Business Support Specialist II, III, Sr.-SVU – Eden Prairie

SUPERVALU is a grocery retail and supply chain powerhouse that leverages its national scale while maintaining a strong focus on local relevance. Our corporate led Merchandising collaboration strategy supports powerful local programs in numerous regions and banners across the Enterprise to deliver a superior shopping experience to all of our customers. We operate a world-class supply chain network to support our own retail stores as well as several thousand independent grocery retailers.

We look to an innovative team of associates to help us achieve our business goals. Because we have a variety of key roles and responsibilities at various levels, the opportunity for career growth and development is limitless. Our numerous Enterprise Merchandising initiatives will offer challenging and rewarding careers. We’re poised to win in the marketplace-we’re seeking winners!


Position Title: Business Support Specialist II, III, Sr.

Purpose:

The Business Support Specialist (BSS) is responsible for executing specialized support tasks in a specific department. These functions are exercised across various systems and require timely input with a high level of accuracy.


Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Primary responsibilities for the BSS will include one or more of the following:

• Ad/Promo Responsibilities: Responsible for gathering and inputting information into the promotional planning systems and communicating that information to the appropriate banners and/or regions.
  
• Assortment and Presentation Responsibilities: Responsible for keeping the information related to assortment and shelf accurate in the appropriate systems.
  
• Pricing Responsibilities: Responsible for communicating pricing guidelines and recommendations to the appropriate banners and regions; responsible for accurate input of pricing information .
  
• Sourcing Responsibilities: Responsible for accurate input of deals into the appropriate systems. Assists the BDMs and BSMs in accurate record keeping associated to contracts, deals and promotions.
  
• Planning Responsibilities: Provides as needed support to the BDM and BSM related to planning. Will assist in gathering appropriate information, record keeping and filing related to planning process.
  
• Ad Proofing
  
• Information gathering, compiling and spread sheet creation
  
• Develop and maintain basic Excel templates
  
• Provides consistent feedback to banner and regional staffs. Acts as a point of contact for banner requests or questions.
  
• Acts as a liaison between other Business Planning Groups
  Leveling Guide:
  
  BSS II
  
• Maintains complex records
  
• Responds to inquiries in area of responsibility
  
• Collects data/information for department use in special projects or reports
  
• Updates information and reports typically on the computer
  
• Checks information for accuracy
  
• Prepares and balances data
  
• Answers department phones as needed and routes to appropriate area
  
• Reviews information/data and makes decisions within well defined guidelines, parameters, and instruction
  
• Examines and prioritizes documents to determine work to be completed or best course of action
  
• Collects information for specific department reports
  
• Creates and maintains complex reports
  
• Sorts, files and maintains invoices, receipts, contracts, or other special department documents
  
• Compiles minor statistical data
  
• Makes and checks routine one and two step math calculations
  
• Completes keyboarding projects such as preparing correspondence and mailings
  
• Checks own work for accuracy
  
• Coordinates special programs and/or events
  
  BSS III
  
• In addition to the above
  
• Reviews and/or compares information/data and makes determination within defined guidelines, parameters, and instruction
  
• Maintains complex records and files, searches and investigates information found in files
  
• Compiles information and data from various sources for specific departmental reports, and creates reports, graphs and data comparisons
  
• Posts records and processes departmental documents requiring specific knowledge of functional area
  
• Completes detailed keyboarding projects such as preparing correspondence from rough drafts and completing specialized departmental forms
  
• Responds to inquiries that require specialized knowledge of the function to respond
  
  
  BSS Sr
  
• In addition to the above
  
• Analyzes and develops major projects and carries projects through to completion
  
• Researches and interprets a variety of levels of information
  
• Maintains unit documents such as ledgers, financial records, service information, etc.
  
• Coordinates and implements approved changes in policies and procedures affecting unit
  
• Provides advice and assistance to other employees in unit and acts as liaison to other units
  
• Monitors daily work of a group of lower level specialist and makes adjustments in division of work to ensure timely and accurate completion of work
  
  Scope:
  Number of Associates Supervised: Directly ___0____ Indirectly ____0___
  
  Example: Annual budget/sales expenditures accountability, number of stores served, etc.
  
  Job Requirements:
  
  Relevant Experience, Education, Certification, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  
  BSS II
  
• High School education and 0-1 years of retail merchandising experience with a solid understanding of operations, systems, category management and merchandising.
  
• Reading, writing, math and communication skills at a proficient level
  
• Ability to follow verbal or written instruction
  
• Keyboarding proficiency
  
• Math skills at a proficient level
  
• Computer skills: word processing and/or spreadsheet
  
  BSS III
  
• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience and 1 year retail merchandising experience with a solid understanding of operations, systems, category management and merchandising.
  
• Intermediate keyboarding proficiency
  
• Intermediate computer skills: word processing and/or spreadsheet
  
• Math skills at a specific level (i.e. one step: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or two step percent calculations or more advanced)
  
  BSS Sr.
  
• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience and 2 years retail merchandising experience with a solid understanding of operations, systems, category management and merchandising.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Excellent keyboarding proficiency
  
• Excellent computer skill: word processing and/or spreadsheet
  
• Be detail oriented, ability to be organized, and strong analytical skills
  
• Possess ability to direct, organize, lead and control work group staff
  
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