Produce Retail Specialist
Produce Retail Specialist - South Bremen Hwy.,Northern IN/Kalama
Meijer is a leading Supercenter located in five states throughout the Midwest, with nearly 200 stores and almost 60,000 employees. As a multi-billion dollar retailer, Meijer is ranked as the 13th largest privately held company in the country, as well as one of the top 30 most reputable companies in the United States by Forbes Magazine. We have become a respected leader in the competitive retail market by sticking to our core values of customers, competition, family, freshness, and safety health. Meijer's Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and stores, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities throughout Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky. From store leadership to marketing to buyers to finance, the variety of careers available at Meijer is as interesting and diverse as the people who fill the positions. While your job responsibilities may differ, the purposes are all the same: To make Meijer the best retail organization in the nation. Currently, Meijer is looking for a Produce Retail Specialist. The individual selected for this position will be responsible for teaching and training team leaders and members to effectively implement the merchandising and sales plans. The individual will also coordinate merchandising activities to achieve quality presentations and follow through on all merchandising programs and to instill a high degree of customer service and product/offering awareness in a way that ensures the flawless execution of a merchant's plan so that we increase revenue and effectively manage margin (i.e., Shrink, and Sales). Primary accountability and results for specific functions. List by order of importance. The list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented or changed as necessary. Production, handling and packaging procedures to maintain quality product and/or freshness Maintaining stocking, display building, backroom and sales floor standards Selection and maintenance of product variety by store within category manager guidelines Implementation of plan-o-grams by store case layout and display support Implementation of stocking methods and price change procedures to ensure price integrity Implementation of in store coding policy of product to ensure customer satisfaction Order writing to achieve the desired product case or display presentation Case display or equipment cleaning and sanitizing methods Ensuring consistent execution from store to store on programs, signage and racks Partnering cross functionally with Retail Operations and Merchandising in a way that provides timely feedback and escalates problems or issues that could prevent execution of plans Developing effective plan-o-grams Recommending effective ethnic merchandising assortments, selling situations, logistics and plan-o-grams to create the best possible ethnic presentation Supporting team leaders and members in inventory reduction, disbursement of product and overall control when opening, closing or remodeling a store Instilling a high degree of customer awareness and service with a goal of making customer's lives easier via "one stop shopping" Planning for the transition of major case display resets to minimize loss of sales dollars and customer inconvenience in collaboration with the Merchandising Team Monitoring competitor activities for pricing, selection, service, seasonal opportunities, vulnerabilities, new innovations in product, technology and service Collaborating with Regional Leaders in the creation of succession pipeline and a selection of talent Adhering to all safety principles, guidelines and policies