Assistant Store Director

Meijer•Findlay, OH

About The Position

The Assistant Store Director supports the Store Director and oversees store operations across food and general merchandise. The role plans, directs, and supervises day-to-day operations; manages storewide merchandising, including planograms, seasonal resets, and endcaps; and helps deliver a strong customer shopping experience. The Assistant Store Director is responsible for developing and retaining team members and leaders, supporting recruiting and staffing, managing performance, and fostering a culture grounded in Meijer’s values of care and accountability. The position assesses financial results and implements strategies to improve sales, service, profitability, and other performance measures. It also supports community relationships, food safety, product freshness, daily store execution, and company initiatives. The Assistant Store Director is responsible for store operations in the Store Director’s absence and may perform other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum 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 the business.
Thorough understanding of seasonal and diverse merchandising to meet customer and community needs and grow sales and market share.
Strong business acumen.
Commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where team members and vendors feel valued and supported.

Nice To Haves

Innovative attitude to help Meijer set the industry standard.

Responsibilities

Direct and oversee store operations across food and general merchandise, including operating the store in the Store Director’s absence.
Manage storewide planograms, seasonal resets, endcaps, and other merchandising activities to maximize sales and profitability.
Engage team members and leaders to provide an effective customer shopping experience.
Lead performance management for leaders and team members, including decisions on performance ratings, career development, and promotion potential.
Attract, select, develop, and retain talent, and forecast staffing needs to support optimal staffing across the store.
Lead daily team communication and huddles covering financial performance, customer feedback, recognition, and other important information.
Promote candid and open communication based on Meijer’s philosophy of Care and Accountability.
Communicate product freshness standards and ensure processes and procedures are followed.
Ensure store operations comply with Meijer and local authorities’ food safety standards.
Build connections with customers and local communities and cultivate community relationships that support the Meijer brand.
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.
Monitor changes in the business environment, customer preferences, and competitors, and develop strategies to keep Meijer competitive.
Support daily DSD execution and backroom and salesfloor excellence.
Follow company merchandising planograms and use 85/15 to design plans, including ordering, weekly ad sets, seasonal assortments, displays, and pricing.
Develop and execute strategies to improve customer service, sales, and profitability, and resolve customer complaints effectively and efficiently.