Regional Retail Manager

Acosta•Austin, TX

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Acosta is seeking a dynamic leader with a passion for retail and a knack for driving sales to join as a Retail Regional Manager. This role involves managing and developing a retail sales organization in an assigned territory, perfect for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment and aim to make a significant impact on the business.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent; Bachelor’s degree in Business preferred.
5-10 years of prior retail management experience, food broker, and set responsibility experience required.
Prior supervisory experience is also required.
Strong interpersonal, organizational, and sales skills.
Proficiency in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Must be able to effectively communicate with others.
Ability to operate a calculator, fax machine, telephone, paper cutter, copier, hand tools, hand truck, and pallet jack.
Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to drive a car for extended periods.
Must be willing and able to work in extremely cold conditions (i.e., refrigerated and freezer sections of retail stores).

Responsibilities

Achieve goals in Distribution, Shelving, Merchandising, and Pricing across all principals on agreed retail priorities.
Manage and train teams of field representatives.
Continuously enhance sales coverage and productivity of the Retail Selling Organization.
Ensure adherence to company policies within the Retail Selling Organization.
Proactively communicate and collaborate with supervisors and principals on major initiatives such as new product introductions and contests.
Develop relationships with key operations decision-makers to help Business Managers achieve principals’ objectives.
Serve as the main operations contact for the Customer Business Team.
Coordinate theme merchandising events that span multiple departments.
Provide expertise to General Managers and Business Managers on operations issues and the effectiveness of both full-time and part-time team members.
Assist Business Managers and multi-function resources in communicating customer needs, objectives, and future plans.
Coordinate regional reporting and tracking needs to ensure consistency and control.
Effectively use technology, including RW3, to communicate retail priorities and analyze coverage.
Analyze retail condition data reports to improve in-store presence results.
Understand and optimize the selling effectiveness of the Retail Sales Organization and identify areas for improvement.
Conduct recruiting of Retail Associates, maintain incident files, and perform personnel auto inspections.
Perform other duties as assigned.