General Merchandise Lead
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Benefits:

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Development programs for advancement and career growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

Job Responsibilities:

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 an example for those in their department by modeling exceptional customer experience.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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