Assistant Store Director - Danville, IL

Meijer • Danville, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Meijer is seeking an Assistant Store Director for its Danville, Illinois store. The role assists the Store Director in overseeing store operations, processes, and conditions across food and general merchandise, and is responsible for the store’s operations when the Store Director is absent. The Assistant Store Director leads the store team, including selection, training, development, performance management, and staffing strategy. The role focuses on improving customer service, sales, profitability, and team member engagement while ensuring products and displays are merchandised effectively and food safety standards are followed. It also involves monitoring financial and operational performance, implementing store initiatives, maintaining community relationships, and responding to customer and competitive trends.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, at least five years of retail, grocery, operations management, or customer service experience, and at least four years of progressive leadership experience. The listed base pay range is $62,000–$101,500, with incentive bonus opportunities. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k) with employer match, paid time off, paid parental leave, education assistance, childcare assistance, and a team member discount.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of retail, grocery, operations management, or customer service experience.
• At least 4 years of progressive leadership experience.
• Passion for leading team members while providing industry-leading service.
• Proactive and creative thinking applied to business needs.
• Thorough understanding of seasonal and diverse merchandising to meet customer and community needs and gain sales and market share.
• Strong business acumen.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where team members and vendors feel valued and supported.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Store Director in running overall store operations and oversee store operations in the Store Director’s absence.
• Direct and supervise the team in the day-to-day operation of the store, including operations across food and general merchandise.
• Manage storewide planograms, seasonal resets, endcaps, displays, pricing, ordering, and weekly ad and seasonal assortments.
• Select, attract, train, develop, retain, and manage the performance of team members and leaders; support career development and promotion decisions.
• Forecast staffing needs and develop recruiting strategies to maintain optimal staffing.
• Lead daily team communication and huddles covering financial performance, customer feedback, recognition, and other important information.
• Foster team member engagement, candid communication, accountability, and an inclusive culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Assess store financial results and implement business strategies to improve customer service, sales, profitability, and market share.
• Ensure customer needs are met, complaints are resolved effectively and efficiently, and service is quick and efficient.
• Ensure products and displays are merchandised effectively to maximize sales and profitability.
• Communicate product freshness standards and ensure processes and procedures are followed.
• Verify that store operations meet Meijer and local-authority food safety standards.
• Deliver key performance metrics, including sales, shrink, labor, margin, total direct contribution, net profit, customer satisfaction, and safety.
• Drive implementation of initiatives identified by store operations.
• Maintain awareness of macroeconomic conditions, customer preferences, and competitor strengths and weaknesses, and develop strategies to keep Meijer competitive.
• Oversee daily direct store delivery execution and backroom and salesfloor excellence.
• Build connections with customers and local communities and cultivate community relationships that support the Meijer brand.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Team member discount
• 401(k) with company contributions or employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance, including free education and reimbursement assistance
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Three weeks of paid days off for leaders
• Child and adult care assistance
• Childcare subsidy
• Life insurance
• Disability leave
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Incentive bonus opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior