Meat/Asst Dept Leader

Kroger•Sheboygan, WI

12d

About The Position

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return. Achieve department sales and profit goals while controlling established quality assurance standards. Monitor functions, duties, and activities related to the Meat department, and demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The role also involves supporting department associates, serving customers, managing promotions and inventory, and helping maintain department operations and financial performance.

Requirements

Excellent oral and written communication skills.
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.
Second language skills in speaking, reading, and/or writing.

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 on their job performance and participate in the performance appraisal process.
Create a welcoming customer experience by answering product questions, making suggestions, and locating products.
Inform customers of department specials and offer product samples.
Review and 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 department 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 period promotional plan for the department.
Assist management with the store or department budget, expense control, profit-and-loss reviews, and appropriate action on financial reports.
Schedule daily, weekly, and monthly price changes by updating shelf tags and promotional signs.
Plan and organize inventory, 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 that temperature logs are maintained.
Reinforce safety programs by following procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, inspecting equipment for preventive maintenance, reporting repair needs, and reporting customer or employee accidents.
Report safety risks or issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
Follow all local, state, and federal laws and company guidelines.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.