General Merchandise Dept Mgr - Glen Carbon IL

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community! Grab the Good Stuff:
Weekly pay Team member discount 401(k) with company contributions Paid parental leave Paid education assistance Development programs for advancement and career growth Medical/dental/vision And more!

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we’re a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer provides a variety of benefits that contribute to a positive work-life balance:

• Get Paid Weekly
• 3 Weeks of Paid Days Off (effective on hire date
  - Leaders Only)
• Medical/Dental/Vision/401K (effective on hire date
  - Leaders Only)
• Tuition Free and
  
  Education Reimbursement Programs (available on hire date
  - Career Growth
  - Paid Parental Leave
  - Team Member Discount - ....and Much More

Meijer offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k) plan with employer match, disability leave, and paid time off (PTO). In addition to these core benefits, we are committed to supporting your overall well-being and career growth. Our offerings include a variety of programs designed to support your personal and professional development, such as paid parental leave, paid education assistance (including free education), a childcare subsidy and more.

Engages with team members in span of care to ensure they are receiving appropriate onboarding, training and development, and coaching and feedback to be successful in all they do. Identifies talent and engages in career discussions to support overall store staffing and ensure a diversified talent pipeline strategy for team member as well as leadership roles. Involvement in candid discussions with team members to ensure Meijer standards are upheld and team members have the ability to grow within the organization.

Accountability for area operations and financial results by overseeing the execution of corporate plans to ensure all services and products are effectively managed in order to maximize sales and productivity ultimately owning budget line items in the P&L. Drives safety and compliance throughout the store in addition to overall condition management as well as responsibility for following all compliance procedures in the store.

Ensures the Team Leaders and Leads are providing guidance and assigning daily work assignments for team members as well as any training needs.

This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4+ years of retail/grocery or customer service experience.
• Progressive leadership experience preferred.
• A passion to provide industry leading service.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with team members in a way that provides clear and precise direction.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze financial and statistical information and use that information to make informed decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead an organization that practices working safely at all times.
• Demonstrates proactive/creative thinking and applies it to the business.
• A thorough understanding of seasonal and diverse merchandising which leads to…