Bilingual Center Store Category Specialist

Position Overview

Our focus is simple but meaningful, from our distribution centers to our offices — every employee of C&S and their family of companies works to help feed local families, neighbors, and communities.

The Center Store is responsible for selling and directing the company's retail customer base on the best practices to grow Center Store Categories, including Dry Grocery; Frozen; Dairy and GM/HBC, as well as to increase market share and non-perishable revenue and profitability. The Specialist engages with decision makers in Independent Retailers to assist with sales and merchandising of Corporate Brands, new item introductions and major product concentration increases in high priority categories.

• Full Time Position

You will contribute by:

• Drive and expand the distribution of Corporate Brands by filling all and establishing a fair share of shelf for current and potential SKUs
• Gain authorization and distribution of new items in line with sell-in objectives and forecasted revenue goals
• Identify and act on major PCR growth opportunities
• Travel to store and complete routed individual visits to assist retailers in achieving and maintaining a business relationship with the company, including problem solving, negotiating, and developing programs while securing integrity and trust between the company and the retailer
• Provide regular to store contacts on new items, merchandising and departmental best practices
• Assist Grocery department managers, owners, and/or supervisors with product selection, training on new products and proper merchandising, retails to establish proper gross profits for their departments, assist writing ads using our ad program, and maintaining the product list with acceptable retails.
• Sell special buy programs and the associated merchandising programs to stores
• Travel Required: Yes

Environment

• Store: Office Temperature (65F to 75F)
• Office: Office Temperature (65F to 75F)

We offer:

• Weekly Pay
• Benefits available from day 1 (medical, dental, vision)
• Company matched 401K
• PTO and Holiday Pay offered
• Career Progression Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Health & Wellness program
• Employee Discounts / Purchasing programs
• Employee Assistance Program

We’re searching for candidates with:

• Private Label product knowledge; Knowledge of supply chain; Knowledge of product procurement and vendor relations preferred
• Professional verbal and written communication skills; organizational and collaboration skills; sound wholesale and retail financial acumen and analytical capability

Years Of Experience

• 2-5: years of experience with a Bachelor's degree or the equivalent of five to seven years of Wholesale or Perishable Retailing experience

Qualifications

Associate Degree - General Studies, Bachelor's Degree - General Studies

Shift

1st Shift (United States of America)