Fresh Food Services Manager
We are currently recruiting for a Fresh Food Services Manager on a permanent full time basis in BWG reporting directly to the Head of Innovation & Fresh Food Solutions. The Fresh Food Services Manager will lead a team of Fresh Food Advisors in their role to assist and advise retailers on all categories within the fresh food departments by focusing on driving overall retailer performance within their region, training and developing the stores to deliver on fresh food standards ultimately growing the business while improving food safety standards and keeping up to date with new food safety regulations.
The Fresh Food Services Manager will have significant experience of working within retail and food environments.
Some of the responsibilities of this role include the following:
· Support and advise the fresh food team daily to carry out their role of delivering best in class operational support to retailers.
· Plan and review Fresh Food Advisor routes and store call cycles.
· Set and deliver targets for food service, deli, bakery and food-to-go sales and margin, tracked through KPIs.
· Lead the fresh food team to implement BWG concepts and concessions combined with performance and feedback.
· Land new food concepts and innovations in store with the Innovation Managers.
· Develop more efficient ways to work to enable your team to carry out their tasks proficiently.
· Identify and address individual and team performance leading to change and positive results.
· Provide a platform to communicate and implement the companies’ objectives for each brand and coordinate with the Head of Innovation & Fresh Food Solutions the strategic and operational plan.
· Foster close relationships with retailers and key stakeholders ensuring overall accountability for your team.
· Support store refreshes, refits and new store openings with the right range, equipment, display and training.
· Work in partnership with the Innovation Team and the Food Safety & Quality Department.
· Raise food safety, compliance and audit standards in store.
· Co-ordinate a training program in respect of the BWG certified food safety management system to retailers and their staff.
· Develop the BWG Academy fresh food training modules for retailers and their staff.
· Responsibly manage a budget allocation for all operations within Fresh Foods.
· Any other duties designated by your manager.
The ideal candidate should possess the following:
· Relevant previous retail and food experience required.
· Strong leadership skills, excellent organisational and planning abilities, self-motivated and approachable.
· Strong commercial focus, with the ability to use sales and performance data to set targets and drive results.
· Excellent ability to communicate to all stakeholders.
· Good knowledge of food safety at retail level essential.
· Demonstrable skill to both motivate and influence.
· The ability to work on own initiative, and as part of a team.
· Strong computer skills (word/excel/powerpoint).
· Be proactive and flexible.
· Full drivers licence.