APPAREL/DEPT LEADER

Kroger•Tooele, UT

62d

About The Position

Responsible for ordering, stocking merchandise and maintaining the assigned section of the apparel department, and maintaining fixtures, displays, and signing. Train, coach and direct Apparel Clerks. Perform production and customer service functions; maximize store sales and profits. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older
Willing to work weekend and holidays
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrate ability to make intelligent decisions quickly
Able to tactfully and calmly handle stressful situations and make a positive impression on associates and customers
Possess abilities and skills for effective production, merchandising, and customer services related to sale of merchandise
Qualified and able to operate power machinery and work with various job tools

Nice To Haves

Related retail work experience
Familiarity with apparel sales terms and processes
Past work record reflects dependability and integrity

Responsibilities

Stock displays
Divisional signing
Recovery and merchandising standards
Ticketing standards
Corporate policies
Planograms and composites
Setting the ad to standard
Processing returns/ exchanges
Price changes
Processing mismates
Shrink control
Coordinate and organize merchandising of the section
Build and maintains vendor relationships
Receive and processes freight
Perform inventory control functions
Conduct stock counts
Build ends and displays
Maintain an awareness of current market trends
React with urgency to changing sales opportunities
Sell products to Customers
Teach/demonstrate selling skills
Perform cashier functions
Maintain an awareness of overstock/understock conditions to guarantee ordering system integrity
Respond to Customer comments/complaints
Assist in the inventory process
Write Intersection Transfers
Manage P and L responsibilities, seasonal sets
Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties
Complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports