Grocery Department Lead

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Meijer is seeking an energetic, detail‑driven Grocery Lead to support daily operations within our Grocery department. This role plays a key part in ensuring our shelves are full, our standards are met, and our customers receive an exceptional shopping experience. The Grocery Lead partners closely with leadership to guide team members, maintain merchandising plans, and uphold Meijer's commitment to freshness, safety, and service.

What you'll be doing:

Lead daily grocery operations, including stocking, zoning, inventory rotation, and merchandising execution.

Provide direction and support to team members to ensure productivity, accuracy, and adherence to department standards.

Monitor inventory levels, identify out‑of‑stocks, and communicate replenishment needs.

Ensure planogram and promotional sets are completed accurately and on schedule.

Maintain freshness and food safety standards, including proper rotation (FIFO), temperature checks, and shrink control.

Support training and onboarding of new team members within the Grocery department.

Deliver excellent customer service, assisting shoppers with product questions and locating items.

Collaborate with store leadership to meet sales goals, labor targets, and operational expectations.

Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment in accordance with company policies.

What You Bring with You (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.

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.

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