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!

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• 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!

What You'll Be Doing:

• Assortment Planning:
  • Develop comprehensive category assortment plans based on market analysis, sales data, and consumer trends.
    • Identify product gaps and opportunities within the current assortment.
    • Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to select products that align with the company's strategic objectives.
    • Balance the mix of products to ensure a diverse and appealing assortment for customers.
    • Conduct and deliver space to sales analytics to deliver on shelf availability customer metrics, inclusive of item capacity and inventory management.  
    • Build physical test sets to showcase changes at shelf.
    • Produce core planogram recommendations.
    • Project governance of category transition milestones
• Market Analysis:
  • Facilitate implementation of market research to understand industry trends, competitive landscape, and customer preferences.
    • Familiar with data solutions such as Nielsen, IRI, dunnhumby and Placr. Ai.
  • Analyze household performance data to identify top-performing products and categories.
  • Monitor and report on market changes that could impact product assortment.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Effectively manage key milestones of transition planning with buying partners.
  • Skilled at delivering feedback and navigating thoughtful conversations.
  • Partner with buying team to enable customer centric assortments; delivering against company OSA metrics set forth by senior management.
  • Work closely with marketing teams to support promotional strategies that support the assortment plan.
  • Partner with supply chain teams to ensure timely and efficient product delivery.
  • Coordinate with visual merchandising to ensure in-store and online displays align with the assortment strategy.
• Performance Analysis:
  • Track and analyze the performance of the assortment plan including sales, margin, and inventory metrics.
  • Make data-driven recommendations for adjustments to the assortment plan based on performance analysis.
  • Prepare and present regular reports on assortment performance to senior management

What You'll Be Doing:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in merchandising, buying, or category management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales data and market trends.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in assortment planning and merchandising software.
• Demonstrated strength at presentation to varying levels of leadership.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in the retail industry, preferably in a similar category planning role.
  • Knowledge of consumer behavior and retail market dynamics.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and other data analysis tools.
  • Experience with omnichannel retail strategies.