A place to grow your career
Maintaining a healthy career-life balance can be a challenge. The demands of home are great, and yet the gratification of a career is important and fulfilling. The food retail/wholesale industry offers flexibility, opportunities for advancement, and professional development supports that allow women seeking management roles to progress at their own pace and realize their goals.Increasingly, employers in the food retail/wholesale sector are looking to invest in developing the skills of female employees—valuing the perspective and skills that women bring to their organizations at the management level.
“My job in the food retail/wholesale industry”
Read the stories of women who have found management success in our sector.
Director of Human Resources
Janet has made a quick climb up the corporate ladder. In 2003 she took the job of Human Resources (HR) Officer. Today she is the company’s Director of HR, responsible for some 850 employees across more than 10 stores. Janet and her staff of six perform a wide range of tasks—recruiting and training employees, developing strategies for retaining staff, compensation, and health and safety.
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General Manager
Treena took a cashier position right out of college as a way to earn money while she figured out what direction to take with her life. That part-time job soon turned into full-time work—and after moving her way up the chain of command, she’s now General Manager of her store.
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Learn more about the supports and services available
Check out the CGHRC Workplace Diversity Directory (WDD)—our national database of organizations that provide employment services and financial support to women seeking management careers.