Coordinator Merchandising Communications

Who is Giant:

Born in the DMV weve 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 were 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. Were 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.

Position Summary:

The Merchandise CommunicationsCoordinatoris responsible forensuring that all stores and support teams have access to a single unified source of truth. This role involvesmaintaining updating and/or publishing key promotional planning documents andfacilitatingeffectivecommunication of critical information related to merchandising operations and store execution. The coordinator will ensure that all stakeholders are kept informed and aligned on promotional activities product information and operational updates to support seamless execution across all teams.

Key responsibilities include managing the flow of information across departments ensuringtimelydistribution of documents and supporting cross-functional teams with the necessary resources to drive successful in-store execution.

What You Will Do:

Grow Our People

• We care deeply about people enjoydiversityand develop talent to get the best out of all of us

Obsess Over Customers

• We delight our customers with innovative products and experiences that support a healthier future for people and planet

Win Together

• We collaborate across boundaries to deliver on our strategy and purpose

Operational Excellence

• Design and develop content of theweekly/periodand program documents for in-store execution of the commercial plan.

• Evaluate quality of communications via store feedback and review feedback with content creators

• Review usage metrics todetermineopportunities to improve communications channels and timing

• Ensure content authors areproperly trainedand understand best way tocommunicationwith store associates

Teamwork

• Partner with Store Communications asSubject Matter Experts (SME)for merchandising messages to the stores

• Partner with Marketing PrivateBrandsand other support areas to communicate merchandising messages to the stores

Planning and Execution

• Support other needs of Merchandise Planning and the broader Merchandising function.

• Create weekly referencedocumentsthatareused to execute key initiatives in store merchandising and the commercial plan.

• Create and publish holiday orsellingevent playbooks and reference guides

• Review and complete Ad changes and updates from merchandising and marketing teams

• Monitor andcommunicateweeklyad totals and variances for year-over-year Ad performance

• Perform inside pageadproofing comments and editing

• Compose period ending summaries and grids for marketing and merchandising standards and processes.

• Createupdateandpublishad grids

• Create and publishperiodplanningmerchandisingdecks andplaybooks.

What You Will Bring:

• 2 - 4 yearsof experience

• Bachelorsdegreeor equivalent experience

• Strong Communication skills (oral and written)

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize

• Must be proficient with Microsoft OfficeSuiteincluding the ability to efficiently sort information and generate reports.

• Ability to interact with all levels of management in afast paced changing environment.

• Ability to meet job and schedule requirements