[Hiring] Region Director of Operations @US Foods

Role Description

The Region Director - CHEF’STORE is the direct link between the Corporate Office and the store, 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.
• Ensuring standardized processes and procedures across the Cash and Carry Operations through collaboration with store management.
• Remote with travel to various locations in the districts, preferably located in North or South Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Cash and Carry leadership team on the development of growth strategies and operational efficiencies.
• Coach, counsel, and correct management personnel to drive goal alignment and performance against plan.
• 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 to improve safety performance, environmental compliance, employee safety, and facility security.
• Administer and enforce company policies at individual stores.
• Determine the cause of store-specific problems and help find solutions.
• Establish a schedule for visiting stores to inspect displays, product offerings, and adherence to corporate protocols.

Supervision

• District Store Managers

Relationships

• Internal: Interact with all employees at all levels of responsibility throughout the company.
• External: Interact with customers and other service providers.

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 causes 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 a 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.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Pre-tax spending accounts
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life insurance
• Annual incentive plan bonus and long-term incentive

Compensation

The expected base rate for this role is between $115,000 - $175,000, depending on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status