Specialist II Field Merchandising - Fresh

Who is Giant:

Born in the DMV, we've been here for over 88 years and counting. From our first store on Georgia Ave to becoming the #1 grocer in the Baltimore-Washington area, we're proud of our local roots. Today we span across over 160 stores in D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware!
Our vision goes beyond the aisles. We're a proud partner to community organizations with a shared goal of enriching the lives of our neighbors and being the most trusted and loved local food retailer in our community.

The Field Merchandising Specialist is responsible for the consistent execution of all merchandising programs and is responsible for the success and operational effectiveness of their respective department within the stores in their district. The Field Merchandising Specialist is responsible for building sales, developing talent, providing local feedback to teams and creating a culture of selling! In this role, the Field Merchandising Specialist is responsible for all Department KPIs and demonstrates best practices on how their respective department should operate. This role works closely with District Director and Category Director for day to day execution and overall strategy and guidance.

Primary Duties:

• Deliver Financial KPIs for the district, for the respective product area (Sales, Gross Margin, Unit movement, Shrink, Quality rating
• Deliver on results and KPIs for specific product area (Sales, Gross Margin, Unit movement, Inventory management, Shrink, Quality rating) and ensure Department Optimization (end-to-end)
• Ensure adequate on-hand inventory levels, especially of items advertised in weekly circulars, providing feedback as necessary
• Understand competitive landscape and market
• Leverage in-depth knowledge and expertise of department to build sales, analyze problems/issues, and identify root cause of problems impacting stores related to sales while communicating these issues effectively to the appropriate levels of the organization
• Execute merchandising plans and deliver goals for the District to include sales, profits, labor and shrink
• Program/Project implementation affecting assigned store (Remodels, FIX, Thunder, etc.
• Deliver direction and support stores in delivering operational initiatives, customer service goals and labor productivity
• Opportunity Store Identification and support of turnaround plan
• Communicate and reinforce the understanding of the fresh strategies throughout the Fresh department staff and store management teams
• Coach and develop a team of skilled Department Managers that have the competency to meet and exceed company expectations in the areas of sales, profitability, in-store customer experience, and the development of their own teams
• Conduct store visits spending majority of time coaching and developing department staff to achieve business results and personal growth goal
• Coaching around how to run the department standards of practice and SOPs
• Work with HRM on talent planning and development and discovering talent within store
• Provide departmental expertise, direction, and training to Store Management and department staff
• Act as the focal point to the District Director, Field Merchandising Lead regarding the communication of feedback on initiatives and in-store opportunities

Requirements:

• Ensure Associate Engagement within the District is maintained as a priority within all levels
• 3 - 5 years in dept
• 1 - 2 years ASM (preferred)
• Department Knowledge (SME )
• Multi-store experience preferred
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management or equivalent retail store experience preferred
• Highly proficient oral and interpersonal communication skills
• Influence others
• Demonstrate credibility
• Knowledgeable about industry and respective dept(s)
• Training and coaching
• Planning and organization
• Decisive/Problem Solver
• Financial acumen
• Passion and personality
• Know the product and industry
• Organizational skills with particular attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple projects on time sensitive schedules
• Self motivated and able to work independently

STARTING BASE SALARY: $80,925 with annual merit increases up to $107,900

Why Work at Giant?

At Giant, we love what we do, and make it easy for you to love it, too! Every day, we build on our over 80-year legacy of innovation, quality, and value and hard work to keep our top spot in the market and with our customers. The most important part of that? Our people.

Giant's thousands of associates in our stores, distribution centers and corporate headquarters have one thing in common: the opportunity to advance their career. We proudly hire and promote from our own ranks, offering opportunities to learn and advance, take trainings and earn degrees, serve our communities, receive recognition for their work and have a career, not just a job.

We proudly host Business Resource Groups (BRGs) - six voluntary employee-led groups that help build community and are aligned with our mission, values, goals, business practices and objectives. The BRGs programming is designed to support their members and our associates through social activity, volunteering and professional development opportunities.

Our mission is to provide convenient ways for our customers to prepare meals for moments that matter most through meal solutions, recipe inspiration, time-saving services like pickup and delivery and beyond. Giant also values being a better neighbor. One way we support our neighbors is by providing donations and charitable efforts to our local partners that support our main charitable causes.

We'd love for you to become part of the Giant family and join us in our journey of being a Better Place to Work, a Better Place to Shop and a Better Neighbor - because, after all, our people truly make us Giant.