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Acme Markets · 13 hours ago

Assistant Sales Manager- Bakery Malvern, PA

Malvern, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Acme Markets is a people-oriented business that values exceptional customer service. The Assistant Sales Manager is responsible for managing categories to increase sales and market share, creating pricing strategies, and coordinating with vendors and stores to ensure effective merchandising and promotional plans.

Food Processing

Responsibilities

Creates yearly category business plan based on detailed analysis of previous results and market trends

Meets or exceeds projected sales and profit contribution

Creates a detailed pricing strategy by zone by category and maintains approach throughout the year

Creates and implements a promotional calendar by major category, which supports division merchandising strategy. Tracks results at end of each promotion in terms of sales, profit and share growth or contribution

Designs schematics and recommends adjacencies that support the role of the category

Determines appropriate product assortment based on the category strategies. Authorizes new items entering the market and discontinue lines based on potential contribution to the category and department

Maintains weekly, quarterly and yearly scorecards to track sales, gross profit dollars and share of each category

Measures total contribution to the entire department

Manages and maximizes categories to achieve most efficient use of vendor dollars

Creates sales and gross profit projections at the category level, rolling up to department and division projections quarterly and yearly

Conducts in depth post-promotional analysis at the item and category level

Plans ads ad displays in support of the category plans and total department initiatives

Coordinates and communicates between stores, merchandising and other departments in the division

Acts as primary contact within the division for all vendors in categories assigned

Meets with vendors on a consistent basis for deal negotiation and business updates

Works closely with procurement function. Communicate category and promotional plans to ensure desired service levels and optimum inventory position achieved

Attends key vendor planning meetings

Works in conjunction with others in department, across the division, and with corporate merchandising to facilitate implementation of programs

Visits stores as necessary to observe the results of merchandising programs

Supports and implements corporate initiatives when appropriate for division

Direct supervision of applicable office support staff

Initiate and follow through on personnel actions such as: interviewing and providing input used in hiring decisions, providing input and/or conducting performance reviews

Determine the need for, coordinate, and evaluate formal training activities and on-the-job training programs

Qualification

Retail/category experienceFinancial managementCategory Business PlanningAnalytical skillsRelationship managementMarketing knowledgeLeadership skillsPlanningOrganizingTech savvyProcurementLogisticsInventory managementExcel proficiencyCommunication skillsProblem solvingTeam collaboration

Required

5-10+ years of retail/category experience

15 total years' experience in grocery industry

5 years' experience managing people

Possess field or relevant business experience where a solid understanding of marketing, merchandising, consumer research and financial management practices have been gained

Excellent understanding of store operations and merchandising methodologies and practices, P&L and financial management

Strong financial, mathematical, statistical, marketing, merchandising, and consumer research background to read, interpret, and understand how internal and external factors influence financial results

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills and experienced in taking initiative and making decisive yet appropriate decisions

Strong planning and organizing skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective business relationships within and outside the company

Strategy development skills

Relationship management skills

Skilled in Category Business Planning

Demonstrated effective leadership skills and abilities

Understanding of procurement, logistics, and inventory management

Preferred

You are tech savvy -- complex systems do not intimidate you

You enjoy working collaboratively with cross-functional partners to drive actions & results

You take pride in the work you do, with every detail, whether big or small

Analyzing data, reports, and documents to develop solutions gives you energy

You are fluent in MS Office, especially Excel

Working on a fast-paced team is exciting to you

You can be depended on to meet deadlines

Making a huge impact on your customers and the company matters to you

Company

Acme Markets

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Acme Markets Inc. is a supermarket chain in the Delaware Valley and New York City metropolitan areas, in the United States. It is a sub-organization of Supervalu.

Founded in 1891

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

10001+ employees