Retail Fresh Food Head

The Fresh Food Head provides strategic leadership, corporate direction, fiscal
responsibility and accountability across respective departments. The position
is responsible for providing a customer experience for assigned product area,
across banners that maximize revenue goals. The position directs and
coordinates the product life cycle to ensure the company reflects current
product trends in the market and public response to products. The position
partners with the store operations and pricing and promotions to develop
effective pricing approach, and for the improvement in product selection,
inventory levels and customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
* Lead team members in the successful and sustainable execution of strategic objectives, plans, programs and related activities within budget.
* Develop direct reports, goals, and analytics to support product categories.
* Maintain vendor relationships to ensure competitive pricing.
* Collaborate with team members and peers to bring innovation and food trends into the planning process for new items and programs.
* Lead Senior Category Managers to ensure the correct product and inventory levels are available in response to demand.
* Build product opportunities through product lines that meet regional product demand and customer demand.
* Maintain relationships with key vendors to ensure competitive pricing, supply and availability.
* Lead design of current and future merchandising strategies by sections
* Collaborate with store operations management, marketing, procurement to maximize product life cycle.
* Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):
* Ability to effectively manage a wide variety of tasks simultaneously with multiple deadlines.
* Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
* Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
* Managing conflict, performance management, providing feedback, coaching, mentoring, motivating employees
* Providing career growth opportunities
* Superior interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
* Strong P&L acumen and cost negotiation experience
* Ability to drive ground up concept development and scale models
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Proven team leader with the ability to delegate effectively and work cross-functionally
* Comprehensive knowledge of supply chain concepts and methodologies
Experience: Ten years of direct related experience.