General Merchandise Dept Mgr- Glen Carbon IL

Meijer•Edwardsville, IL

2d•$48,250 - $75,750•Onsite

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! Join Meijer as we prepare to open our newest supercenter in Glen Carbon/Edwardsville, IL. serving the greater St. Louis Metro Area, in Spring 2027. This is a unique opportunity to help launch a brand-new store, continue build your career with Meijer and make a lasting impact in a new community from day one. We are seeking an engaged GM Area Leader for our new location! Our GM Area Leader is responsible for overall team member engagement for those in span of care. The leader will be responsible for driving recognition, feedback and coaching, performance management, training and development, and succession planning. The Area Leader will direct Leads and Team Leaders, while ultimately being accountable for area operations and financials (shrink, productivity, safety, scheduling & forecasting staffing needs, and team member and customer conflict resolution). The Area Leader will work to identify and implement process improvements as well as serve as a steward of the Meijer culture. Must be able to travel for training until store opening.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum 4+ years of retail/grocery or customer service experience.
Progressive leadership experience preferred.
A passion to provide industry leading service.
Demonstrated ability to communicate with team members in a way that provides clear and precise direction.
Demonstrated ability to analyze financial and statistical information and use that information to make informed decisions.
Demonstrated ability to lead an organization that practices working safely at all times.
Demonstrates proactive/creative thinking and applies it to the business.
A thorough understanding of seasonal and diverse merchandising which leads to meeting the needs of our customers/community and gaining sales and market share.
A strong business acumen.
An innovative attitude to help Meijer set the industry standard.
A commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where all team members and vendors feel valued and supported.

Responsibilities

Engages with team members in span of care to ensure they are receiving appropriate onboarding, training and development, and coaching and feedback to be successful in all they do.
Identifies talent and engages in career discussions to support overall store staffing and ensure a diversified talent pipeline strategy for team member as well as leadership roles.
Involvement in candid discussions with team members to ensure Meijer standards are upheld and team members have the ability to grow within the organization.
Accountability for area operations and financial results by overseeing the execution of corporate plans to ensure all services and products are effectively managed in order to maximize sales and productivity ultimately owning budget line items in the P&L.
Drives safety and compliance throughout the store in addition to overall condition management as well as responsibility for following all compliance procedures in the store.
Ensures the Team Leaders and Leads are providing guidance and assigning daily work assignments for team members as well as any training needs.
This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.