Director of Merchandising - Center Store

Director of Merchandising - Center Store

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The Coborns’ team is hiring a new Director of Merchandising - Center Store! If you are a senior merchandising leader who is looking to build, inspire, and lead a high-performing category management team across a regional, multi-banner grocery organization, join our REMARKABLE Team! In this hands‑on Director position, you will partner closely with cross-functional teams and vendor partners while directly owning an assigned portfolio of Center Store categories.

By developing talent, fostering collaboration, and balancing strategic vision with day-to-day execution, you will drive sustainable sales growth, margin performance, and inventory productivity through effective assortment, pricing, promotion, and vendor strategies.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Center Store Category Managers and merchandising Analysts
• Direct overall Center Store strategies to achieve sales, profit, and inventory goals
• Personally own and manage assigned categories with full accountability for results
• Conduct supplier negotiations and joint business planning with key CPG partners
• Oversee competitive pricing and promotional planning disciplines
• Partner with Space Management to guide planogram strategy and shelf presentation
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Store Operations to improve forecasting, fill rates, and item lifecycle management
• Ensure eCommerce assortment accuracy and alignment with in‑store plans
• Analyze internal and external data to guide fact‑based decisions
• Support new store openings, remodels, and merchandising initiatives

This position is an in-office position with the ability to work remotely on Friday; occasional travel to stores and vendor meetings.

Our remarkable employees are at the heart of everything we do. At Coborn’s, we’re committed to creating a supportive and rewarding workplace—one that offers a vibrant, team-oriented environment, ongoing career growth, and meaningful benefits. As an employee-owned company, we believe in investing in our people and their futures.

We’re proud to offer a variety of benefits to both our full‑time and part‑time employees, including:

• 10% employee discount on grocery items, with additional franchise-specific discounts available at company-owned Ace Hardware, Caribou Coffee, Erbert and Gerbert’s, and Pet Supplies Plus locations.
• Get Paid Daily with Daily Pay — for employees who would like access to their pay before payday, we offer this great benefit.
• Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation)
• Paid Floating Holidays & time and a half (1 ½) paid for hours worked on a company‑recognized holiday!
• Sunday Premium Pay — an extra $1 per hour for hours worked on Sundays (some exclusions apply)
• Paid Military Leave
• Employee recognition programs with monetary rewards including in‑store vouchers, years of service, and employee of the month
• Employee Health & Wellness Programs, Challenges and Resources — to assist our team members in living a life of wellbeing!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) — unlimited phone access to legal, financial, and work‑life services and up to five free in‑person counseling sessions, per situation/issue, per year
• Access to a national discount marketplace for travel, electronics, auto/home insurance, entertainment and more!
• Tools, resources and opportunities for career growth and development
• 401(k) plan options — we also match up to 20% of the first 5% contributed
• Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) — yes, we’re employee‑owned! Our team members benefit from the success of the company through this company‑sponsored benefit!
• Education benefits including tuition discount and scholarship programs
• Additional voluntary benefits — such as vision, accident and critical illness insurances

If you’re hired or promoted into a full‑time position with our company, you will also be eligible for:
Medical & Dental Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Adoption Reimbursement, Paid Family Caregiver Leave, as well as…