Deli Bakery Lead

Meijer • Sturgis, MI

113d

About The Position

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your community! This position provides direction related to operations, processes, and conditions of their area. The Deli Bakery Lead plans, guides, and empowers team members in the day-to-day operation of the department, setting an example by modeling exceptional customer experience. The role involves helping achieve department goals and influencing peers to create a continued winning strategy.

Requirements

• 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 skills.
• Retail or other customer service experience preferred.
• Creative thinking skills.
• Ability to influence others.
• Ability to quickly build rapport and gain customer confidence.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, bend and twist while handling product.
• Experience executing plans.
• Positive influence to create a strong team environment.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

• Engaging peers to provide the best possible shopping experience for customers, including an exceptional checkout experience.
• Communicating with team members and assigning daily work tasks.
• Mentoring and coaching team members to ensure customer service and sales goals are exceeded.
• Supporting training new team members and cross-training high potential talent.
• Working with leadership on department schedule writing to improve customer service, store sales, and profitability.
• Ensuring freshness of products by monitoring execution of rotation and dating policies.
• Guiding the team in compliance with food safety standards and regulations.
• Leading team members to ensure ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, and product display are completed.
• Creating an environment that supports the Meijer culture, including valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Operating a register and cash handling when needed.
• Participating in period end inventories to help achieve goals.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers