Bakery Specialist

Job Purpose Drive and monitor performance to develop sales and profitability Drive the Defined Fresh strategic initiatives implemntations Ensure the implementation of good practices and compliance with procedures. Functional Accountabilities Perform periodical store visits to spot all areas of improvement and compliance to standards Performe continuous coaching and extend support to stores’ associates Provide periodical assessement & technical on job training to enhance stores’ staff skills Design the required tools and modules that improving the staff knowledge and awerness, raising their capabilities to meet the company turn around projects Act as a Key player for fresh department to bridge the gap between operations, Commercial, Supply chain & Quality Product innovation (including conversions, new recipes and adding new products) Monitor the store’s Fresh performance including sales, sales mix, margin, waste, days cover and audit scores and provide Guidance, action plans & solutions to improve performance Responsible for new initiatives/projects implementations Provide weekly insights on competitors’ & Market activities & Prices Act as a subject matter expert for new item introduction in term of quality, Plano-Guide/Plano-gram as well as the implementation plans to ease and lead the execution effectively Provide/report feedback on lack of resources as per agreed plan Education High School and above Experience, Skills & Competencies 5 years of technical experience in relevent Fresh food section with in-depth knowledge, product feature Coaching skills, Team player, Cross function team skills visual merchanting management, shrinkage management Knowledge of Microsoft Office Application Analatical & Reporting skills Good Communication and interpersonal skills Communication skills (English & Arabic) Ability to take and lead initiatives