Director, Center Store Growth & Merchandising

Albertsons Companies, Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Associate discounts

Health and financial well-being

Career development

Inclusive environment

Job summary

Albertsons Companies seeks a Director, Center Store in Boise, ID to align priorities and streamline center store processes across Grocery, Frozen, Dairy, NOSHE and GM/HBC. You will lead strategic direction, drive efficiency, and eliminate redundancies to improve market performance.

The role focuses on developing merchandising programs, pricing strategies, and vendor relationships while collaborating with Corporate Marketing, operations and procurement to achieve local goals.

Qualifications

• 15+ years retail merchandising experience or related experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of grocery retail processes and category knowledge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to convey messages to diverse groups.
• Proven ability to collaborate across the company to drive efficiencies.
• Champions new ideas and values different perspectives to support innovation.
• Strong computer aptitude and proficiency with MS Office and new systems.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop sales and merchandising programs aligned with national strategy and local relevance.
• Validate and forecast metrics by category including sales, gross profit, shrink, and allowances.
• Direct promo strategy execution to meet market go-to-market goals.
• Provide input on planning and layouts to ensure local needs and competitive product mix.
• Contribute to Plan-o-grams; ensure assortment and presentation in stores.
• Approve pricing strategies and work with ASMs to implement them.
• Oversee vendor relations for Center Store in partnership with ASMs.
• Lead partnerships with Corporate Marketing/Merchandising, retail operations, procurement, and distribution.

Skills

Retail merchandising

Cross-functional leadership

Negotiation

Strategic planning

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Albertsons Companies seeks a Director, Center Store in Boise, ID to align priorities and streamline center store processes across Grocery, Frozen, Dairy, NOSHE and GM/HBC. You will lead strategic direction, drive efficiency, and eliminate redundancies to improve market performance.

The role focuses on developing merchandising programs, pricing strategies, and vendor relationships while collaborating with Corporate Marketing, operations and procurement to achieve local goals.