Head of Merchandising

If you're friendly and dependable and you like to work with terrific guests, we'd love to talk about an opportunity on our team!

Coborn's, Inc. is a fast-growing employee-owned grocery retailer located in the Midwest. Our grocery store formats include Coborn's, Cash Wise, Marketplace Foods, Hornbacher's, Tadych's Marketplace Foods, and Sullivan's Foods and we offer unique online grocery home delivery services through our CobornsDelivers and Cash Wise Delivers locations.

Coborn's, Inc. also owns and operates liquor stores under the Coborn's Liquor, Cash Wise Liquor, Andy's Liquor and Captain Jack's brands. Additionally, our fuel and convenience division, pharmacy, in-house grocery warehouse and distribution center, in-house Central Bakery, in-house Fresh Foods Commissary, and Tops Cleaners are significant assets to our operations. We also have a handful of other retail entities in the markets where the fit is right: Little Dukes, Ace Hardware, Country Floral Gifts & Greenhouse, Caribou Coffee, Dunn Bros Coffee, and Erbert and Gerbert's.

Coborn's Inc. is a guest-centric brand known for its unique products and commitment to delivering products that spark joy in our guests' lives. We're rapidly growing and need Head of Merchandising who can keep up with our pace and help us lead the charge into the future of grocery retail. In this role, you will develop and execute a merchandising strategy that will drive profitable sales and market share for the company across all product categories, including fresh and center stores. As our Head of Merchandising, you'll be the visionary leader who ensures our product assortment not only meets but exceeds the expectations of our guests.

If you are ready to take your merchandising career to the next level, apply today!

• Strategic Leadership and Vision: Develop, lead, and communicate a comprehensive merchandising strategy that aligns with the company's vision, objectives, and financial goals, with a progressive, guest-focused approach that will deliver sales and profit objectives. Analyze market trends, customer insights, and grocery retailer data to identify opportunities for product innovation and differentiation.
• Financial Performance: Set and achieve financial goals, including sales targets, margin goals, and inventory efficiency. Oversee and manage department budgets, ensuring profitability and efficient use of resources. Drive operational efficiency and cost reduction initiatives without compromising quality or guest satisfaction.
• Merchandising Strategy and Execution: Oversee the execution of merchandising strategy that drives revenue, market share, and category profitability. Partner with the team to ensure a balanced product portfolio that includes national brands, private label, and private brand offerings. Oversee category management to optimize product mix, shelf layout, and promotional tactics that align with guest preferences.
• Vendor & Supplier Relations: Build and maintain strong partnerships with vendors and suppliers to secure favorable terms and exclusive product offerings that align with the company's strategic and financial goals. Negotiate pricing, contracts, and promotional agreements to ensure a competitive and productive product mix.
• Guest Focus: Ensure that all merchandising offerings meet or exceed customer expectations regarding quality, freshness, and value. Implement initiatives to improve in-store presentation, freshness, and convenience, driving a positive customer experience. Proactively assess program effectiveness of each category by geographic area to ensure the proper mix of products is offered with programs that align with guests' expectations. Provide strategic leadership to ensure that we adjust when needed to align with the market and the guest's needs.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead by example to create a culture that engages employees, and builds team spirit and morale through recognition, accountability, coaching for talent development, and urgency. Partnering with Human Resources to anticipate and recognize staffing needs, and hire, develop, and retain top talent. Develop high-performing teams to create and maintain effective succession plans. Train, coach, and mentor on how to drive sales through consistent execution excellence of operational standards, in-store promotional excitement, product knowledge, and guest service.

We believe that building a team of people with different backgrounds, beliefs, experiences and perspectives inspires fresh thinking and opens us up to new possibilities. We are an EEO/AA Employer - All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Our remarkable employees strive to inspire happiness, healthy living and simplicity one guest at a time. With a vibrant and fun work environment, ongoing opportunities for career growth, and generous benefit packages, Coborn's offers a bright future for all employee owners.

We're proud to offer a variety of benefits to both our full-time and part-time employees including:

• A 10% Employee Discount (for the employee and their immediate household) and if you work at a location with a coffee shop, you'll receive a discount there too!
• Get Paid Daily with DailyPay - for employees who would like access to their pay before payday, we offer this great benefit!
• Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation)
• Paid Floating Holidays & 1 - time for hours worked on a company-recognized Holiday!
• Sunday Premium Pay - An extra $1 per hour for hours worked on Sundays
• Paid Military Leave
• Employee Health & Wellness Programs, Challenges and Resources - to assist our team members live a life of wellbeing!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - unlimited phone access to legal, financial, and work-life services and up to five free in-person counseling sessions, per situation/issue, per year.
• Tools, resources and opportunities for Career Growth & Development
• 401(k) plan options - we also match up to 20% of the first 5% contributed
• Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) - yes, we're employee-owned. Our team members benefit from the success of the company through this company-sponsored benefit!
• Additional Voluntary Benefits - such as Vision, Accident and Critical Illness Insurances

If you're hired or promoted into a full-time position with our company, you will also be eligible for: Medical & Dental Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Adoption Reimbursement, Paid Family Caregiver Leave, as well as company-sponsored Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance!

As a member of our team, you can also expect:

• Flexible scheduling - We understand that many of our employees are trying to juggle school, practice, family time, errands and personal hobbies, all with only about 16 hours of awake time in a day.
• Recognition - We celebrate a culture of recognition, encouraging employees to recognize and thank one another for remarkable behavior. We even have an app for that!
• Growth Opportunities - We're always looking for motivated, high-potential employees who want to be part of our next generation of leaders! There are opportunities to grow within our company to positions you may not yet even know exist. Coborn's, Inc. offers a variety of development programs for employees who want to grow their careers with us.

Our culture celebrates employee ideas and encourages creative innovations. We're growing, learning, and overflowing with energy. In a dynamic atmosphere that welcomes diversity, we are investing in our employees, along with the growth of our company. We invite you to join us in carrying out our vision to "Be Remarkable!" Apply today!

**Please note: Not all benefit offerings may be available to Sullivan's Foods employee upon hire. We are working closely with Sullivan's Foods to expand their benefit offerings to their team members throughout 2024. If you have a question about a particular benefit, we invite you to discuss further during your interview.**

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