Senior Director of Merchandising, Fresh Categories

The Senior Director of Merchandising, Fresh Categories is responsible for the Deli, Produce, Meat, and Seafood departments. They provide leadership and direction for merchandisers in each of these areas and work collaboratively with store management to ensure the success of those departments.

If you’re a people person, you’re a PCC person. Maybe it’s our co-op roots, or maybe it’s our Northwest nature, but we embrace stewardship and take action because we care. As one of the most trusted grocers in Seattle, we foster high standards and look to our staff members to build trust by acting with integrity — toward our members and shoppers, and toward each other.

PCC is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We value all the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our staff members invest in their work, stores and communities. Valuing diversity is a significant part of our culture, our values and PCC’s success.

PCC provides equal employment opportunities to all staff members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

• Accountable for the overall profitability of the areas assigned.
• Responsible for business planning in those areas including goal setting, project sponsorship, team resource allocation, and budgeting.
• Represents PCC in distributor and key vendor negotiations.
• Leads private label development for these departments.
• Develops and assures implementation of merchandising standards.
• Oversees quality control of products and programs in these areas.
• Provides leadership, direction, mentoring, and development for team.
• Drives promotional activity and ad planning.
• This position works consistently at a light physical work level and may be asked to work on occasion at a medium or heavy physical work level when supporting stores or other offsite events. Frequently required to sit, walk, reach, and grasp. Occasionally required to be on feet with a mix of standing and walking throughout shift.
• Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties, responsibilities, and requirements, but constitutes a general definition of the position’s scope and function within our company. PCC Community Markets reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet the changing industry or business needs as necessary.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of grocery industry experience.  
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with a multi-unit retailer
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience
• Previous accountability for financial results including sales, margin, and shrink
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Proficiency with all Microsoft office applications.

Desired Qualifications

• Natural and organic food experience
• Experience in food commissary production and distribution logistics

• Keep yourself and your family healthy. Medical, dental, and vision plan
• Care for yourself and loved ones. Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program.
• Take time off. Paid time off starting at 0.08 hours per hour worked, plus 6 paid holidays per year, and bereavement leave.
• Save for your future. 401(k) profit sharing contribution
• Save on expenses. Discounted ORCA bus pass, PCC cooking classes discount, staff discount on in-store purchases, free PCC co-op membership, Flexible Spending Account with pre-tax savings on eligible health and child care expenses.
• Learn more at https://www.pccmarkets.com/about/jobs/benefits/

Physical and Environmental Workspace

Work occurs in an office, a variety of off-site environments and in a grocery store environment which includes surfaces that can be wet and slippery, moderate noise level, and temperature extremes in controlled environments in the cooler and freezer, and depending on location, working outside in all temperatures. There may be exposure to certain allergens and / or chemicals. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and other applicable state or local law, we will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.