CUSTOMER SVC/ASST DEPT LEADER

Kroger Family of Companies; Anna (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies is hiring for a Front-end department supervisor role in a Texas store. You will assist leadership, supervise front-end operations, and help deliver an outstanding customer experience in a safe, clean environment.

You will support budgeting, scheduling, and daily operations while ensuring adherence to safety and company standards. Strong communication and customer service experience are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Experience in retail or customer service environment.
• Strong communication and math proficiencies.
• Ability to contribute to department budgeting and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create a welcoming environment for customers by answering questions.
• Gain knowledge of products and respond to questions and suggest options.
• Assist with monitoring and control of department expenses.
• Assist with cash control, sales and records for the store.
• Schedule Front-end associates to ensure adequate department coverage.
• Assist with budget, profit and loss reviews and action on financial reports.
• Develop and execute department action plans and labor scheduling.
• Collaborate with Front-end associates and promote teamwork.
• Display a positive attitude and stay current with ads.
• Adhere to food safety regulations and maintain temperature logs.
• Reinforce safety programs and report unsafe conditions.
• Perform preventive maintenance and report needed repairs.
• Notify management of accidents and safety risks or illegal activity.
• Adhere to laws and company guidelines; perform essential functions with/without accommodation.

Skills

Stress management

Communication skills

Basic math

Retail or customer service experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Assist in directing and supervising all functions, duties and activities for the Front-end department. Support the day-to-day functions of the Front-end operations.Responsible for assisting with the execution of best practices, goals and Front-end standards established for the department.Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote trust and respect among associates.

• 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.

• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the departments and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.

• Assist with monitoring and control supply expenses for the department.

• Assist with managing cash control, sales and cash items and records for the store.

• Manage the scheduling of Front-end associates to provide adequate department coverage.

• Assist store management in preparing the store/department budget, profit and loss reviews, and take appropriate action on all financial reports.

• Assist with creating and execute budgets and scheduling of labor in partnership with store management.

• Assist in the development and implementation of department action plans to achieve desired results.

• Collaborate with Front-end associates and promote teamwork.

• Display a positive attitude.

• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.

• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.

• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.

• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.

• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.

• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.

• Report all safety risks or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.

• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines.

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum

• Ability to handle stressful situations

• Effective communication skills

• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)

• Retail or Customer Service experience

Desired

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Management experience

• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)