General Manager - Retail
Aramark
Durham, NC
Job Description
Aramark Healthcare+ is searching for a General Manager of Retail to oversee multiple retail locations and catering operations at Duke University Hospital, located in Durham, NC. The General Manager of Retail plans, administers and directs multiple managers and their activities related to retail and catering operations, including cash management and reporting processes. Ensures compliance with the standards established by Aramark Healthcare+, regulatory agencies and client. Leads retail managers, supervisors, and staff. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other departments to provide a unified retail experience for customers. Oversees multiple outlets including cafes, coffee shops/bistros and convenience locations as well as the systems and retail technology.
Job Responsibilities
? Delivers strong operational performance by executing against Aramark Healthcare+ and regulatory agency standards and programs, continually monitoring operations, and completing assessments and necessary action plan is to provide optimal merchandise quality and service.
? Drives customer satisfaction by utilizing customer feedback to respond to customer needs and to improve retail services.
? Ensures compliance to sanitation, and general workplace safety standards.
? Oversees all retail and catering operations, including cash handling, marketing & merchandising, product presentation, quality and cost control, catering, retail systems and technology.
? Develops and implements retail services plan to improve service, quality and profitability of service areas.
? Interacts with Client Management and maintains effective client and customer relations at all levels of client organization, including conducting rounding. Identifies Aramark service expansion opportunities.
? Provides overall direction and manages performance for the Retail Managers, Supervisors and/lor front line staff, ensuring employee development, engagement and compliance with human resource related policies and standards, including conducting applicable rounding.
? Develops operational component forecasts and is able to explain variances. Responsible for component?s accounting functions.
? Responsible for scheduling and managing food service activities in compliance with Aramark healthcare food service systems
At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.
Qualifications
In order to be prepared for this leadership role, qualified candidates will possess:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
- 10+ years of Retail Food Service Management experience required; within a high volume institution (Hospital, University, Business Dining)
- Marketing, merchandising and cash handling experience required.
- Knowledge of Brand Renovations and construction required.
- Preferring multi-outlet experience (Cafeteria, Coffee Shop/Kiosk, C-Store, Grab & Go).
- Solid computer skills required, including experience implementing or maintaining retail technology.
- Strong financial acumen required
- Food Safety and Sanitation knowledge is essential in this role
- Ability to provide a high level of customer service is critical to success in this role.
- Healthcare experience is a plus.
Education
About Aramark
Our Mission
Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.
At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
About Aramark
The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About the Company
Aramark
We focus on enriching and nourishing the lives of millions all over the world, providing a wide range of services—food, facilities and uniforms—to a diverse group of clients in 19 countries. We serve world champion sports teams, Fortune 500 companies, state-of-the-art healthcare providers and the world’s leading educational institutions. And every day, we dream of ways to do it better through our commitment to innovation and our passion for excellent customer service.
Innovation inspired by you
The better we know the people we serve, the greater the experiences we can develop. Whether it’s food service, facilities or uniforms, our proprietary programs allow us to understand the wants and needs of our audiences.
Armed with that knowledge, our Service Stars spring into action, combining insights and ingenuity to deliver moments that make a difference. These innovations could be game-changing campus transformations. Or a simpler, quicker way for you to access condiments at the ballpark. In any case, our innovations help create experiences that make an impact.
Beyond great service
Another key part of what makes us different is something we call service excellence.
To us, service excellence isn’t just about providing great customer service. It also means using time-tested practices and proven processes to get it right every day, everywhere, in everything that we do. And it's also about striking the perfect balance between doing something well over and over again and being responsive enough to the changing needs of clients and customers. It’s being open to the continuing cycle of innovation. Excellent, but never satisfied. Process-driven, but never locked in place.
We never stop thinking of new, better ways to get it right when our people impact the lives of clients and consumers every day.
Our people make all the difference—we make sure of it
Our commitment to hiring, training and rewarding the right people ensures that our employees are more than just hard workers. They’re Service Stars, and that means they can be counted on to go above and beyond, every single day.
We understand that many times our people are literally the face of your business. That’s why all 270,000 Service Stars receive continual access to professional development and proprietary skills training.
The bottom line is this: when you work with Aramark, you can be confident you’ll be collaborating with the right people with the right skills and the right attitude. That’s true whether it’s for strategic expertise, operational excellence or just serving a morning coffee. That’s our commitment as trusted partners and Service Stars. That’s the Aramark way.