MEAT/ASST DEPT LEADER

The Kroger Co.•San Tan Valley, AZ

About The Position

The Meat/Assistant Department Leader supports the Meat department by creating an outstanding customer experience and maintaining a safe, clean environment. The role helps achieve department sales and profit goals, uphold quality assurance standards, and monitor department functions and activities. The leader demonstrates the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The position involves supporting and developing associates, managing department operations and inventory, maintaining product quality and food-safety conditions, and working with store management on sales promotions, budgets, and financial results. The role also serves customers by answering product questions, making suggestions, and helping locate products.

Requirements

Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Must 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 schedules to manage customer volume.
Train and develop associates and participate in the performance appraisal process.
Welcome and assist customers by answering questions, making suggestions, and locating products.
Inform customers of department specials and offer product samples.
Inspect 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 in partnership with store management.
Inform and educate associates about current, upcoming, and special in-store promotions, particularly 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, identify discrepancies, and train associates on inventory, stocking, and Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO).
Maintain proper temperatures in cases and coolers and keep temperature logs.
Reinforce safety programs by following procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, inspecting equipment for preventive maintenance, notifying store management of items needing repair, and reporting customer or employee accidents.
Report safety risks or issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
Follow local, state, and federal laws and company guidelines.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.