Dining Performance Manager – West Region

Job Description:

  • Supports critical marketing business initiatives that span the food and retail food business within Aramark Correctional Services
  • Reports to the Senior Dining Performance Manager and interacts with all levels of management, clients, vendors, and consumers
  • Partners with the Aramark Correctional Services Growth Team, Nutritional Support Services, Operations Managers, and Retail Team to develop and deploy differentiated programs in Aramark’s Corrections food and retail channels
  • Develops and deploys Fresh Favorites, iCare Fresh, and Visitation program and tools
  • Partners with the regional growth team to provide retail proposal content, cost, and revenue targets during bid proposals
  • Manages project of staff dining renovations and installs
  • Develops and deploys marketing programs for Staff Dining channel including menus, product planograms, retail promotions, and catering
  • Analyzes and provides report on all retail promotions and their effectiveness
  • Seeks out industry, competitor, and consumer insights
  • Provides analysis and synthesizes information to spur innovation
  • Supports pilot program tools for alternative food and retail concepts that enable new business growth
  • Supports large account openings by ensuring all components are ready for implementation (signage, merchandising, onsite installs)
  • Partners with operations to maximize growth within existing retail channels
  • Partners with Supply Chain, Distributors, and Manufacturers to optimize promotions, product availability and pricing for retail channels
  • Travels up to 50% to Correctional institutions

Requirements:

  • A minimum of 3 - 5 years of professional experience in marketing
  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, project management, business administration or a related field
  • Food service, advertising, CPG, DSD and/or retail marketing experience is preferred
  • ServSafe certificate holder or will need to become certified within 90 days of hire
  • Excellent verbal, presentation, written and interpersonal communication skills with strong Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint, Excel)
  • Ability to synthesize multiple inputs into clear, concise, and useful recommendations
  • Significant organizational and project management experience
  • Experience or a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-based environment within a heavily matrixed organization
  • Proven ability to increase sales and measure the impact/return on investment on implementation of programs
  • Demonstrated ability to be proactive and assertive in identifying and capturing growth opportunities, as well as thinking creatively and strategically
  • Solid strategic, analytical, and decision-making experience
  • Valid driver’s license

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development
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