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Job Summary
Responsible for the planning and analysis necessary to support the operational design, build and deployment of programs and initiatives launching through Walgreens stores. Responsible for seeking feedback and input from the Field on day to day merchandising activities to better identify operational issues. Applies lessons learned to future implementations, projects, and improvements to processes. Serves as a liaison to Retail Products Division, Marketing, Digital, Business Operations, Asset Protection, and Finance to initiate proactive communication and idea flow.
Job Responsibilities
About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Responsible for the planning and analysis necessary to support the operational design, build and deployment of programs and initiatives launching through Walgreens stores. Responsible for seeking feedback and input from the Field on day to day merchandising activities to better identify operational issues. Applies lessons learned to future implementations, projects, and improvements to processes. Serves as a liaison to Retail Products Division, Marketing, Digital, Business Operations, Asset Protection, and Finance to initiate proactive communication and idea flow.
Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for the planning necessary to support the operational design, build and deployment of programs and initiatives launching through Walgreens stores.
- Reviews and analyzes the details of each initiative, project or special promotion to identify lessons learned for future implementations and projects. Collects feedback from the Field on day to day Merchandising activities.
- Approves and implements process changes and recommends future initiatives and/or improvements to previous initiatives based on feedback from the Stores and Customers.
- Responsible for partnering with leaders across Retail Products Division, Marketing, Digital, Business Operations, Asset Protection, and Finance to initiate proactive cross functional communication and idea flow.
- Develops strong working relationships with the key Company functions ensuring effective communications between Corporate and Field and vice versa. Requests and receives feedback from Stores pertaining to all initiatives. Consolidates feedback on project implementations, trials and day-to-day issues and presents findings to senior leaders. Based on the feedback, develops an impact analysis on the overall project citing all details from scope of initiative to budget analysis and store and customer feedback.
- Fosters executional excellence of Marketing activities such as Balances Rewards and promotions, and annual Merchandising activities such as resets, Seasonal merchandising plans, Customer plans, etc. Ensures Brand Alignment and follow thru within the Fleet (Retail locations).
- Evaluates deployment of existing monthly/weekly retail initiatives, promotions and seasonal activities and provides real-time analysis. Identifies opportunities improve execution of mature programs.
- Responsible for analysis of costs associated with Goods Not for Resale. Responsible for Analysis of Shrink.
About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.