Elevate Business Partner - Growth Portfolio

Meijer Inc.; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer Inc. in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking an Elevate Business Partner to shape our growth portfolio across the enterprise. You will lead strategic roadmaps, coordinate change initiatives, and ensure resources are aligned with share growth objectives.

The role requires 10+ years in retail or strategic management, strong cross-functional leadership, and proven ROI analysis. You will partner with senior leaders to drive omni-channel investments and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree strongly preferred.
• 10+ years in retail or strategic business management with growth experience.
• Experience in omni-channel transformation and investment planning.
• Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate growth portfolio initiatives across the enterprise.
• Develop strategic roadmaps and optimize investments for share growth.
• Analyze ROI and financial metrics to inform decisions.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Drive change management and omni-channel roadmap execution.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Financial modeling

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

## Elevate Business Partner - Growth PortfolioApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: Grand Rapids, MItime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R000686050As 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! **Meijer Rewards*** Weekly pay* Scheduling flexibility* Paid parental leave* Paid education assistance* Team member discount* Development programs for advancement and career growthPlease review the job profile below and apply today!The Elevate Business Partner plays a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of our organization. This role demands exceptional leadership skills to guide and coordinate broad organizational changes, spearhead change management and communication efforts, and refine strategic roadmaps to align with evolving goals. The Elevate Business Partner is responsible for evaluating the ROI of business initiatives, ensuring optimal allocation of operational resources, and monitoring and mitigating execution risks. This position will be responsible for leading our growth portfolio, helping to support omni-channel roadmap development to optimize investments and deliver share growth objectives.**What You’ll be Doing:*** Lead and inspire comprehensive organizational communication efforts.* Create strategic roadmaps to set the vision for implementing new initiatives and manage the growth portfolio to sequence investments against enterprise priorities and share growth objectives.* Evaluate business case ROIs across various initiatives using financial, business model, and scenario analytics to inform investment trade-offs and value realization.* Ensure optimal allocation of capital, capacity, technology, and operational resources across the growth portfolio to maximize return and strategic impact.* Anticipate obstacles and proactively implement strategies to avoid difficulties during implementation.* Drive critical discussions and decisions in collaboration with senior leadership* Hold owners accountable for deadlines & initiative milestones* Co-create & track success metrics over time including financial outcomes, customer adoption, channel performance, and share growth indicators.* Facilitate cost tracking & ROI of initiatives to inform portfolio-level investment recommendations.* Define initiative solutions and business cases* Assess portfolio performance and recommend reprioritization, acceleration, or pivot decisions based on financial return, strategic fit, execution readiness, and share growth potential.* Develop and oversee detailed initiative plans* Conduct analytics in support of in-flight initiatives including financial modeling, business model sensitivity analysis, and omni-channel performance assessment.* Lead cross-functionally to drive productivity and solve problems* Mobilize through regular testing & learning process* This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.**What You Bring with You (Qualifications):*** Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree strongly preferred.* 10+ years of retail or strategic business management with demonstrated experience in growth strategy, portfolio management, omni-channel transformation, or investment planning.* Ability to lead dynamically and energize teams to learn and apply new skills/techniques to respond to business needs.* Experience in project management and organizational change management.* High emotional intelligence and strong relationship building skills.* Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex initiatives.* Strategic mindset and ability to connect enterprise strategy, customer behavior, competitive dynamics, and financial outcomes into actionable growth choices.* Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills, including the ability to translate financial, portfolio, and omni-channel insights into clear recommendations for senior leaders.* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.* Experience with ROI evaluation and financial metrics### About UsWe 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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. **If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application,** ****please click** here** ****to submit your request**. Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.**