Director - Expense and Cost Control

Sprouts Farmers Market•Phoenix, AZ

41d

About The Position

The Director of Expense and Cost Control oversees the performance of operations across all profit and loss (P&L) lines within the organization. They are responsible for reducing cost from the business and developing operational structure and initiatives that consistently reduce operating expenses. The role is also responsible for the successful deployment of store focused capital expense (CAPEX) projects. This role involves crafting short and long-term focus areas for the team, strategic objectives, tactical plans, managing day-to-day operations, and providing leadership to achieve business goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or a related field preferred or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
5 years of previous multi-unit leadership experience required. Experience in retail store management strongly preferred.
Robust, scalable business process development experience
Experience fostering a business culture that strives for increasingly higher levels of efficiency and cost optimization
Financial and reporting systems experience
Experience with brand and awareness program development
Excellent leadership, verbal and written communication skills with an ability to champion new ideas.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office preferred.
Must be able to work flexible hours, including weekends, evenings and holidays
Customer Focus
Communication
Driving For Results
Coaching and Developing Others
Leading Change
Strategic Planning
Cost Optimization

Responsibilities

Develops forward-looking, cross-functional action plans for improving profitability across all stores.
Works across the organization to ensure we are driving profitable sales, while also achieving optimal performance in key expense categories, such as labor and shrink.
Develops forward-looking action plans and reports to business leaders on a routine basis.
Evaluates and advises on the impact of long-range planning, introduction of new programs/strategies and regulatory action.
Designs and develops pilots, PoCs, Tests in conjunction with cross-functional partners.
Works closely with the Director of Business Process Improvement to ensure the successful deployment of store focused CAPEX projects.
Develops a comprehensive operations strategy with an emphasis on improving processes by which cross-functional partners and operations communicate their needs.
Guides field leadership and store teams to efficiently execute programs and processes; utilizes all P&L metrics to track performance and manage store workload.
Ensures operational processes and procedures are compliant and consistent with established policies and regulations.
Ensures store operations alignment to Growth Office Initiatives.
Drives tactical alignment to key expense and cost control initiatives.
Guides and advises Business Process Improvement Initiatives.
Continuously improves and scales store operations to ensure cost-efficiency.
Quarterly review of Engage & Enrich training materials to ensure accurate information is provided to field partners, including evaluation of operations programs and policies.
Develops communication for expense and cost control measures, incorporating company direction and connection to growth office initiatives.
Communicates and coordinates with key enterprise leaders to drive initiatives in area of responsibility, focused on cost saving measures.
Builds and streamlines communication delivered to the stores from multiple business units, increasing efficiency and reducing duplication and volume.
Collaborates and communicates with field leadership and store teams to determine and deploy expense and cost control initiatives.
Partners with HR partners to design, develop and deliver training that drives operational effectiveness in expense and cost control.
Fosters cross-functional partnerships and influences across the organization to discover, design, develop and deliver new programs/strategies that will lead to more efficient operations performance.
Collaborates with cross-functional enterprise leadership to represent the perspective of team members executing in-store.
Develop forward-looking plans to enhance the customer experience through improved customer service throughout the store.
Play a role in the mentorship and development of Operations Specialists.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
Vacation accrual plan
Opportunities for career growth
15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
Flexible schedules
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
Company paid life insurance
Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!
Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
Health Savings Account with company match
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
Company paid short-term disability coverage
Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
Paid holidays
Get Paid Every Day!