Meat/Asst Dept Leader

Kroger•Commerce City, CO

About The Position

The Meat/Assistant Department Leader creates an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service and maintains a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return. The role is responsible for achieving department sales and profit goals, maintaining quality assurance standards, and monitoring the functions, duties, and activities of the Meat department. The position demonstrates the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The leader supports and develops associates, manages department scheduling and performance, assists customers with product questions and recommendations, and oversees product quality, promotions, pricing, inventory, and stocking. The role also contributes to department planning and financial reviews, maintains appropriate case and cooler temperatures, and reinforces safety and legal compliance.

Requirements

Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Obtain a current food handlers permit once employed.
Ability to handle stressful situations.
Knowledge of basic math, including counting, addition, and subtraction.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Meat or retail experience.
Management experience.
Ability to speak, read, and/or write in a second language.

Responsibilities

Promote trust and respect among associates and maintain a positive attitude.
Communicate company, department, and job-specific information to associates.
Establish department performance goals and empower associates to meet or exceed targets through teamwork.
Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume.
Train and develop associates and participate in the performance appraisal process.
Help customers feel welcome and appreciated by answering questions, making suggestions, and locating products.
Inform customers of specials and offer product samples.
Review products for quality and freshness and take appropriate action.
Develop and implement a department business plan to achieve desired results.
Create and execute sales promotions with store management.
Inform and educate associates about current, upcoming, and special in-store promotions, especially those affecting the department.
Prepare and submit seasonal critiques for the sales and merchandising supervisor.
Implement the department’s period promotional plan.
Assist management with the store or department budget, expense control, profit and loss reviews, and actions based on financial reports.
Schedule daily, weekly, and monthly price changes by updating shelf tags and promotional signs.
Plan and organize inventory processes; monitor inventory and stocking conditions, note discrepancies, and train associates on inventory, stocking, and Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO).
Ensure proper temperatures are maintained in cases and coolers and temperature logs are maintained.
Reinforce safety programs by following procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, properly inspecting equipment, reporting repair needs, and reporting customer or employee accidents.
Report safety risks or issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
Comply with local, state, and federal laws and company guidelines.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.