Region Director - CHEF'STORE (West Region) 7 Locations

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Job Description Summary
CHEF’STORE® is your destination for the best in restaurant shopping – serving both professional chefs and home chefs alike. Get great food at wholesale prices: fresh produce, meat, dairy and more, in the variety and volume you need. It’s a fresh take on shopping for restaurant equipment and supplies, with easy access and a superior customer experience in our clutter-free stores. No memberships. Public welcome. CHEF’STORE means savings on everything you need.

When you join the CHEFSTORE® team youll notice that you keep encountering the same smiling faces. Many of our employees have been with us for 20 years or more. We value employees who care about the relationships they build with our customers, know the ins and outs of our stores, are ready to offer cost-saving tips, and help customers find exactly what theyre looking for.The Director of Cash and Carry Operations will visit individual stores and spend time interacting with the management team as well as other employees of those stores with the goal of improving productivity and maintaining communication between each store and the Corporate Office.

The Director of Cash and Carry Operations is the direct link between the Corporate Office and the store and its their duty to help each store stay current with company policies and above all else, ensure that each store is doing their best to increase sales and improve relations with customers and vendors.

Responsible for leading the Cash and Carry operations, providing general management to store level leaders to operate safe, highly efficient, cost effective and profitable stores. A core responsibility is to ensure standardized processes and procedures are installed across the Cash and Carry Operations which will require strong collaboration with store management.

The Region Director CHEFSTORE position has been segmented as a Remote Region-based role, which means that one must travel to multiple sites as needed and live within the assigned Region, this assigned region is within our West Region which includes areas such as: California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, and Utah. Must be on a Pacific time zone.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Cash and Carry leadership team on the development of the growth strategies and operational efficiencies.

• As the face of operations, will coach, counsel and correct management personnel to drive goal alignment and performance against plan. 

• Will evaluate, hire, and train management personnel.

• Operate against standards and within budget.

• Ensure labor models provide average and deliver budgeted goals.

• Lead and advocate safety programs in stores that drive improved safety performance, environmental compliance, employee safety, and facility security.
  Administer company policies to individual stores. Enforce company policies and make sure they are adhered to.

• Determine the cause for store specific problems and help find solutions.

• Establish a schedule for visiting stores to inspect them and make sure they have the appropriate displays showing, are carrying the correct products, and are following any and all protocol that comes directly from the Corporate Office.

SUPERVISION:

• District Store Managers

RELATIONSHIPS

• Internal: The incumbent is required to interact with all employees at all levels of responsibility throughout the company.

• External: The incumbent is required to interact with customers and other service providers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT  

• Primarily work indoors in a climate-controlled office environment. Operate Office equipment, including personal computer and phone. 

• While performing the duties of this job, regular overnight travel is required.  

• Working in refrigerated and freezer area in which temperatures may range from -10 degrees Fahrenheit to 36 degrees Fahrenheit.  

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Required to physically interact with customers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience managing a multi-unit retailer or equivalent industry experience; previous experience managing remote teams is preferred.

• Strong leadership and organizational skills.

• Knowledge of financial operations and processes; analytical skills to diagnose root cause of deficiencies.

• Ability to analyze information, identify root causes and develop/implement approved solutions.

• Effective oral and written communication skills necessary to communicate with all levels of internal and external team members and customers.

• Experience selecting, assessing, coaching, and developing managers, preferably in retail environment.

• Ability to form strong partnerships across reporting relationships.
  Microsoft Office computer skills including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Ability to travel up to 75% of the time, driving and flying.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. 

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public. 

• Must have excellent communication skills including active listening and interpersonal negotiation skills.

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. 

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

• Ability to define complex problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a rapidly changing environment. 

• Ability to make decisive judgments based upon facts.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

The following information is provided in accordance with certain state and local laws. Compensation depends on experience, geographic locations, and other factors permitted by law.  In California, the expected compensation for this role is between $131,500 and $150,000. In Washington, the expected compensation for this role is between $131,500 and $150,000.  This role is also eligible for annual incentive plan bonus.  Benefits for this role include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.  To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.  

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