Promotions Supervisor
Location Aurora, Illinois
Job Category Buying
Position Type | Full-Time
As part of the Buying team, your focus will be putting great products in our stores that closely align with customer preferences. While working directly with customers, you’ll focus on merchandising and pricing as well as corporate responsibility when it comes to our supplies. You’ll also focus on developing a wide range of products that meet or exceed our quality standards. If you’re looking to grow your skills and your career, choose more with ALDI.
Are you a dynamic and experienced corporate retail professional looking to make a significant impact in the grocery industry? Join our team at ALDI, where we're seeking a talented Promotions Supervisor to drive the strategies dedicated to our promotional ALDI Finds category of business. As a force behind our strategic efforts, you'll have the opportunity to help shape the future of promotions, ensuring we continue to engage with customers and directly impact sales growth. This role offers a unique blend of strategic leadership, national partnerships, operational excellence, and process standardization to maximize processes in a fast-paced retail environment. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and play a pivotal role in shaping the heart of our organization, apply today
Position Type: Full-Time
Starting Salary: $90,000
Salary Increases: Year 2 - $95,000 | Year 3 - $100,000
Work Location: Aurora, IL
This role is eligible to participate in ALDI’s Hybrid Work Program, which allows remote work up to 3 days per week (i.e., work remotely up to 3 days per week; work in-office at least 2 days per week).
Starting Salary: $90,000
Salary Increases: Year 2 - $95,000 | Year 3 - $100,000
Work Location: Aurora, IL
This role is eligible to participate in ALDI’s Hybrid Work Program, which allows remote work up to 3 days per week (i.e., work remotely up to 3 days per week; work in-office at least 2 days per week).
Duties and Responsibilities:
Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Establishes, communicates and evaluates job responsibilities and performance expectations to their direct reports to ensure mutual understanding and desired results.
• Identifies training and development opportunities that will assist their direct reports in achieving enhanced performance.
• Understands the overarching company strategy, while communicating and modeling the core values of the organization to create a sense of teamwork and membership among employees.
• Proposes changes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, strategy, and tactics; communicates approved changes to direct reports.
• Provides input to their direct leader on hiring for positions reporting to them.
• Informs management of major team milestones, developments, and concerns.
• Ensures team strategies are aligned with department strategies.
• Analyzes work procedures with the objective of driving simplicity through best practices without sacrificing effectiveness.
• Provides daily direction, assistance, and communication to internal teams, agencies, and vendors.
• Provides support to their department, divisions, and stores; contacts appropriate internal personnel or external vendors when further expertise is required.
• Oversees all theming and/or analytics related projects and tasks.
• Supervises the day-to-day operations of their team, escalating issues to the appropriate level of support and/or leadership when necessary.
• Ensures direct reports complete assigned responsibilities in a timely and effective manner to provide the highest level of customer service for the business.
• Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies if job responsibilities include possible access to confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Other duties as assigned.
Job-specific Competencies:
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
• Consistently demonstrates the Mindsets, ALDI Acts Competencies and Professional Skills (M.A.P.) as outlined for the role.
• Gives attention to detail and follows instruction.
• Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the growth and performance of direct reports.
• Conflict management skills.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Understands the history, strategy, organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems, and services of the company.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Works cooperatively and collaboratively within a group.
• Ability to analyze and present complex data.
• Establishes goals and works toward achievement.
• Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the growth and performance of direct reports.
• Conflict management skills.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Understands the history, strategy, organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems, and services of the company.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Works cooperatively and collaboratively within a group.
• Ability to analyze and present complex data.
• Establishes goals and works toward achievement.
Education and Experience:
•Bachelor's Degree in Business or a related field required.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Retail Strategy required.
• Or relevant ALDI business experience with an exceptional level of demonstrated success required.
• A minimum of 3 years in staff management, mentoring, or training experience required.
• Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Retail Strategy required.
• Or relevant ALDI business experience with an exceptional level of demonstrated success required.
• A minimum of 3 years in staff management, mentoring, or training experience required.
• Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
Physical Requirements:
• Work may be performed in an office, remote office or a combination of both where a computer and office equipment may be used as needed to perform duties.
• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.
• Constantly and repeatedly use keyboard/mouse.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 25 lbs.
• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.
• Constantly and repeatedly use keyboard/mouse.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 25 lbs.
Travel:
• Minimal travel required as needed for job related duties such as training, project work and administrative tasks.
ALDI offers competitive wages and benefits, including:
- 401(k) Plan
- Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- PerkSpot National Discount Program
In addition, eligible employees are offered:
- Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Generous Vacation Time & 7 Paid Holidays
- Up to 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave at 100% of pay
- Up to 2 Weeks Paid Caregiver Leave at 100% of pay
- Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
ALDI is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), we do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other protected characteristic. Employment may be contingent upon ALDI's receipt of an acceptable and job-related drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.
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