Center Store Lead: Grocery Ops & Team Growth

New Pioneer Food Co-op; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

Staff discounts

Retirement plan options

Job summary

New Pioneer Food Co-op is seeking a Center Store Team Leader to oversee daily operations in the Grocery Department, ensuring product availability, merchandising excellence, and strong safety and customer service standards.

This hands-on leadership role blends operational execution, people management, scheduling, and cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Production, and Category teams to maintain a clean, well-stocked, and shopper-friendly store.

Qualifications

• Must have 3+ years of grocery retail leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, merchandising execution, and in stock control.
• Experience managing scheduling and aligning labor to traffic patterns and sales volume.
• Ability to coach, develop, and hold team members accountable.
• Confidence managing shopper concerns and resolving conflict with professionalism.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead with clarity and composure.
• Comfort working in a fast paced, high volume retail environment.
• Knowledge of natural, organic, and conventional grocery products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead ordering, inventory management, and merchandising execution across the Grocery Department.
• Maintain strong in stock conditions, pricing accuracy, and disciplined shrink control.
• Align staffing and scheduling with traffic patterns, delivery cycles, and seasonal demand.
• Ensure aisles, entrances, and displays remain clean, safe, organized, and uncluttered.
• Proactively identify and address operational and safety risks.
• Coach and develop team members, reinforcing accountability and clear expectations.
• Manage shopper concerns and resolve conflict with professionalism and composure.
• Partner with Marketing, Production, and Category teams to execute promotions, support product flow, and implement assortment and display strategies consistently.

Skills

Leadership

Inventory management

Merchandising

In stock control

Staff scheduling

Coaching

Customer service

Communication

Safety awareness

Vendor coordination

Job description

New Pioneer Food Co-op is seeking a Center Store Team Leader to oversee daily operations in the Grocery Department, ensuring product availability, merchandising excellence, and strong safety and customer service standards.

This hands-on leadership role blends operational execution, people management, scheduling, and cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Production, and Category teams to maintain a clean, well-stocked, and shopper-friendly store.