Fresh Food Advisor

September 12, 2024

BWG Foods

FULL TIME

Fresh Foods Advisor (Full-Time Permanent)
North Munster/West/Midlands
We are currently recruiting for a Fresh Foods Advisor. This hands-on role is crucial to implementing and advising retailers on all categories within their fresh department and driving retailer performance within a defined area.
Some of the responsibilities of this role include the following:
To play a key role with retailers and their fresh teams advising how to optimise sales, achieve margin, and increase participation and profitability across the fresh areas.

To identify any issues in underperforming fresh food areas and support the store to ensure they are resolved in accordance with company practices and guidelines.
To build strong relationships with retailers, store managers and their fresh food teams to achieve a successful retailing environment that exceeds expectations
To deliver ongoing fresh food training and develop stores to continually improve on their fresh food range standards.
To demonstrate and train fresh food merchandising, stock management, portion control and waste management throughout the department.
To drive implementation of new fresh ranges and innovation in store.
To advise retailers on the role of food safety management and the tools required to achieve strong food safety standards and effectively implementing HACCP in store.
To work with stores to quickly resolve and rectify any concerns raised by Environmental Health Officers
To deliver training in respect of the BWG certified food safety management system to retailers and their staff
To assist in the creation and delivery of relevant training course material to BWG customers and staff
To work closely and collaboratively on an ongoing basis with team members, management and cross departmental teams as directed.

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

Previous retail experience is essential
Passion for fresh food retailing
Attention to detail
Must be proactive and flexible, with hands on approach
Knowledge of food safety at retail level
Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to both motivate and influence
The ability to work on own initiative, and as part of a team
Good organisational abilities
Strong computer skills (MS 365)
Full drivers licence