Keells, as a leading retailer is striving to deliver its core purpose to ‘improve the quality of life for the nation’. We know that to deliver on our core purpose, we have to grow and develop Sri Lanka’s best retail team. If you want to come on this journey with us, to deliver retail excellence, then we can really support your ambitions and future growth.
Job Responsibilities
- Identify and assess the current percentage of food donations executed across Keells stores.
- Work closely with the Service Assurance Team and relevant outlets to improve the quantity of food donations.
- Analyze daily donation numbers against stores, cluster and overall wastage data.
- Set and monitor daily targets for redistributing non-sellable but consumable produce.
- Identify product ranges and SKUs eligible for donation in compliance with organizational policies and practices.
- Initiate, trial, and implement innovative initiatives to improve food redistribution processes.
- Monitor and track progress daily, addressing concerns and driving continuous improvements.
- Identify redistribution challenges by product, outlet and cluster and implement improvements based on wastage data.
- Achieve quarterly and annual food redistribution targets aligned with declared wastage levels.
- Conduct pilot executions at selected outlets and evaluate outcomes using a Plan Do Review approach before scaling across all outlets.
- Develop best practice guidelines and generate daily and weekly compliance reports.
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders including the Fresh Team, Marketing Team and Finance Team.
Person Specifications
- Degree in Business Management or a Professional Qualification related to Fresh Produce Management.
- Knowledge of fresh produce handling, storage, quality assurance and food safety guidelines.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in store operations or a related field.
- Strong focus on achieving assigned KPIs.
- High level of process compliance and operational discipline.
- Self-motivated individual with strong integrity and accountability.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply on HIVE before the 26/03/2026.
