RETAIL PROGRAM MANAGER (CHARLOTTE, NC)
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As the leading foodservice and support services company, Compass Group USA is known for our great people, great service and our great results. If you’ve been hungry and away from home, chances are you’ve tasted Compass Group’s delicious food and experienced our outstanding service. We have over 284,000 US associates who work in award-winning restaurants, corporate cafes, hospitals, schools, arenas, museums, and more in all 50 states. Our reach is constantly expanding to shape the industry and create new opportunities for innovation. Join the Compass family today!
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Job Summary:
This role is dedicated to the development and management of retail-focused planograms and merchandising across key categories and business lines. The Manager will partner with internal teams and external stakeholders to manage planograms and merchandising that drives sales growth.
Using retail reporting, KPIs, and both internal and external data sources, the Manager will guide insights into actionable performance tools. This position plays a critical role in ensuring that product placement and assortment strategies are optimized to deliver value, align with business objectives, and support long-term success.
Responsibilities:
The Manager, Retail Programs will be responsible for leading the development, and execution of planograms and retail performance tools to drive sales, margin, and like for like growth. This role requires retail, CPG knowledge, close collaboration with product experts, data teams, and sector leaders to ensure planograms are optimized to organizational goals and market dynamics.
- Lead the review, management and implementation of planograms across multiple sectors.
- Develop and evaluate existing planograms to identify opportunities for improvement and optimization.
- Review and performance metrics, operational feedback and translate findings into actionable planogram strategies.
- Continue collaboration with developing planogram methodology, SKU compliance, and planogram software.
- Guide planogram initiatives from pilot through full-scale implementation, managing deliverables, resources, timelines, and budgets.
- Collaborate across a matrixed organization, including associates, suppliers, clients, and retail operators, to ensure alignment and execution.
- Provide incremental support to drive innovative programs
- Monitor industry and competitive trends to identify shopper behaviors, assortment opportunities, and shelf strategies that inform planogram design.
- Achieves goals measured by KPIs
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, project management or related field
- 3+ years professional experience in CPG, retail, C-store or similar
- Experience with planogram, category development and analysis
- Experience in the beverage business (bottler, CPG, retailer)
- Business acumen to analyze category performance and make recommendations
- Executive level reporting
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office - specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Teams
- Strong presentation, written and oral communication skills
- Ability to travel
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Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.
Compass Corporate maintains a drug-free workplace.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Associates at Corporate are offered many fantastic benefits.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/ AD
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
- Personal Leave
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here for paid time off benefits information.
Req ID: 1467454
Compass Corporate
Julia Vogel
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