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• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

• Development programs for advancement and career growth

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Meijer is coming to Independence Twp Market in Clarkston, MI Spring 2025! If you're passionate about making a positive impact on the community and delivering an exceptional customer experience, we’d love for you to join the Meijer Family as a Full-Time Department Lead!

Must be at least 18 years of age for most positions.

As a Department Lead, you will be responsible for leading teams across multiple departments, empowering them to make the difference. Set a great example for those in your span of care, by simply creating an exceptional customer experience.

We are looking for Department Leads for the following Areas

- Grocery
- Overnight/3rd shift grocery
- Dariy/Frozen
- Produce
- Deli/Bakery
- Meat/Seafood
- Front end/Service
- Closing
- Receiving
- Inventory
- Beer, Wine, Liquor (BWL) (must be at least 21 years of age

Great benefits that include weekly pay, team member discounts, Child and Adult Care Assistance, Education Assistance and more!

What You'll be Doing:

• Manage ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing and product displays.
• Source local products to create a farmer’s market feel.
• Plan, write and communicate store schedules.
• Establish clear standards for daily and hourly market conditions.
• Drive key metrics for department including sales, margin, inventory, net profit, customer satisfaction and safety.
• Foster and drive open communication with team to ensure exchange of information to improve customer shopping experience and store financial performance.
• Develop store to be part of the community with products, events, community relationships through team member empowerment.
• Work flexibly to assume responsibilities for team members or assistant store managers when needed.
• Ensure freshness of product by closely monitoring execution to rotation and dating policy.
• Stay on top of competitive trends; investigate and analyze strengths/weaknesses of competition.

• What You Bring With You (Qualifications):

• Passion for customer service.
• 2 - 3 years of retail experience preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate creative thinking.
• 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 writing and executing plans.
• Has proven track record of developing teams to achieve service, presentation, sales, and margin expectations.
• Experience in inventory control management, cycle, and period inventories.

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. 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.