Welcome to Gordon Food Service Store, the retail division of Gordon Food Service, offers the fast pace of retail in an environment that lets you balance your life and foster development for future growth. Our 190+ stores are the primary supplier for many small food service operators, families, non-profit organizations, caterers and so much more! Come help us champion a “Customer is King” environment and see why we set the bar for customer satisfaction in the retail industry! 

Here’s a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry:  Gordon Food Service At a Glance.  There’s a seat at our table for you…

Highlights:

• Regional leadership in operational excellence, culture, and development.
• Responsibility for 21 retail GFS stores in Detroit and Toledo markets.
• Location: This position will be based in the Detroit metro market. The individual must reside in close proximity to some of our stores, but the exact location is flexible. 
• Holidays off! 
  • We are CLOSED on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Easter.
• Benefits Immediately!
  • You take care of our customers, so we take care of you!

The Regional Manager serves as the driving force for managing change and optimizing resources to improve operations and financial results. 

In this multi-unit leadership role, you’ll lead and develop others in the areas of:

• Customer experience – utilizing analytics and reporting to develop action plans.
• Operational store standards, including merchandising, product quality, sanitation and inventory management.
• Financial success, including sales, margin, labor, general expenses, inventory and profit and loss.  Develops capital and operational budgets for the stores in the region.
• Continuous improvement, through regular store visits and business reviews for the Store Manager.  
• Business growth, providing direction to effectively open new stores and execute resets and relocations.
• Risk management, partnering with Store Management, Asset Protection, Facilities, and Food Safety, in the areas of loss, safety, and compliance.
• Team performance, with responsibility for succession planning, selection, development, performance, and retention of store leadership.

As for any position, there are some requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; high school diploma required.
• 5 years of retail management experience, including 2 years of multi-unit
  • Retail leadership experience with fresh, perishables, grocery, or food service (preferred).
• Flexibility for frequent travel, and night/weekend work.
• Knowledge of strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, and leadership principles.
• Demonstrated decision-making skills involving judgment and complex analysis and problem solving.
• Experience with budgeting and financial analysis.
• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations.

Inspire. Influence. Engage.  

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