Grocery Department Lead

Zionsville, IN

Full time

R000701744

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!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

Meijer is seeking an energetic, detail‑driven Grocery Lead to support daily operations within our Grocery department. This role plays a key part in ensuring our shelves are full, our standards are met, and our customers receive an exceptional shopping experience. The Grocery Lead partners closely with leadership to guide team members, maintain merchandising plans, and uphold Meijer’s commitment to freshness, safety, and service.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead daily grocery operations, including stocking, zoning, inventory rotation, and merchandising execution.

• Provide direction and supportto team members to ensure productivity, accuracy, and adherence to department standards.

• Monitor inventory levels,identifyout‑of‑stocks, and communicate replenishment needs.

• Ensure planogram and promotional setsare completed accurately and on schedule.

• Maintain freshness and food safety standards, including proper rotation (FIFO), temperature checks, and shrink control.

• Support training and onboardingof new team members within the Grocery department.

• Deliver excellent customer service,assistingshoppers with product questions andlocatingitems.

• Collaborate with store leadershipto meet sales goals, labor targets, and operational expectations.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environmentin accordance withcompany policies.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• 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

• Retail or other customer service experience preferred

• Creative thinking skills

• Ability to influence others

• Ability to quickly build rapport and gain customer confidence to create repeat business

• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, bend and twist while handling product

• Experience executing plans

• Positive influence to create a strong team environment.

• A commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where all team members and vendors feel valued and supported.

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we’re a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application, please click here to submit your request . Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.