Description

At URM Stores, we are on a mission to find and amazing eCommerce Manager to assist all our customers in finding the perfect products every day. As member of this team, you'll tackle fascinating and impactful challenges in machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing (NLP), and computer vision. You'll empower customers to effortlessly express their preferences across various devices and modalities (voice, text, image, etc.). With your contributions, your work will directly impact the goals of URM Stores, Inc. Member Owners, reaching thousands of customers. If you're passionate about technology learning and want to make a difference, we'd love to have you join our team and embark on an exciting journey.

You will build a strong eCommerce business presence to better serve our customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From deli and bakery to fresh produce, center store and everything between. URM Stores offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee retailer partnerships with prominent RMN partners, notably Instacart and GiveX, ensuring strategic alignment and maximizing mutual value and opportunities.
• Drive the development of tailored solutions and initiatives that enhance the effectiveness of retail media campaigns, optimizing targeting, engagement, and overall performance.
• Maintain a pulse on industry trends, competitor activities, and evolving consumer behaviors to inform strategic decision-making and ensure URM Stores' positioning as a leader in retail media innovation.
• Develop and implement strategies to scale up CPG brand relationships, fostering collaborations that drive revenue growth and brand visibility within the retail media network.
• Assist Members and retailers with initiatives to grow/develop/ maximize their RMN footprint by developing new options that they are not currently utilizing.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to identify, evaluate, and capitalize on emerging trends, opportunities, and innovations in the RMN landscape.
• Establish and maintain a P&L framework for retail media activities, analyzing financial performance and optimizing investments to ensure profitability and ROI.
• Strategize on how private label offerings align with and enhance the overall RMN strategy, integrating private label products into targeted retail media campaigns to drive brand loyalty and sales growth.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the success and impact of RMN partnerships and initiatives, implementing data-driven insights to refine strategies and achieve desired outcomes.
• You will utilize digital tools and techniques as part of an overall branding, advertising, and communications strategy. To include social media, search engine optimization, consumer-generated content, video and viral marketing, display and mobile advertising, interactive technologies, etc.
• Create and implement an effective content marketing strategy that aligns with business goals and objectives. This will include content creation, distribution, promotion, and measurement. Leverage different digital channels and platforms to reach and engage with target audiences.
• Implement a successful social media strategy as a component of a communications plan. The tactical implementation details associated with a social media strategy will also be an important component of the class e.g. social media measurement tools and calculation of return on investment.

Qualifications:

• Strong educational background: A degree in Marketing, E-Business, E-Commerce, or a related field, along with at least 3 years of experience, provides the necessary expertise for success in this role.
• Proven experience in retail media, marketing, partnerships, or related fields within the retail or CPG industry.
• Strong understanding of Retail Media Networks, e-commerce channels, and digital marketing strategies.
• Leadership Skills: You must have the ability to speak with senior executives and store owners with ease. You can articulate a clear strategy and make recommendations. 
• Experience working as a tech lead, showcasing the ability to guide and mentor a team, manage projects, and ensure successful outcomes.
• Community involvement: Active participation in the community through blog posts, papers, or conference talks, highlighting a commitment to knowledge sharing and staying at the forefront of advancements in the field.

You Belong Here!

We are proud to be a part of the number one food distributor in the Inland Northwest. Since 1921 URM has been a retailer-owned business. URM’s core business is the purchasing, warehousing, and delivery of merchandise inventory to its Member-Owners. The shareholders of URM are all retail grocers who provide groceries to their local communities. URM operates on a cooperative basis, which means that all its net earnings on business done with or for its member-owners through its Patronage Departments are allocated and paid to its Member-Owners in the form of patronage dividends. Over the years, sales volume has grown to over $1 billion and employment to over 2,900 employees at URM and its subsidiaries—Rosauers Supermarkets and Peirone Produce.

We work in a supportive team environment and in addition to our amazing culture, our employees enjoy many perks, and below are a few of the highlights of our complete compensation package:

• Starting at $80,000 annually DOE. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. 
• Insurance Benefits – So that our non-union employees have more to take home from their paycheck, URM pays 100% of the Medical/Dental/Vision/RX Insurance premiums for the employee and over 93% for the employee’s dependents!
• 401k Retirement Plan with an amazing Company match up to 9% of your annual salary!
• Subsidized Life Insurance for employees and great rates for the employee’s family.
• Company paid Long-Term Disability insurance.
• Short-Term Disability and Cancer Insurance available.
• Life Flight Insurance at Special Rate.
• Great vacation plan!
• Six Paid Holidays and three Paid Personal Holidays.
• Paid Sick Days.
• Paid Volunteer Service Day! Get paid to volunteer at your favorite non-profit!
• Experience enjoyable Company sponsored activities through events like URM March Madness Brackets, Family Hockey Night with the Chiefs, Holiday Mingle & Jingle with great raffle giveaways, Summer Evening Wine & Music Event, and Winter Break Movie Night, which are just a glimpse of the fun we have to offer for employees and their families!
• Plus, enjoy a variety of Corporate discounts, from gym memberships, cell phone plans, to computer discounts!
• We also offer an Amazing Employee Discount Program at our Company-owned Grocery Stores!!!!

URM Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of Race, Religion, Color, National Origin, Citizenship, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Ancestry, Veteran Status, Genetic Information, or any other classification protected by state or federal law. We are also committed to providing a work environment that is free of all forms of discrimination, regarding recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, compensation, and all other conditions of employment. The selected candidate must be able to successfully complete a pre-employment background check, and drug test, as URM is a drug free workplace.