solving skills and experienced in taking initiative and making decisive yet appropriate decisions.
Strong planning and organizing skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective business relationships within and outside the company.
Strategy development skills
Relationship management skills
Demonstrated effective leadership skills and abilities.
Understanding of inventory management.

Nice To Haves

Retail Management Certificate preferred, but not required.
Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, or related field preferred, but not required.
15 total years’ experience in grocery industry preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Creates yearly category business plan based on detailed analysis of previous results and market trends.
Meets or exceeds projected sales and profit contribution.
Creates a detailed pricing strategy by zone by category and maintains approach throughout the year.
Creates and implements a promotional calendar by major category, which supports market merchandising strategy. Tracks results at end of each promotion in terms of sales, profit and share growth or contribution.
Designs schematics and recommends adjacencies that support the role of the category.
Determines appropriate product assortment based on the category strategies. Authorizes new items entering the market and discontinue lines based on potential contribution to the category and department.
Maintains weekly, quarterly, and yearly scorecards to track sales, gross profit dollars and share of each category.
Measures total contribution to the entire department.
Manages and maximizes categories to achieve most efficient use of vendor dollars.
Creates sales and gross profit projections at the category level, rolling up to department and regional projections quarterly and yearly.
Conducts in depth post-promotional analysis at the item and category level.
Plans ads and displays in support of the category plans and total department initiatives.
Coordinates and communicates between stores, merchandising and other departments in the region.
Acts as contact within Seattle Market for all vendors in categories assigned.
Meets with vendors for deal negotiation and business updates.
Works with procurement function. Communicate category and promotional plans to ensure desired service levels and optimum inventory position achieved.
Attends key vendor planning meetings.
Works in conjunction with others in department, across the region, and with corporate merchandising to facilitate implementation of programs.
Visits stores as necessary to observe results of merchandising programs.
Supports and implements Corporate initiatives when appropriate for region.
Initiate and follow through on personnel actions such as: interviewing and providing input used in hiring decisions, providing input and/or conducting performance reviews.