Dairy Department Associate — Customer-First & Freshness Expert

The Kroger Co.; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kroger Co. in Blacksburg, VA is seeking a retail associate to create an outstanding customer experience and maintain a safe, clean store environment for customers to return.

You will assist the department manager in reaching sales goals and monitor quality standards while upholding the Customer 1st strategy and core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. Responsibilities include answering questions, promoting products, offering samples, and ensuring product

Qualifications

• Retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)

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 department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of dairy specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered.
• Recommend dairy items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• 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.
• 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 functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Retail experience

Second language

Stressful situations

Effective communication

Basic math

Job description

The Kroger Co. in Blacksburg, VA is seeking a retail associate to create an outstanding customer experience and maintain a safe, clean store environment for customers to return.

You will assist the department manager in reaching sales goals and monitor quality standards while upholding the Customer 1st strategy and core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. Responsibilities include answering questions, promoting products, offering samples, and ensuring product