Yellas Retail Manager

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Foods and Nutrition, Institutional Management, Hotel & Restaurant Administration or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and supervisory experience.
• 6 months – 1 year experience in the preparation and distribution of foods.
• 6 months – 1 year experience in food service management, including training and supervising staff; and inventory control.
• Ability to work with third party partners, including the ability to travel to brand headquarters for training and necessary meetings.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively transmit, receive and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through appropriate communication methods and behaviors at a working proficiency level.
• Demonstrates the ability to adjust and develop self to prepare for new or changing assignments, processes, people or priorities as organizational needs dictate at a working proficiency level.
• Experience creating and maintaining a welcoming and respectful environment.
• Demonstrates a working proficiency in the ability to collaborate and interact with individuals and groups.
• Demonstrates a working proficiency in the ability to provide excellent customer and to meet or exceed customer service needs.
• Ability to obtain and maintain ServSafe certification.

Desired Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of experience in personnel supervision.
• Working experience in a large-scale food service operation.
• Some experience working with a collective bargaining unit.

Application Details:

In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.  Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions or additional information, please contact rebecca-hoag@uiowa.edu