Vice President of Sales & Operations #ESF3788

• Part of LX Group a 30 year family-owned business in the foodservice equipment industry
• Flagship brand: Restaurant Equipment Market (REM) – a B2B retail model similar to Home Depot for restaurant equipment
• Strong growth trajectory with plans to expand to 3–4 branches in the Metro Atlanta market
• Stable growing company with tremendous opportunity for career advancement
• Competitive compensation and benefits

What You Will Be Doing

• Act as the business leader / “mini-CEO” for the REM division
• Own full P&L responsibility for a $50M business unit
• Lead sales operations across retail warehouse and fulfillment

Growth & Expansion

• Drive branch expansion strategy (1 → 3–4 locations) in Metro Atlanta
• Identify market opportunities and support new store launches
• Build scalable systems to support multi-unit growth

Sales Leadership

• Develop and execute revenue growth strategies (target 10–12% YoY post ramp-up)
• Lead pricing promotions and local market initiatives
• Grow B2B customer base (restaurants contractors business owners)

Operations Management

• Oversee day-to-day operations (retail warehouse fulfillment)
• Standardize processes improve efficiency and drive KPIs
• Ensure strong inventory merchandising and customer experience standards

Team Leadership

• Lead a team of 20 employees (including 3 direct managers)
• Build mentor and scale teams as new branches open
• Drive a culture of ownership accountability and performance

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with centralized teams (finance supply chain marketing)
• Support systems implementation (POS ERP CRM)
• Act as the voice of the customer in strategic decisions

Experience You Will Need

• 10 years of experience in:
  • Multi-unit retail leadership OR
  • B2B / contractor-facing retail OR
  • Foodservice / restaurant supply / industrial retail
  • Should manage team size of (20 people 3 managers)
• Proven experience managing branch-based or multi-location operations
• Mandarin OR Chinese speaking
• Strong track record of revenue growth and operational scaling
  Experience with P&L ownership and business performance management
  Ability to operate in a hands-on entrepreneurial environment
  Strong leadership experience managing managers frontline teams