Operations Supervisor - Leadership Bench Program

Meijer Inc.; Lansing, Northern (MI, KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; 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 is seeking an Operations Supervisor—an entry into bench leadership with hands-on training in our Midwest distribution and store-support network. You will lead staffing, coach teams, and partner with union reps to build a capable, high-performing workforce while aligning with company policies and safety standards.

After completing training, you will move into a supervisory role with direct people leadership responsibility, driving productivity, quality, and service across daily operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management preferred.
• 3+ years of leadership and/or warehouse management experience.
• Proven analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Conflict resolution and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Interviews, trains, develops and maintains staffing levels to meet daily operational goals.
• Identify high potential team members for future development and succession.
• Foster positive relationships with team members and Union representatives where applicable.
• Cultivate a positive and innovative work environment.
• Promote a team environment that values differences.
• Ensure adherence to Meijer policies, procedures and practices.
• Establish and maintain DC Scorecard metrics for productivity and efficiency.
• Utilize data-based analysis to improve operating performance.
• Train, coach and lead teams to achieve performance, quality, cost and service goals.
• Safely operate material handling equipment to move materials.
• Manage team member concerns and investigations.
• Provide disciplinary recommendations to leadership as needed.
• Monitor and track performance metrics for direct reports.
• Deliver coaching, retraining and disciplinary action when necessary.
• Continuously evaluate warehouse processes and suggest improvements.
• Identify and implement process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

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

Lead More Good to Life - One Team at a Time

At Meijer, our Operations Supervisors do more than keep products moving. They lead teams, build relationships, and help ensure our stores have what they need to serve communities across the Midwest. Every shift is an opportunity to support team members, drive results, and make a meaningful impact. This is a bench leadership role, which means you'll join Meijer in a full-time position focused on learning our business, culture, and operations. Through hands-on training and development, you'll build the skills and experience needed to lead a team. Once training is complete, you'll transition into an Operations Supervisor role with direct leadership responsibility.

Why Operations Leaders Choose Meijer

• People-First Leadership - Empower and develop a team that delivers results together.
• Purpose-Driven Work - Help support millions of customer visits across the Midwest.
• Fast-Paced & Rewarding - Every day brings new opportunities to lead and problem-solve.
• Career Growth Opportunities - Build your future with a company committed to developing leaders.
• Community Impact - What happens in our distribution centers helps serve neighborhoods every day.

What You'll be Doing

• Interviews, trains, develops and maintains appropriate staffing levels to meet daily operational goals.
• Works to identify high potential team members within their span of care that may be interested in further development opportunities, helping create a succession bench for leadership.
• Foster positive working relationships with new and existing Team Members and Union representatives, where applicable, to promote Team Member satisfaction and increase retention.
• Cultivate a positive and innovative work environment.
• Promotes a team environment that values, encourages and supports differences.
• Ensure adherence to Meijer policies, procedures and practices.
• Responsible to establish and maintain DC Scorecard metrics for productivity and efficiency for defined area of responsibility.
• Utilizes data-based analysis to identify opportunities for improved operating performance.
• Trains, coaches and leads work teams to achieve performance, quality, cost and service goals.
• Ensures their ability to safely operate material handling equipment to move materials to and from storage configurations.
• Manages team member concerns and leads all investigations.
• Provides recommendation on discipline if needed to their First Assistant and Human Resources representative for alignment.
• Monitor and track performance metrics for direct reports.
• Deliver coaching, retraining and disciplinary action to team members as necessary.
• Responsibility for continuous evaluation of warehouse processes.
• Identifies and provides recommendations to leadership for process improvements.
• Administrative duties related to production, shipping and quality performance.
• 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 in Supply Chain Management preferred.
• 3+ years of leadership and/or warehouse management experience.
• Proven analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Conflict resolution and performance management.

We 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.

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