Grocery Retail Regional Manager

Joliet, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. Theres a seat at our table for you...

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Gordon Food Service Store the retail division of Gordon Food Service offers the fast pace of retail in an environment that lets youbalance your life and foster development for future growth.Our190 storesare the primary supplierfor manysmall foodserviceoperatorsfamiliesnon-profit organizationscaterers and so much more!

Some of our Benefits include:

Healthcare Benefits available on the first day! You take care of our customers so we take care of you!
Annual Bonus! 25% annual performance-based bonus potential
Immediate Retirement Savings: 401(k) retirement plan with company match! No waiting period required!
Company Profit-Sharing (which means the money comes back to you) after you have been employed for 90 days!
Holidays Off - We are CLOSED on Thanksgiving Christmas New Years Day and Easter

Check out this video to learn more about our Stores!

Heres a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry: Gordon Food Service At a Glance

Highlights:

Regional leadership in operational excellence culture and development.
Responsibility for 22retail GFS stores in the Chicago metro area in northeast Illinois northwest Indiana and southeast Wisconsin.
Location: This position will be based in our Chicago metro area. The individual must reside in close proximity to some of our stores but the exact location is flexible.

The Regional Manager serves as the driving force for managing change and optimizing resources to improve operations and financial results.

In this multi-unit leadership role youll lead and develop others in the areas of:

Customer experience - utilizing analytics and reporting to develop action plans.
Operational store standards including merchandising product quality sanitation and inventory management.
Financial success including sales margin labor general expenses inventory and profit and loss. Develops capital and operational budgets for the stores in the region.
Continuous improvement through regular store visits and business reviews for the Store Manager.
Business growth providing direction to effectively open new stores and execute resets and relocations.
Risk management partnering with Store Management Asset Protection Facilities and Food Safety in the areas of loss safety and compliance.
Team performance with responsibility for succession planning selection development performance and retention of store leadership.

As for any position there are some requirements:

Bachelors degree preferred; high school diploma required.
5 years of retail management experience including 2 years of multi-unit management experience.
- Retail leadership experience withfresh perishables grocery or food service (preferred).
Schedule Availability: Flexibility for frequent travel and night/weekend work.
Knowledge of strategic planning resource allocation human resources modeling and leadership principles.
Demonstrated decision-making skills involving judgment and complex analysis and problem solving.
Experience with budgeting and financial analysis.
Ability to prepare and deliver presentations.
Successfully pass our pre-employment checks including a drug screen and criminal background check.
Valid drivers license and safe driving record.

Note: Please make sure you use a valid email so we can follow up with you and let you know whats happening next in the process!

BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU MATTERS TO US!

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability please submit your request to and use the words Accommodation Request in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.

Required Experience:

Manager