General Merchandise Lead

Meijer; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Flexible scheduling

Paid parental leave

Education assistance

Team discount

Career development programs

Job summary

Meijer is seeking a team leader to guide daily store operations, focusing on delivering outstanding customer service and meeting department goals. You will mentor staff, schedule tasks, and ensure product freshness and compliance with food safety standards.

You'll work with leadership to write schedules, train new teammates, and lead by example in a diverse, inclusive Meijer culture that values customer experience and profitability.

Qualifications

• Passion for customer service and helping customers.
• Initiates interactions with customers and peers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Retail or customer service experience preferred.
• Creative thinking and problem solving.
• Ability to influence others and drive results.
• Ability to quickly build rapport with customers.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, bend and twist while handling product.
• Experience executing plans and driving store initiatives.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive environment for all teammates.

Responsibilities

• Engage peers to provide the best possible shopping experience, including checkout.
• Communicate with team members and assign daily tasks.
• Mentor and coach team members to exceed sales goals and Meijer standards.
• Support training of new teammates and cross-training of high-potential talent.
• Assist with department scheduling to improve customer service and profitability.
• Ensure freshness and rotation of products per policies.
• Guide the team in food safety compliance and safe operations.
• Oversee ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, and product displays where applicable.
• Promote Meijer culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Operate register and handle cash when needed.
• Operate powered equipment where applicable.
• Participate in period end inventories to help achieve goals.
• May act in lead capacity in other departments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service passion

Initiates interactions

Verbal and written communication

Retail experience

Creative thinking

Influence others

Rapport building

Physical ability

Plan execution

Team inclusivity

Inclusive environment

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 Rewards

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Please 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 store.
• This 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 communication.
• Retail or other customer service experience preferred.
• Creative thinking skills.
• Ability to influence others.
• Ability to quickly build rapport and gain customer confidence to create repeat business.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, bend and twist while handling product.
• Experience executing plans.
• Positive influence to create a strong team environment.
• A commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where all team members and vendors feel valued and supported.

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.