Fresh Food Advisor

Fresh Foods Advisor (Full-Time Permanent)

Dublin/Leinster

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 and demonstrating how to optimise sales, achieve margin, increase participation and enhance profitability across retail foodservice categories.

• 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 hands-on practical fresh food training and develop stores to continually improve on their fresh food range standards.

• To demonstrate and train on 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.

• Any other duties designated by your manager

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Previous retail experience is essential

• Hands on retail foodservice counter/dept. experience

• 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