US Foods

Restaurant Operatns Consultant

Posted on: 6 Feb 2021

Phoenix, AZ

Job Description

Join Our Community of Food People!

Drive customer business success and deepen relationships by providing consultation on restaurant operations to maximize profitability & gain efficiency.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Build or deepen key customer relationships at the management level by consulting with customers on all aspects of restaurant operations (via on-site visits, customer data analysis, industry benchmarks) and provide recommendations for improvement.
* Develop business assessment report and works with customers to build agreed upon action plan, targets and timeline to address short- and long-term opportunities. Achieve customer savings and customer engagement goals.
* Champion expanded use of value added services, specifically advanced tools such as POS integration, Inventory management, Menu profitability, Data syndication, Analytics, Financial analysis etc. Develop strategies utilizing these advanced tools to best enhance US Foods sales and maximize customer savings.
* Educate field sales organization (TMs etc.) on value-add programs and related sales implications; provide guidance on how they may support in building and maintaining relationships with customers e.g., periodically checking-in on progress of recommendations, addressing bottlenecks etc.
* Responsible for development and tracking of annual performance goals in collaboration with Division Management (DSS) and Regional Customer Success teams.
* Collaborate with Restaurant Marketing Consultant, Chef/Food Fanatics, Specialists to deliver relevant subject-matter-expertise
* Participate in Value Added Services council, staying abreast of latest offerings while sharing best practices, competitive intelligence and other local activities
* Overnight travel may be required to participate in trainings, meetings, or other company events.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Training: High School diploma or equivalent required; Bachelors degree preferred.

Related Experience: Minimum 5 years of previous restaurant operations experience (both Back of the House and Front of the House) required; Sales experience preferred. Overnight travel may be required to participate in trainings, meetings, or other company events.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

* Strong communication skills (both written & verbal)
* Able to prioritize and work autonomously
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint required.

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US Foods

Rosemont, IL

US Foods Holding Corp., through its subsidiary, US Foods, Inc., markets and distributes fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. Its customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations. The company was formerly known as USF Holding Corp. and changed its name to US Foods Holding Corp. in February 2016. US Foods Holding Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.