Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Yummi Sushi is seeking a Regional Director for Cut Produce Operations to lead the strategic and operational growth of their divisions. This role is crucial for driving performance, enhancing profitability, and ensuring compliance with company standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead recruitment, training, and mentoring of the team
- Direct and manage the team's workload and schedules
- Conduct comprehensive performance reviews
- Implement discipline and manage terminations in alignment with company policies
- Analyze divisional P&L to drive strategic decisions and identify growth opportunities
- Champion merchandising strategies and brand management
- Set, communicate, and realize the strategic direction of the operations division
- Partner with executive teams to align on and realize company objectives
- Foster collaboration across divisions to fulfill the organization's mission
- Champion technological advancements and procedural improvements to optimize organizational efficiency
- Ensure departmental strategies resonate with the organization's overarching vision
- Oversee departmental budgets, ensuring financial prudence
- Deliver performance insights to senior executives
- Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in operations management
- Identify and facilitate relevant training opportunities
- Ensure adherence to brand and regulatory compliance
- Drive sales growth and outperform set targets
- Enforce brand consistency and quality by ensuring franchisee adherence to corporate sourcing
- Spearhead franchisee recruitment and support
- Coordinate schedules for Reporting Managers and other direct reports
- Monitor and oversee franchisee operations, ensuring alignment with organizational standards
- Assess business procedures and drive continuous improvement
- Ensure safe, conducive work environments
- Oversee key departments ensuring alignment with organizational goals
- Communicate key directives and policy changes, fostering understanding and morale
- Regularly inspect and assess store operations
- Build strong partnerships with store managers, franchisees, and merchandisers
- Lead recruitment for managerial roles and other key positions
- Ensure training across all divisions and business lines
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration
- At least 8 years of diversified experience in a related role
- Comprehensive understanding of business and finance concepts
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficient managerial and diplomacy capabilities
- Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite
- Outstanding organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- Comprehensive understanding of product lines, inventory management, and store operations
- Knowledge in food safety, brand compliance, and associated audit processes
- Proven managerial skills, adept in mentoring
- Embrace challenging tasks, be resourceful, and think strategically
- Able to lift up to 25 pounds, especially when handling produce crates
- Frequent travel within the assigned region, and national trips
- MBA is an advantage
- Candidates should either possess the ServSafe Manager Certification upon joining or acquire it within an agreed timeframe post-hiring
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