Center Store Ops Specialist

Albertsons Companies • Bellevue, WA

5h • $106,000 - $155,760

About The Position

The Seattle Division has an opening for a Center Store Operations Specialist. This position will be based in Western Washington.

Position Purpose:

Monitors, enforces, and supports execution of the division merchandising plan
for their department in assigned stores.

Requirements

• Possess good written and verbal communication skills and deal effectively with a wide variety of people both in person and over the phone.
• Possess a marketing orientation, good analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Possess math skills to complete straightforward analysis.
• Possess strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and motivate others without directly supervising.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field and/or previous experience in merchandising of assigned product area and retail sales experience preferred.
• Graduate of the Retail Management Certificate Program preferred.
• Store Director experience.

Responsibilities

• Travels to assigned stores working with the Department Manager and staff to share merchandising plans for departments to meet sales, gross and labor targets
• Works with and counsels department Managers and Store Directors in all aspects of product merchandising and customer service
• Visits stores and evaluates on overall department presentation, cleanliness and compliance to company policy and procedures
• Develops and maintains training programs that will ensure the availability of qualified associates to fill respective departments’ positions in the company
• Participates in departmental and divisional sales meetings
• Oversees departmental sales, labor and gross profit reporting from assigned stores
• Implements new merchandising programs and strategies and makes sure department staff is properly trained
• Monitors competitor activities
• Assists in opening new and remodeled stores
• Provides merchandising input back to Division Sales Managers and Assistant Sales Managers
• Measurers: Store level performance through department sales, gross profit and labor percent.
• Executes plans measured through store visits, reviewing results of plans, and observing store department conditions
• Determines success of training programs by reviewing and assessing evaluations
• Provide work guidance to store associates in areas such as product knowledge, sales and marketing techniques, understanding of profit and loss and compliance with company policies
• Trains department managers on the basics of the business and managing their department
• Provides input to Store Director on Store Department Manager evaluation

Benefits

• Dependent on length of service, hours worked and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay (accrued based on hours worked), PTO/Vacation pay (accrued based on hours worked), paid holidays (between 7-9 days annually), bereavement pay, and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level