District Manager II OS - Western MN

Associated Wholesale Grocers•Saint Cloud, MN

About The Position

This position supports AWG’s mission to remain firmly committed to our long-established mission statement: “Our mission is to ensure the success of our member retailers and provide opportunities to our employees. This will be accomplished by satisfying the customers’, and our member retailers’, needs for quality supermarket merchandise and superior support services. We will do this with high quality employees whose mission is to provide the lowest possible cost of goods in order to ensure our members profitability, competiveness and continued growth.” Candidate must live western MN as part of the territory coverage.

Requirements

Retail grocery store or grocery wholesale experience preferred.
Degree not required, but equivalent work experience in retail preferred; minimum of 5 years related experience in management in the preferred fields of grocery retail or wholesale; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Proven track record of working independently.
Ability to read and speak fluent English and comprehend operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Possess the ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to make presentations effectively before small and large groups.
Possess the ability to read and interpret departmental financial and operating statements.
Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Posses the ability to reason with members and gain mutual respect with a common goal of increasing sales and profitability.
Valid Drivers License

Responsibilities

Responsible for coordinating, communicating, and overseeing directives from the member’s senior management team to all AWG sales support team members (i.e.: all perishable specialist, grocery specialist).
Work with all AWG support team assigned to the member’s group to ensure the objectives of the Member store group’s senior management team are achieved.
Coordinate and oversee with the member group’s senior management team all store resets, remodels, upgrades, new store builds and acquisitions.
Work with member to support all advertising activity through; in house and our outside ad group.
Responsible for making regular planned store visits/calls to support the growth of profitable sales while serving as a liaison and communicator between the customer and the company.
Responsible for interpreting the store departmental financial and operating statements and advising members on the strengths and weaknesses within the operation.
Performs necessary analysis and planning to assure that goals, objectives and priorities for assigned members are established and met within time limits.
Work as a member of the AWG sales team so the total job responsibilities are met. Actions must always stress a sense of cooperation, integrity, tact and consideration with our members, associates and division management.
Responsible for market analysis of the competitor's merchandising strategies with the ability to analyze the impact and provide advice on countering measures.
This position requires strong communication, training and computer skills with the ability to use and learn new technology. The Flawless Execution method will be utilized in all planning and communication. Management will be kept informed on planning, analysis, work performed and results. All records required by management must be complete, accurate and submitted on time.
This position requires knowledge of systems such as; POS, Pricing, Handhelds, Reporting and training in such systems, to assist the member in daily maintenance and usage to maximize sales and margin.
Responsible for making sure that assigned stores utilize AWG programs (Solos, Web Sales, Close Dated Report, Hot Sheets, Convergence and Value Proposition.
Support all food show activity as may be assigned for the benefit of all members but also coordinate food show functions with member’s senior management team to ensure full benefit of show is recognized by member.
Monitor potential sales opportunities, outbuying, inventory control and quality control of our members.
Must be able to read and comprehend all essential documentation, AWG Programs, Policies, Sanitation, FDA, C.O.O.L. legislation, and other state and federal requirements.