Benjamin Leeman

Background

About Benjamin Leeman

With over 10 years of experience in retail fresh and restaurant operations, I am a motivated and results-oriented leader who excels at process improvement, problem solving, and employee training and development. Currently, I serve as the Fresh Operations Director at Acosta, where I provide managerial oversight for 40 direct reports and 618 locations nationally. In this role, I lead a team of consultants to teach, train, and test associates and managers on club operations, financials, production methods, food safety, merchandising, and sanitation across multiple Sam’s clubs in the Northeast. I also oversee talent acquisition and management, including onboarding and training new directors. Additionally, I am responsible for ensuring sales growth, inventory management, policy compliance, customer service, and food safety. Some of my achievements include increasing sales by 14% year over year, reducing shrink by half in many locations, and rolling out new app-based technology programs with a 99% success rate. My mission is to cultivate trust, over-deliver for customers, model servant leadership with associates, and function first as an educator.