District Meat Specialist - (NE) (59929)

HOMELAND STORES • Oklahoma City, OK

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The District Specialist - (NE) is responsible for supervising all departments in Northeastern Oklahoma. Working closely with the district manager to ensure policies, procedures and daily operations within the store are being followed. Will be responsible for assisting, teaching and training store personnel in daily operations and merchandising to maximize sales. Coordinate activities of department managers engaged in buying, processing and selling. They will directly report to the district manager but will work closely with the directors on projects and merchandising initiatives.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• Must have a Meat background.
• Minimum of 5 to 8 years of experience in managing a successful department.
• Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point, MS One Note, MS Teams.

Nice To Haves

• Preferably 3 to 5 years as a successful Merchandiser, Buyer and/or Supervisor.
• Experience in supervising multiple store operations preferred.
• Experience in buying, merchandising, marketing and budgeting of multiple store operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership by encouraging new ideas, developing pride in workmanship, being cognizant of morale within each department and demonstrating a high commitment to ethics and hard work.
• Greet customers in an ongoing effort to elevate the overall customer satisfaction level and deliver superior customer service.
• Apply learning from store observations, category management and competition to assist in developing weekly Ads, promotions, events, contest and new programs.
• Implement regionally competitive merchandising strategies and marketing plan through advertised specials, regular pricing and special promotions.
• Ensures the growth and development of future associates at all store levels to be expert merchants through training, one-on-one meetings, group settings, video conferencing, manuals, build books and diagrams.
• Coordinate with Wholesalers and/or district operation teams to execute projects.
• Creation and execution of store level training programs in whole or in parts. This would include simple tasks to complete trainee programs.
• Team with operations and provide solutions to elevate the general knowledge, experience and expertise of all associates.
• Analyze category performance across a variety of indicators – sales, market share, store clusters, gross profit, mark up, mark downs, turns by category & item level, known shrink, shelf execution & other predetermined matrix’s that drive organizational change and visibility in how we manage the shelf from item acceptance to implementation.
• Provide analysis and develop recommendations for category and consumer trends.
• Monitor and produce weekly category metrics reporting that guide decision process.
• Create ad hoc reports as requested.
• Identify and understand the competition’s impact on the category and provide recommendations to increase category market share.
• Analyze item assortment and create recommendations for an efficient item assortment.
• Using optimal category information and providing store specific information for merchandising efficiencies to each store.
• Develop store specific schematics and/or plan-o-grams for all categories.
• Responsible for evaluating implementation, compliance and results of key Department initiatives.
• Assists in recruiting and retention of managerial positions and assists department managers in decision making (i.e., selection through career development).
• Implements regionally competitive merchandising strategies and marketing plan through advertised specials, regular pricing and special promotions.
• Communicates with VP of Operations to ensure consistency in quality standards, timely product flow of seasonal items and selection of new items.
• Conducts weekly price indexing and audits operations to establish and maintain advantage over competitors.
• Increasing gross profits by good shrink controls and buying the correct mix while following merchandising guidelines.
• Monitors departmental budgets for labor, supplies, sales, gross profits and annual budget for capital expenditures.
• May assist in the design and layout of new and remodeled facilities.
• Assists in training department managers in safe work practices to ensure safe working conditions for associates and customers alike.
• Other duties as assigned by the VP of Operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED