Own Brand Lead

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Grand Rapids, MI, USA
In-Office
Mid level
eCommerce • Retail • Sales
The Role
Lead private-label product development from concept through launch, managing line extensions, reformulations, packaging, sourcing and vendor commercialization. Lead cross-functional teams, support category reviews with market and shopper insights, collaborate with merchants and marketing, monitor performance, deliver weekly reporting and post-launch analysis, and recommend pricing, promotions and assortment opportunities.
Summary Generated by Built In

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!

To drive business growth as a project manager and an ambassador of private label brand equity.


 

What You'll be Doing:

  • Manages product development project execution for line extensions, new line launches, label redesigns, product reformulations & sourcing initiatives, from the point of concept ideation through product launch.
  • Collaborates with and leads cross-functional teams (Label/Packaging Design, Sourcing, Compliance, Regulatory, Analytics, Legal and Consumer Insights) during the product development and commercialization processes.
  • Responsible for supporting the category review process for Own Brand by developing fact-based market, trade, and trend data, shopper insights and best practices.
  •  Influence overall Merchandising business objectives by collaborating with and supporting the execution of Own Brand business strategies and plans.
  • Work closely with merchants with onboarding new vendors to ensure timely execution of vendor set up, item set up, and ongoing item and price maintenance. 
  • Collaborate with Marketing in support of brand and product launch and consumer activation.
  • Monitor business performance & market trends to provide profitable recommendations for new items/line extensions & promotions.
  • Key contact for vendors during commercialization process. Must understand supplier options and capabilities by conducting reviews, attending trade shows and visiting manufacturing facilities.
  • Responsible for weekly business reporting to Merchants & Directors as well as post-launch analysis, insights on sales performance, & price/promo opportunities. While final P&L accountability resides with the Merchant business owner, the Own Brand Lead shares responsibility for the business that they support.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

  •  Business (or related) bachelor’s degree or retail experience preferred.  
  •  4+ years of brand management, marketing, merchandising, own brand, product development, sourcing / supply chain, project management, or similar experience is required.
  •  Strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.
  •  Self-starter, proactive, strong work ethic.
  •  Ability to blend creativity and analytics to address business challenges.
  •  Understanding of P&L terminology and fundamentals.
  •  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  •  Must be a business leader and calculated risk taker.
  •  Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Skills Required

  • Business (or related) bachelor's degree or retail experience
  • 4+ years of brand management, marketing, merchandising, own brand, product development, sourcing/supply chain, project management, or similar experience
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills
  • Self-starter, proactive, strong work ethic
  • Ability to blend creativity and analytics to address business challenges
  • Understanding of P&L terminology and fundamentals
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be a business leader and calculated risk taker
  • Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills

Meijer Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Meijer and has not been reviewed or approved by Meijer.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as a meaningful part of the total package, with medical, dental, and vision options and additional supplemental coverage. The availability of wellness programming and online doctor visits further strengthens the health offering.
  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings are positioned as solid, including 401(k) access and Roth 401(k) options that some find valuable. Union-negotiated structures are also associated with above-average pay and benefits in certain service roles.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off benefits are a recurring bright spot, including paid time off, vacation time, and holiday pay that can accumulate over time. Paid parental leave is also part of the package, supporting work-life needs alongside PTO.

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The Company
HQ: Grand Rapids, Michigan
26,032 Employees
Year Founded: 1934

What We Do

It takes guts to start a business during the Great Depression. And it takes vision to keep it going. Our founder, Hendrik Meijer, opened Thrifty Acres in 1934. Almost thirty years later, his son, Fred, pioneered the world’s first ever supercenter – setting the table for who we are today: a multi-billion-dollar household name in retail. Of course, we’re not done. Not by a long shot. We recently launched the nation’s largest grocery home-delivery service – reinventing the business of grocery shopping … again. A lot has changed over the years, except for one thing; we’re still family owned. And that sense of family runs deep in everything we do. It’s the difference between selling a product and serving a community, and it’s the reason we’ve given back over $30 million to local food pantries in the last ten years. So, if you appreciate the pioneering spirit of Meijer, we’d like to connect with you. Because the bigger our family, the better

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