Assistant Deli Sales Manager

Albertsons-Safeway's Northern California Division has an opening for an Assistant Deli Sales Manager. Partners with the Division Sales Manager to strategically manage Deli and Starbucks department categories to increase sales, total gross dollars, and market share versus prior year and to meet or exceed projected numbers. Creates and implements pricing, promotion, assortment, and shelf schematics for each assigned category, based on detailed analysis of past performance and results, industry best practices, and consumer trends. Responsibilities

Provide excellent Customer Service for Store Management teams by working with them on marketing and merchandising direction, questions, and strategy Assist stores with total store Customer Service by developing marketing and merchandising strategies around customer needs/wants Creates detailed financial plans for their respective categories based on a thorough analysis of previous results and market trends. Adjusts plans as needed to meet financial objectives. Meets or exceeds projected sales and profit contribution Creates 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. Design schematics and recommend adjacencies that support the role of the category Determines the 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 vendors 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 and 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 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. Communicates category and promotional plans to ensure desired service levels and optimum inventory position achieved. Coordinates promotional plans (ads and displays) and merchandising messages within department as assigned by management 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 results of merchandising programs Supports and implements corporate initiatives Direct supervision of applicable office support staff. Dotted line guidance to Buyers. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

Knowledge & Experience Education Level: Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or related field or equivalent experience. Experience Level

1-3 years Retail Grocery Store Management experience preferred 3-5 years marketing and/or merchandising experience preferred

Skills and Experiences

Previous store operations experience or similar experience where a strong understanding of operations and merchandising approaches has been gained is preferred Financial, mathematical, statistical, marketing, merchandising and consumer research background to read, interpret, and understand how internal and external factors influence financial results. Ability to read and interpret profit and loss statement and understand how the categories managed is affected.