Produce/Asst Dept Leader

Kroger•Appleton, WI

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Produce/Assistant Department Leader is responsible for creating an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. This role involves establishing and maintaining a safe, clean environment that encourages customer returns, achieving sales and profit goals for the department, and controlling all established quality assurance standards. The Assistant Department Leader monitors all functions, duties, and activities related to the Produce department and is expected to demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Requirements

Excellent oral/written communication skills
Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction)
Ability to handle stressful situations
Current food handlers permit once employed

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or GED
Any management experience
Any produce/retail experience
Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)

Responsibilities

Promote trust and respect among associates, with 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 an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store; respond to questions, make suggestions, and locate products
Inform customers of produce specials and offer product samples to help customers discover new items
Review/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 promotions that affect the department
Prepare and submit seasonal critiques for the sales and merchandising supervisor
Implement the period promotional plan for the department
Assist management in preparing the store/department budget, expense control, profit and loss reviews, and take appropriate action on all financial reports
Schedule daily, weekly and monthly price changes by updating shelf tags and promotional signs
Plan and organize the inventory process, maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions, note any discrepancies, train department associates on inventory/stocking and Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO)
Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained
Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, practicing preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment, notifying store management of any items in need of repair and of customer or employee accidents
Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud
Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines
Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment
Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults
Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation