Regional Director of Operations

Parker's Kitchen•Savannah, GA

27d•Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Director of Operations primary responsibility is to ensure organizational effectiveness by providing leadership for the company’s operations functions. They are responsible for driving sales and profitability by leading a field organization to attain company goals and objectives for future growth.

Requirements

Demonstrated leadership and vision in managing staff groups and major projects or initiatives
Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style
A demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace
Excels at operating in a fast paced, family focused and community-minded environment
Excellent people manager, open to direction, and a collaborative work style and commitment to get the job done
Ability to challenge and debate issues of importance to the organization
Ability to look at situations from several points of view
Persuasive with details and facts
Delegate responsibilities effectively
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and employee discipline documents
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, profit and loss statements, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, and percentages.
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.
Bachelor’s degree; or 5 years operations and management experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must hold a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

Responsible for overseeing all aspects of store operations, including marketing compliance, inventory management, audits, environmental compliance, employee management, etc.
Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of the company mission – specifically, support better management reporting, information flow and management, business processes and organizational planning
Recruit, develop and retain a best in class, highly collaborative team that operates with clear objectives and strategies in order to achieve goals
Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of operations through improvements to each function, as well as coordination and communication between store sites and corporate support functions
Motivate and drive initiatives in the operations team and organizationally that contribute to strategic goals and long-term operational excellence
Responsible for ensuring stores are monitoring competitor gas prices and notifying fuel-pricing analyst, as needed
Responsible for ensuring store audits are completed and within company guidelines, including cash audits, SCO audits, lottery vending audits, ATM audits and cigarette audits
Oversee systems, controls, planning and labor management compliance
Conduct weekly operations meetings with District Leaders
Responsible for assessing weekly store performance reports and identifying any deviation of data and develop action plans. Data includes inside sales, category sales (identified), fuel gallons, cents per gallon, cash audits, and store audits
Assist store leaders with employee discipline, development, store meetings, etc., as needed
Work with department heads to ensure company compliance and maintain the stores in excellent condition
Accountable for ensuring that every store and kitchen delivers best-in-class customer service, consistent achievement of operational excellence, and professional development of the field leadership team
Responsible for stores and kitchens delivering on fast, fresh, and friendly!
Supervise 7 to 8 District Leaders