Associate Retail Strategy & Optimization Manager

 Salary: $80,000.00

Other Forms of Compensation: 10% bonus 

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Morrison Healthcare is a leading national food and nutrition services company exclusively dedicated to serving more than 600 hospitals and healthcare systems. Morrison's hospital kitchens, restaurants, and cafés feature socially responsible practices and exceptional guest experiences. The company's comprehensive Mindful Choices® wellness and sustainability platform includes the latest in healthful eating and an understanding of behavioral change in food consumption. Morrison's alignment with Partnership for a Healthier America's (PHA) Hospital Healthy Food Initiative positively impacts up to 41 million patients and 500 million hospital meals annually. Morrison has been named one of Modern Healthcare's "Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare" for the past five years, and Training Magazine's Top 125 organizations for the past six consecutive years. The company is a division of Compass Group and has more than 1,200 registered dietitians, 300 executive chefs, and 17,000 professional food service team members.

Job Summary

 

The Associate Retail Strategy & Optimization Manager supports the development and execution of strategies that improve retail performance, operational efficiency, and customer experience. This role is ideal for an analytical, early-career professional looking to grow within retail strategy, analytics, or operations.

You will work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional partners to analyze performance, identify opportunities, and help implement improvements across the retail network.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Analyze store and market performance metrics including sales, traffic, conversion, labor, and inventory

• Support retail optimization initiatives across pricing, promotions, labor planning, assortment, and operations

• Build and maintain reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate insights

• Assist with business cases, pilots, and testing initiatives to improve retail productivity

• Partner with Retail Operations, Merchandising, Finance, and Analytics teams on cross-functional projects

• Support new store openings, remodels, and other growth initiatives with data analysis

• Identify process improvement opportunities and assist with implementation at scale

 

Qualifications

 

• 2–4 years of experience in retail, strategy, operations, analytics, consulting, or a related field

• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and working with data

• Familiarity with retail KPIs and performance metrics preferred

• Experience with BI or reporting tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker) a plus

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• Must live near a major airport and be open to heavy travel

 

Apply to Morrison Healthcare today!

Morrison Healthcare is a member of Compass Group USA

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Associates at Morrison Healthcare are offered many fantastic benefits. 

 

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Flexible 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 or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.