Available Corporate Positions

All qualified applicants should submit a resume in one of the following ways:

E-mail: h.resources@abrholdings.com
Fax: (303) 672-2664
Mail:
American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC
400 W. 48th Ave.
Denver, CO 80216
Attn: Human Resources Department

Marketing

Director

Restaurant Management

If you are interested in a Village Inn or Bakers Square restaurant management position, please e-mail your resume to h.resources@abrholdings.com .

Updated January 21, 2010

Marketing Director

Nature and Scope of Position

Direct the Village Inn marketing and advertising activities with the express focus on developing and implementing programs to deliver sales in order to meet or exceed annual plan.

Essential Duties

Responsible for department budget including: budget development, approval of expenditures, monitoring of expenses, coordinating budget updates, quarterly review with VP, Marketing and quarterly spending reports for audit, forecasting and accounting.
Responsible for design, photography and production of all marketing materials to include: pricing review, focus groups, and evaluation of sales and profitability of existing and new menu items and recommendation of new menu items to support the annual marketing plan and promotional calendar.
Work with VP, Marketing to develop annual national and local media plan including: direct mail marketing, media strategy, competitive analysis and DMA plans. Work with VP, Marketing and agencies to develop creative strategy and to develop and execute television commercials in support of the brand strategy and the marketing plan.
Develop and execute communication of marketing programs and activities both internally and externally to insure effective roll out of programs and activities.
Conduct consumer insight studies and syndicated data analysis.
Work with VP, Marketing and Culinary Research & Development to assist in development of new features and menu items for Village Inn and Bakers Square.
Work with VP, Marketing to develop annual marketing plan, competitive analysis and DMA plans.
Responsible for training and supervising the Customer Service & Marketing Coordinator.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Primary Contacts

Marketing Personnel, Field Operators, Agencies, Vendors and Corporate Personnel.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manage and evaluate the professional support staff including insuring proper training and development of subordinates, conducting performance appraisals, promotions, salary increases, terminations, disciplinary actions, etc., in accordance with ABRH Restaurant’s Human Resources policies and organization vision, values and culture.

Certifcations and Licenses Required

Valid Driver’s license and car insurance.

Skills & knowledge:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Work independently with limited supervision, performing projects and assignments with self-direction; operate with substantial latitude for un-reviewed action or decision; reviews progress with management on non-routine assignments or problems.
Provide leadership support staff to obtain departmental goals; possess strong interpersonal skills requiring the ability to resolve conflicting interests; exhibit strong customer service orientation.
Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills; effectively communicate with and present information to team members, management and outside vendors; ability to write reports, proposals and correspondence.
Exercise good judgment with the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several variables; ability to demonstrate neutrality and confidentiality. Develop and manage the analysis and administration of marketing programs; ability and skill to analyze statistical reports and proposals; monitor budgets, costs, income and other related accounting concepts to practical situations.
Possess intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Advertising/Communication or related discipline is required.
Minimum two years of Director level experience in the restaurant industry is required.
Experience in directing and implementing graphic standards is required.