Meat/Asst Dept Leader

Kroger•Falcon, TX

About The Position

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return. Achieve department sales and profit goals and control established quality assurance standards. Monitor functions, duties, and activities related to the Meat department while demonstrating the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

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 schedules to manage customer volume.
Train and develop associates, support their job performance, and participate in the performance appraisal process.
Create a welcoming customer environment by answering questions about products, making suggestions, locating products, and responding to customer needs.
Inform customers of produce specials and offer product samples to introduce new items.
Review and inspect products for quality and freshness, taking 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 department 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 and 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 department associates on inventory, stocking, and Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO).
Ensure proper temperatures are maintained in cases and coolers and that temperature logs are kept.
Reinforce safety programs by following safety procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, properly inspecting equipment for preventive maintenance, notifying store management about needed repairs, 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.