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ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE.Join Our Community of Food People!CHEF’STORE® is your destination for the best in restaurant shopping – serving both professional chefs and home chefs alike. Get great food at wholesale prices: fresh produce, meat, dairy and more, in the variety and volume you need. It’s a fresh take on shopping for restaurant equipment and supplies, with easy access and a superior customer experience in our clutter-free stores. No memberships. Public welcome. CHEF’STORE means savings on everything you need.When you join the CHEF'STORE® team you'll notice that you keep encountering the same smiling faces. Many of our employees have been with us for 20 years or more. We value employees who care about the relationships they build with our customers, know the ins and outs of our stores, are ready to offer cost-saving tips, and help customers find exactly what they're looking for.The Shelf Edge Manager role owns the strategic direction and oversees the tactical execution of category floor planning initiatives that drive sales, margin, and turn for US Foods CHEF’STORE. Responsibilities include the development of floor plan strategies, guidance for space optimization based on category and department performance, driving execution of strategies through the management of floor plans, developing cross-team processes and integration, and providing thought leadership for unique experiences throughout the company.N ew Ways of Work : This position has been segmented as hybrid meaning the work is a combination of 2 days onsite (Tuesday and Wednesday), 3 days remote (Monday, Thursday, and Friday) In either Rosemont, IL or West Linn, OR.RESPONSIBILITIES Develops and maintains overarching floor planning strategies to achieve merchant goals for sales, margin and turn of assigned categories. Works within team and with stakeholders to develop/refine strategies to maximize results. Drives testing of new strategies to continuously evolve the in-store customer experience. Defines team vision and direction and guides team to meet stated objectives. Understand the impact of space moves on fixturing through partnership with Retail Operations & Category Management teams. Support the Director/ VP with leadership and organization of ad hoc projects. Proficient in quickly delivering accurate analysis, that is both actionable and presentable to senior levels of management. Build effective teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Manage execution responsibilities and workload of direct reports to achieve department deliverables on time and with quality. Develop talent on your team to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of cross-functional teams. Gain alignment with Operations, Marketing, and Category Management functions to contribute to strategy and develop of store specific and prototypical floorplans with consideration for brand image, optimized space, and merchandise placement. Collaborate with category space planning to provide data-led recommendations on space reallocation. Owns strategic, senior level relationships with key external partners, as well as cross functional relationships for existing internal enterprise software to drive incremental use cases. Drives initiatives with partners from inception through to execution and serves as a subject matter expert for the usage and integration of data into company reporting. Directly oversees the floor planning capability for categories of responsibility in addition to the fixture attributes used in the merchandising systems. Ensures best practices are uniformly applied to US Foods CHEF’STORE. Works with Category Management, Marketing, Retail & Store Operations, and IT to develop and increase consistent chainwide merchandising strategies as needed. Travel: 25% (one week a month)SUPERVISION: Shelf analystsRELATIONSHIPS: Internal: The incumbent is required to interact with all employees at all levels of responsibility throughout the company, including but not limited to Category Management, Marketing, Retail & Store Operations and IT External: The incumbent is required to interact with customers and other service providersWORK ENVIRONMENT: Primarily work indoors in a climate-controlled office environment. Operate Office equipment, including personal computer and phone.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum 3-5 years’ experience leading a Space Planning/Schematic/Merchandising team or equivalent combination of experience in these functions. Experience with Microsoft Suite Category Space Management software experience required. AutoCAD/Revit Experience preferred.Certifications/Training Preferred: Certified in an industry recognized Space and Category Management solution such as JDA/Blue Yonder Category Management Suite (Certified in Space Planning, Floor Planning, Planogram Generator, or Category Knowledge Base)Licenses Drivers licensePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Excellent written & Verbal Communication Skills Project management knowledge Strong interpersonal & client consultation skills In-depth analytical skills Strong presentation skills Supervisory & leadership capabilities Problem solving & troubleshooting capabilities. Ability to train and develop staffEducation Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Examples include but not limited to Business Management, Merchandising or Operations, Finance, Management Information Systems, Architecture, Visual Merchandising.The following information is provided in accordance with certain state and local laws. Compensation depends on experience, geographic locations, and other factors permitted by law. In Washington, the expected compensation for this role is between $89,300 K - $104,000 K. This role is also eligible for Benefits for this role include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html .#LI-EG1EOE Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Protected Veteran/Disability StatusUS Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 300,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With 28,000 employees and more than 70 locations, US Foods provides its customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. US Foods is headquartered in Rosemont, Ill., and generates more than $28 billion in annual revenue. Visit www.usfoods.com to learn more.US Foods may collect personal information from you in connection with the application process. US Foods complies with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, and its policy may be found here (https://www.usfoods.com/content/dam/usf/pdf/Policies/HR/USFCCPApolicy.pdf) .US Foods, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.EEO is the Law poster is available here (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf) .EEO is the Law poster supplement is available here (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCPEEOSupplementFinalJRFQA508c.pdf) .Pay Transparency policy statement is available here (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp%20EnglishformattedESQA508c.pdf) .US Foods is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our US Foods Application Accommodation Line at 866-960-5886. You will be prompted to leave a message. 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