Vice President, Center Store Sales & Merchandising

Weis Markets•Sunbury, PA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President, Center Store Sales & Merchandising develops and executes the strategic vision, goals, and business plans for all Center Store departments. The role leads merchandising, assortment planning, pricing, category management, buying programs, promotional strategies, and product selection to support sales, profitability, market share, and inventory turnover. It ensures effective in-store merchandising presentations, planograms, category execution, and collaboration with marketing on advertising and promotional programs. The position maintains supplier relationships and leads negotiations. The Vice President oversees operating plans, budgets, forecasts, profit projections, and P&L performance, monitoring sales, margins, turnover, shrink, and inventory investments. The role leads and develops a high-performing merchandising organization, partners with field operations to execute strategies in stores, builds cross-functional partnerships, supports change management, and maintains a presence in stores and field operations. The position directly supervises three Center Store Directors and a Senior Manager of Pricing, and indirectly supervises the Category Management team, including Category Managers, Merchandisers, and Planogram and Reset teams. The role is based at the Store Support Center in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, and requires regular interaction with stores, field teams, and Company leadership.

Requirements

At least 15 years of progressive retail grocery experience with increasing leadership responsibility.
Extensive knowledge of retail merchandising, category management, pricing, and store operations.
Proven success in a multi-site retail organization using best-in-class merchandising practices.
Demonstrated record of delivering sales growth, profitability, and operational results.
Experience developing and implementing merchandising, marketing, and sales strategies.
Strong supplier management and negotiation experience.
Demonstrated experience managing budgets, financial plans, and P&L performance.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and business technology systems.
Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Merchandising, Retail Management, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Senior leadership experience in a supermarket or food retail environment.
Broad understanding of merchandising and store operations.
Experience leading large, geographically dispersed teams.
Master’s degree or other advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute strategic vision, goals, and business plans for all Center Store departments.
Analyze consumer trends, competitive activity, and market conditions to identify growth and innovation opportunities.
Lead initiatives to enhance customer experience and strengthen the Company’s position in the retail grocery industry.
Create strategies to increase sales, profitability, market share, and inventory turnover.
Direct Center Store merchandising, assortment planning, pricing, and category management.
Develop and oversee buying programs, promotional strategies, and product selection.
Ensure effective in-store merchandising presentations, planograms, and category execution standards.
Collaborate with marketing teams on advertising and promotional programs.
Maintain supplier relationships and lead negotiations to secure favorable terms and competitive advantages.
Develop annual operating plans, budgets, sales forecasts, and profit projections.
Monitor and manage sales, margin, turnover, shrink, inventory investments, and overall financial performance.
Use performance metrics and analytics to identify opportunities and drive results.
Manage P&L responsibly and achieve established business objectives.
Lead, mentor, and develop the merchandising organization.
Foster accountability, collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and employee engagement.
Partner with field operations to ensure strategies are executed at store level.
Build cross-functional partnerships and champion change management initiatives.
Maintain a presence in stores and field operations to understand customer and associate needs.
Promote the Company’s values, family-oriented culture, and commitment to excellence.
Directly supervise three Center Store Directors and a Senior Manager of Pricing, and indirectly supervise the Category Management team.