Director, Private Label

Northgate Market • Anaheim, CA

49d • $160,000 - $188,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The
Director of Private Label is responsible for developing
the company’s strategy to deliver a highly curated and differentiated line of
own-brand Private Label products across all product categories and
departments (Fresh and Center Store). The Director will partner closely with all
category owners and sales leaders to fulfill key assortment needs and
deploy various branded product strategies to support category growth and
strategy while fulfilling customer needs. This collaborative leader will work
closely with R&D, the category team’s, sourcing and
replenishment and marketing on product and
brand development and the 360-implementation lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years Hispanic Retail or related experience
• Knowledge of Hispanic consumer behaviors and preferences
• Purchasing, sales and marketing experience is required
• Skilled in the following areas using internal, market, or other data: Customer Experience
• Food costing
• Product development cycles
• Sales analysis, profitability and planning
• Demonstrated excellence in category and assortment planning
• Excellent financial and data analysis capabilities
• Supply chain and sourcing knowledge
• Able to discuss and negotiate: Terms
• Lower cost of goods
• Menu pricing
• Excellent communication, team building and consensus building skills
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) strongly preferred– written and verbal
• Ability to lead and run project plans as well as develop and deliver presentations to internal company teams
• Has perseverance and the ability to drive complicated projects to a successful conclusion
• Has the ability to motivate and influence others who have no direct reporting relationship

Nice To Haves

• Experience in private label development is preferred
• Special consideration is given to applicants who have completed the WAFC Retail Management Certificate Program (RMCP).

Responsibilities

• Private Label Development– by working collaboratively with category owners and sales leaders, developing a proprietary and differentiated private label program that is unique to Northgate and builds brand equity, sales and Work closely with category owners to develop products that fulfillkey category roles for value, price position, uniqueness, quality and
• Partners with Category Management, Sourcing and Replenishment to ensure vendor sourcing and selection meets our requirements for quality, costs, service level and consistency.
• Develops, delivers and manages annual and quarterly product goals including but not limited to product development, sales and sales penetration, gross margin and other KPI’
• Partnering with quality control ensuring that all private label items consistently deliver against our defined quality and AMFE standards.
• Acts as the Committee Leader for Private Label development, assessment and approval and ensures committee governance is defined and adhered to with the greater organization.
• Partners with Marketing develop well-established and defined branding associated with product and packaging representation and consumer go-to market strategies.
• Collaborates highly within the organization(support center and store-wide) to ensure solid understanding and regular communication of performance vs. stated company goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees