Retail Implementation Manager

Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting for a  Retail Implementation Manager to join Service Operations. This is a new role reporting into the Senior Retail Implementation Manager, ensuring that retail offers /provisions are deployed correctly in the UK and Ireland. The role will require you to travel to attend meetings in offices throughout the UK & Ireland, as well as client based sites. You will support Sodexo’s retail operations across all segments within the UK&I and accelerate Sodexo’s ability to bring innovation to market in a timely manner. Work will be achieved through leading and collaborating with senior multi-disciplinary teams including Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain & FM Platform

Service Operations is the part of our business that supports segment development by providing expertise and process standardisation across all segments. Service Operations leverages our global expertise and best practice to bring the best of Sodexo to all of our clients. It includes everything from FM expertise to food development through to bid support, health and safety, and contract design and management.

Role Responsibility

• Strategy
  • Support the Senior Retail Implementation Manager in the Development of a UK & Ireland Retail strategy

• Retail Development & Deployment
  • Implement Service Deployment approaches, tools and project management best practices
  • Supports the deployment of UK & Ireland Retail programs and solutions into UK&I
  • Provides input into retail category insight and use to support plans
  • Supports the deployment of Retail innovation cross-region and contributes to development efforts; evaluating and recommending short and long-term strategic solutions.
  • Drives continuous assessment of current Retail Service deployment effectiveness and provide feedback, identifying and pursuing opportunities to improve Gross Profit through offer improvements using analytical techniques.

• Retail Pricing
  • Supports the development & implementation of Retail Pricing Strategy with requisite support & training tools to optimize average unit volumes and transaction values

• Training
  • Ensure Retail deployment training programs to build global and regional capabilities at all levels of organization to facilitate Retail Strategy execution are delivered to specification

• Co-ordination
  • UK&I Supply Management and Research and Development
  • UK&I  IS&T
  • Region Food Platform leadership and teams

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The Ideal Candidate

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience within retail environment
• Team player with excellent communication and influencing skills
• Financial acumen and result orientated
• Ability in working in a multi-cultural and matrix environment
• Strong excel based skills (Advance Excel)
• Strong presentation skills both verbally and written

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.