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! As the Manager of Marketplace & 3rd party sellers, you will lead the total strategy and execution of our online marketplace platform, overseeing a team tasked with defining category strategies, expanding our product assortment, optimizing seller performance, and enhancing the customer experience. You will also lead the digital roadmap strategy and lead a team that plans and deploys enhancements and new capabilities for the marketplace (Meijer.com & Meijer mobile apps). Your leadership will be critical in positioning Meijer’s marketplace as a key component of our digital transformation strategy while achieving aggressive topline and bottom-line results. **What You'll Be Doing:** + Responsible for the P&L of the entire 3P Marketplace business with expectations of achieving ambitious revenue and profitability goals + Lead the efforts to evangelize the importance and success of the Marketplace business both before and after launch + Partner with 1P Merchandising desks to ensure alignment on strategies as we evolve both our 1P merchandising and 3rd party marketplace strategies. + Successfully recruit, hire, and retain top talent to fill key positions within the org. Develop the long term strategic org necessary to scale the marketplace for sustained success. + Develop, own, and execute the end-to-end strategic plan of the Marketplace including setting and achieving key KPIs and growth targets + Create a robust seller recruitment strategy and identify key vendors and partners to onboard to meet category and SKU goals. This also must be done in close alignment & partnership with our internal merchandising buying desks. (Over 100 sellers to be onboarded within the first year) + Own the partnership with our Marketplace technology partner and ensure Meijer is leveraging the full capabilities of the platform and expertise + Identify and track key performance management metrics and create robust reporting to ensure actions are taken to improve performance across the business + Ensure seamless integration of marketplace offerings with Meijer’s existing eCommerce platform and brick-and-mortar operations. + You will routinely present business & planning updates to senior and executive level leaders + Use data-driven insights to continuously improve the Marketplace platform and our overall digital user experience. + Create and execute a marketing and communications strategy in partnership with Meijer functional SMEs to help generate seller leads, educate consumers / drive traffic, and enable Meijer associates Partner closely with key cross-functional teams who will be critical to the team’s success (i.e. legal, finance. HR, supply chain, store ops, etc.) **What You'll Bring With You:** + Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred + 5+ years of experience in retail. Must have experience working within either Merchandising or eCommerce + Experience in managing teams, either directly or through project/contractor teams. + Proven track record of driving significant revenue growth and scaling operations in a fast-paced digital retail environment. + Strong understanding of the ecommerce ecosystem of vendors, manufacturers, distributors, etc. + Excellent strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate data insights into actionable plans. + Outstanding leadership and team management abilities, with experience building and motivating high-performing teams. + Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization. + Experience in vendor negotiations and partnership development. + Familiarity with e-commerce technologies, platform integration, and digital marketing strategies. + Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and adapt to rapidly changing market conditions. We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we’re a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin. Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. **If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application,** **please** **click** **here** **to submit your request** **. Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.**