Job Description
Musgrave is one of the Europes most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain. Every day we feed one in three people in Ireland through 15 market leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Frank and Honest and Musgrave Market Place. We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve. We are committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland and we are making changes across the company to make sure that happens. We want to make a positive impact on the world and we will support our suppliers and customers to make a difference too. The Fresh Food Advisor is open to applications in the Munster Region. Working closely with retailers, Regional Managers and other internal teams the main duties of this role include the following: Building relationships with retailers, store managers and key fresh personnel in designated stores and working closely with these retail partners to deliver the fresh offer in-store Working with retailers and their fresh teams to optimise sales, margin, participation and profitability across the fresh areas Engaging retailers and their fresh teams to ensure buy-in with any new brand or occasion initiatives Supporting stores with the implementation of best practice through support visits, monitoring, observation and in-store training of key fresh staff Developing toolkits, standard operating procedures and training materials in conjunction with the Trading department Working closely with Regional Managers to ensure best practice in the fresh food departments Supporting the delivery of the retail brand in key fresh areas in-store Delivering fresh food training to our SuperValu stores Supporting new & revamped stores to ensure best in class fresh standards that drive sales and profitability. The successful candidates will possess the following: Third Level Qualification preferable Minimum of 1-year experience in retail Strong influencing skills coupled with minimum 3 years experience in managing others Food preparation / food service experience will be an advantage, ideally in high volume or industrial catering environment A proven ability to engage stakeholders and and creating buy-in for projects that deliver profitable sales and enhance the offering to consumers Strong IT skills including an excellent knowledge and practical experience of MS Office programs. Excellent presentation and communication and people skills. Full driving licence. Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know. Musgrave operate a Work Smart hybrid working model where you can alternate your time between connecting and collaborating in the business and working remotely. Occasional business travel to other locations will also be required.