Senior Director, Bakery and Prepared Foods
Acosta Group, Rogers, AR, United States
**DESCRIPTION**
Our Senior Directors take pride our clients and customers and work diligently to increase the market share of the brands we represent. Senior Directors serve as the primary contact to Acosta clients and customers and are the strategic development, creative development and tactical execution of our fresh operations in Club Channel.
Qualified candidates must have experience in fresh foods operations of prepared foods and bakery categories.
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
+ Partner with Acosta clients and customers to maximize profitability.
+ Manage, influence, and expand customer and client relationships.
+ Develop strategies to address defined opportunities, scope and manage solutions that have a significant impact on our customers success.
+ Coordinate customer needs with Director of Fresh Foods and coordinate initiatives with the team to ensure objectives are met.
+ Develop and communicate category plans to address client priorities, opportunities and expectations.
+ Create goals that support strategic visions of the organization.
+ Evaluate the Fresh Operations team performance based on established goals to ensure client and customer needs are met.
+ Establish budgetary guidelines for the team and ensure targets are met.
+ Review and approve program manuals and merchandising tools prior to deployment.
+ Continually identify and communicate improvement opportunities.
+ Provide feedback on the effectiveness of our customers and clients' strategies, selling programs, and initiatives.
+ Other duties as assigned
**QUALIFICATIONS**
+ 7+ years of experience in Retail. Fresh operations experience strongly preferred.
+ 5+ years of supervisory experience.
+ Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.
+ Engage and influence teams.
+ Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, have consistent follow-through and be organized.
+ Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making and financial analysis.
+ Valid drivers license.
+ Willing to travel up to 40%.
+ Must be willing to non-traditional hours, including weekends.
+ This position requires that you drive on behalf of Acosta Sales & Marketing, and as such, any DUI/DWI conviction in the past 36 months will be an immediate disqualifier for this position.
+ Certification in Food Safety preferred.
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**ABOUT US**
Acosta and Mosaic are the sales and marketing powerhouses behind the most recognized and proven brands with top retailers in the United States and Canada. We offer flexible services that maximize efficiency. Acosta has the talent and technology to build data-, reach- and relationship-driven strategies to execute those strategies, and the tools to monitor, track and optimize metrics-based results for customers and retailers.
Acosta and its subsidiaries, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting. Acosta may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications and locations. This range may be modified in the future.
Acosta and its subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer
We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs, to the extent required by law.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Mosaic reserves the right to modify all or part of any job descriptions at its discretion in order to meet and or exceed the needs of the business.
_By submitting your application you agree with and accept the Acosta Privacy Statement and Terms of Conditions._
**Acosta et Mosaic** sont les **forces motrices** en matire de **ventes et de marketing** derrire les marques les plus reconnues et prouves auprs des principaux dtaillants aux tats-Unis et au Canada. Nous proposons des services flexibles qui maximisent lefficacit. Acosta possde le talent et la technologie ncessaires pour laborer des stratgies axes sur les donnes, la porte et les relations, afin de mettre en uvre ces stratgies, ainsi que les outils pour surveiller, suivre et optimiser les rsultats bass sur les indicateurs pour les clients et les dtaillants.
**Acosta et ses filiales** , de bonne foi, estiment que cette fourchette de rmunration affiche est la fourchette prcise pour ce poste au moment de cette publication. Acosta pourrait finalement payer plus ou moins que la fourchette affiche en fonction des qualifications des candidats et des lieux. Cette fourchette peut tre modifie lavenir.
**Acosta et ses filiales** sont des employeurs offrant **lgalit des chances** .
Nous nous engageons fournir des **amnagements pour les personnes handicapes** . Si vous avez besoin dun amnagement, nous travaillerons avec vous pour rpondre vos besoins, dans la mesure requise par la loi.
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Acosta, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer
**Job Category:** Retail
**Position Type:** Full time
**Business Unit:** Sales
**Salary Range:** $123,600.00 - $150,000.00
**Company:** Acosta Employee Holdco LLC
**Req ID:** 2939