Frozen Food/Lead Clerk

Kroger•New Albany, IN

About The Position

The Frozen Food/Lead Clerk directs and supervises department functions, duties, and activities while supporting day-to-day Frozen Foods operations. The role focuses on creating an outstanding customer experience, maintaining a safe and clean environment, achieving department sales and profit goals, and monitoring quality assurance standards. The clerk supports the Customer 1st strategy and encourages excellent service while demonstrating the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Requirements

Effective communication skills.
Knowledge of basic math, including counting, addition, and subtraction.
Ability to handle stressful situations.
Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

High school education or equivalent preferred.
Management experience preferred.
Retail experience.
Second language skills (speaking, reading, and/or writing).

Responsibilities

Promote trust and respect among associates.
Communicate company, department, and job-specific information to associates.
Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company and store goals.
Establish department performance goals and empower associates to meet or exceed targets.
Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume throughout hours of operation.
Train and develop associates in their jobs and participate in the performance appraisal process.
Follow local, state, and federal laws and company guidelines.
Help customers feel welcome and appreciated by answering questions about products sold in the department and throughout the store.
Maintain product knowledge and answer customer questions or make product suggestions.
Maintain a positive attitude.
Develop and implement a department business plan to achieve desired results.
Understand the store layout and locate products.
Create and execute sales promotions in partnership with store management.
Inform and educate department associates about current, upcoming, and special in-store promotions, especially those affecting frozen foods.
Prepare and submit seasonal critiques for the sales and merchandising supervisor.
Stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special advertisements.
Assist store management with the store or department budget and profit-and-loss reviews, and take appropriate action based on financial reports.
Monitor inventory and stocking conditions and note inventory discrepancies.
Schedule daily, weekly, and monthly price changes by updating shelf tags and promotional signs.
Plan, organize, and supervise the inventory process.
Train department associates on inventory, stocking, and Computer Assisted Ordering.
Follow food safety regulations and guidelines.
Report safety risks or issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.