General Merchandise Leader — Elevate Customer Experience

Meijer Inc.; Benton Heights (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 58,000; 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 is hiring a department team lead in Michigan to guide daily operations, mentor teammates, and deliver outstanding customer experiences. You’ll drive staffing plans, ensure product freshness, and uphold safety and quality standards across the department.

You will train and coach associates, collaborate with leadership on scheduling and performance, and promote an inclusive culture within the Meijer community. This role emphasizes service, teamwork, and community impact.

Qualifications

• Passion for customer service and engaging with customers.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills.
• Retail or other customer service experience preferred.
• Able to lift and move product and operate equipment as needed.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Customer service

Verbal and written communication

Retail experience

Team leadership

Creativity

Influence others

Adaptability

Job description

Meijer is hiring a department team lead in Michigan to guide daily operations, mentor teammates, and deliver outstanding customer experiences. You’ll drive staffing plans, ensure product freshness, and uphold safety and quality standards across the department.

You will train and coach associates, collaborate with leadership on scheduling and performance, and promote an inclusive culture within the Meijer community. This role emphasizes service, teamwork, and community impact.