Protein Specialist

Job Purpose 

• Develop and monitor performance to develop sales and profitability in accordance with the defined business strategy 
• Ensure the implementation of good practices and compliance with procedures. 

Functional Accountabilities 

• Provide periodical technical training as well as continuous coaching and extend support to associates in the stores  
• Act as a first point of contact for fresh department to bridge the gap between operations, commercial, quality and supply chain  
• Support in product innovation (including conversions, new recipes, and creating new products)  
• Perform periodical store visits to ensure compliance to standards 
• Monitor the store’s performance for Fresh Department including sales, sales mix, margin, waste, days cover and audit scores and provide solutions to improve performance 
• Responsible for new implementations that come from the Operations Center of Excellence 
• Provide weekly insights to commercial and Operations Center of Excellence on competitors’ activities  
• Act as a subject matter expert for new item listing in term of quality as well as the implementation plan to execute effectively instore 
• Provide and report feedback on lack of resources as per agreed plan and any maintenance issues that affect the execution of the commercial plan 

Education 

• High School and above 

Experience, Skills & Competencies  

• 7 years of technical experience in relative fresh food section 
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Application 
• Good Communication and interpersonal skills 
• Good verbal and written communication skills ( English & Arabic)  
• Ability to take and lead initiatives