Purpose: Oversee UNFI's work force of reset employees, vendors, brokers, retailers, and third-party merchandisers to complete retail merchandising projects as scheduled. Merchandising projects consist of Home Store Program, full store resets, major remodels, ad hoc projects, and new store merchandising. Manage an assigned territory that consist of 25 to 35 stores on the Shelf Management program. Works closely with store personnel to ensure the least amount of interruption to their business and customers. Works with merchandising manager to finalize floor plan layouts and daily tasks list. Manages and runs full store resets, having the ability to amend layout changes and adapt planograms in a timely manner as needed at worksite. Coordinate region shelf management program by overseeing the retail execution of base and customer planograms and store-level reports to directly contribute to the sales, growth, and profitability of UNFI retailers. Has a full understanding of the Home Store program and the ability to present the program to retailers as well as coordinate and oversee the bi-weekly execution of the cycle packets. Acts as a consult selling agent to the retailers in the areas of shelf management, store-in-store services, merchandising and store mapping/layout. Job Responsibilities:

Leads the field teams and partners with independent retailers, merchandising, marketing, vendors/brokers to provide merchandising services that maximize region and retailer profitability.

Full understanding of the Home Store program and the ability to present the program to retailers, securing additional retail accounts on the program.

Face to face interaction with retailers to draw up existing/new stores reset projects; begin the process of putting together a daily project plan using shelf management skill, technical solutions (store mapping) and merchandising experience.

Deploys accurate and timely implementation of core/custom planograms at retail by coordinating efforts to institute set/reset schedules. Includes influencing retailers to follow UNFI's shelf management merchandising philosophy.

Ensures that the shelf sets follow the UNFI shelf management principles and is the most visually appealing, sales generating and profit enhancing option.

Coordinates and places orders for in house equipment (tag stock, plastics, pegs, overlays, extenders); racks from suppliers to ensure all are shipped prior to resetting.

Instructs all 3rd party merchandising staff in the use and implementation of base and custom planograms. Ensures accurate and timely implementation of base and custom planograms at retail by coordinating efforts to institute set/reset schedules. Includes influencing retailers to follow UNFI's shelving principles.

Utilize UNFI's shelf management principles to integrate the regional merchandising philosophy at retail. Stays in-tune with latest UNFI's category strategic plans, store layouts, competitive insights, and consumer insights/trends.

Provide training and guidance to retailers and 3rd party merchandisers on new items, replacement items and discontinued items for retail execution within territory.

Communicate monthly and visit Home Store retailers on a quarterly basis to evaluate, monitor and identify/solve any potential issues with the overall program.

Facilitates the potential sales, implementation, and support of merchandising services to independent retailers including the areas of shelf management, store kiosks, and 3rd party merchandising service programs.

Evaluate the instituted plan-o-grams using shelf management reporting to determine if set/resets have provided expected results. Adjust sets/resets as necessary based on evaluation.

Initiate retailer and 3rd party merchandiser training and provide ongoing training on usage of reports and plan-o-gram output.

Resolve all issues and conflicts over sh