Meat - Senior Director

General Information

Company: ACO-US

Location: ROGERS, Arkansas, 72758

Ref #: 47847

Pay Rate: $ 11.00

Experience/skills and/or location may influence position wage rate

Range Minimum: $ 11.00

Range Maximum: $ 11.00

Function: Field Management

Employment Duration: Part-time

Description and Requirements

As a Senior Director of Fresh Foods, this role oversees strategic development, creative execution, and tactical operations for fresh categories in retail clubs. This position partners with Acosta clients and customers to grow market share, maximize profitability, and ensure best-in-class execution across meat, produce, bakery, and food service operations.

What's in it for you?

• Opportunity to lead a high-performing team in fresh foods across multiple retail categories.

• Direct impact on client success and the growth of major CPG brands.

• Strategic and creative influence over fresh operations initiatives.

• Collaborative work environment with other trainers and management teams.

• Competitive pay and potential for career advancement.

• Travel opportunities to gain experience across different markets.

What will you do?

• Partner with clients and customers to maximize profitability and achieve strategic objectives.

• Manage, influence, and expand customer and client relationships.

• Develop strategies to address defined opportunities and implement solutions that impact customer success.

• Coordinate customer needs with the Director of Fresh Foods and align initiatives across the team to meet objectives.

• Develop and communicate category plans addressing client priorities, opportunities, and expectations.

• Create goals that support the strategic vision of the organization.

• Evaluate the Fresh Operations team's performance against established goals to ensure client and customer needs are met.

• Establish budgetary guidelines and ensure team targets are achieved.

• Review and approve program manuals and merchandising tools prior to deployment.

• Continually identify and communicate opportunities for improvement.

• Provide feedback on the effectiveness of customer and client strategies, selling programs, and initiatives.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience and Qualifications :

• 5+ years of retail experience, with preference for fresh category expertise (meat, produce, bakery, or food service).

• 3–5 years of supervisory experience.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

• Strong ability to work independently and autonomously.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with consistent follow-through and organizational abilities.

• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision-making, and financial analysis.

• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel up to 50%.

• Willingness to work non-traditional hours, including weekends.

• Certification in food safety preferred.

• Ability to drive on behalf of Acosta Sales & Marketing; any DUI/DWI conviction in the past 36 months is disqualifying.

Acosta Sales & Marketing is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer (Disabled, Veteran) | Under applicable requirements, such as the San Francisco FCO and the Los Angeles FCHIO, we consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records or criminal histories | E-Verify Employer

*Acosta Group, in good faith, believes that any posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting. Acosta Group may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications and locations. This range may be modified in the future.