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🥝 VP, Regional Retail Operations

Panera Bread | United States, United States | Posted April 12, 2026

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Purpose

The Vice President of Regional Retail Operations is a strategic leader responsible for driving sales growth, elevating the guest experience, and ensuring operational excellence across a large muti‑state territory. This includes requirements to lead high‑performing regional teams and influence cross‑functional areas such as HR, L&D, Real Estate, Design & Development, Ops Services, and Category Management. This role sets the overall strategic direction for a large, complex retail region and is accountable for scaling operational systems, developing deep leadership bench strength, and cultivating a culture that drives both immediate results and long‑term enterprise value.

Candidates must be based in the upper Midwest, or be willing to relocate.

Essential Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Enterprise Impact

  • Set the strategic vision for a large retail territory.
  • Drive multi‑year growth plans ...
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