Specialist, Alcohol Category

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• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

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The Alcohol Category Specialist role supports the Core Merch Team (Alcohol) as a category expert and will handle vendor relations, case pack sourcing, contract documentation (under the buyer’s guidance), legal standards by state, manage category-specific initiative execution.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Alcohol Category Specialist will be responsible and accountable to make recommendations on all Alcohol pricing each month by state based on impact to Sales, Margin and Inventory results.
• Have extensive knowledge of all legal compliance requirements by state (including pricing, contracts and regulations) by state and monitoring execution across footprint.
• Identify and resolve issues and concerns on product availability and item set up with vendors and stores.
• Determining appropriate case pack allocations by store based on Vendor and Distributor availability.
• Will be point of contact to Vendors, Distributors and for all Wine Stewards, coordinating and facilitating in store execution and events.
• Support the buyer in Category Management process by compiling data to deliver reportable solutions.
• Exception Reporting for Accuracy for Item Set up on/maintenance.
• Ensuring the Meijer Systems are accurate and align to advertised pricing.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring With You (Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s preferred
• 1 -2 years of previous merchandising or retail experience preferred.
• Project Management Skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with attention to detail and time Management.
• Ability to gather and interpret data for various reports, as appropriate.
• Knowledge of the retail industry; understanding of specific category product lines and core customer behavior.
• Results focused; uses performance targets and goals to drive own activities as well as help team succeed.
• Office computer skills; able to learn company systems and tools.
• Excel intermediate level.