General Merchandise Lead

Meijer Inc.; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meijer Rewards

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer Inc. in Battle Creek, MI is seeking a dedicated team member to oversee day-to-day department operations, engage customers, and coach colleagues to meet service and sales goals.

You will schedule work, train new staff, monitor product freshness, and ensure safety standards while upholding Meijer’s inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Retail or customer service experience preferred.
• Ability to lead and coach a team to meet goals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to inclusive environment and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers to provide an exceptional shopping and checkout experience.
• Communicate with team and assign daily tasks.
• Mentor and coach team members to exceed service and sales goals.
• Assist with scheduling to improve engagement, service, and store profitability.
• Ensure product freshness and safe handling following policies and procedures.

Skills

Customer service

Leadership

Team mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Inventory management

Safety awareness

Tools

POS systems

Job description

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!Meijer RewardsWeekly payScheduling flexibilityPaid parental leavePaid education assistanceTeam member discountDevelopment programs for advancement and career growthPlease review the job profile below and apply today!Provides direction related to operations, processes, and conditions of their area. Plans, guides, and empowers team members in the day-to-day operation of the department. Sets example for those in their department by modeling exceptional customer experience. Possesses the ability to help achieve department goals and influence their peers to create a continued winning strategy.What you’ll be doing:Engaging peers to provide the best possible shopping experience for our customers including an exceptional checkout experience.Communicating with team members and assigning daily work tasks.Mentoring and coaching other team members to ensure customer service and sales goals are exceeded and the area is maintained to Meijer standards and team members have completed required trainings.Supports training new team members/cross-training high potential talent, providing peer coaching on job responsibilities/standards to positively impact team member productivity.Working with leadership on department schedule writing to focus on team member engagement, improving customer service, store sales and profitability.Ensuring freshness of products by closely monitoring execution of rotation and dating policies.Guiding the team in compliance with food safety standards and regulations and working in a safe manner aligning to 200% accountability.Leading team members to ensure ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, and product display are completed, where applicable.Actively creating an environment that supports the Meijer culture, including valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.Operating a register and cash handling when needed.Operating powered equipment, where applicable.Participating in period end inventories, where applicable, to help achieve goals.May be required to act in Lead capacity in other departments throughout the storeThis job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position. You may perform other duties as assigned or required.What You Bring with You (Qualifications):Passion for customer service with total engagement that conveys approachability to customers and fellow team members.Initiates interactions with customers and peers.Excellent verbal and written communicationRetail or other customer service experience preferredCreative thinking skillsAbility to influence othersAbility to quickly build rapport and gain customer confidence to create repeat businessAbility to lift, carry, push, pull, bend and twist while handling productExperience executing plansPositive influence to create a strong team environment.A commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where all team members and vendors feel valued and supported.