DAIRY/DEPT LEADER

Kroger; Gilbert (AL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in United States, Alabama (Gilbert area) is seeking a Dairy Department Supervisor to lead daily operations, ensure excellent customer service, and uphold safety and quality standards. You will direct department functions, manage staffing, and contribute to achieving sales goals while maintaining cost controls.

The role requires 18+ years old, strong communication and math skills, and prior retail or dairy experience.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 or older.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction).

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates and communicate information to the team.
• Establish performance goals and empower associates to meet targets.
• Develop schedules to manage customer volume during hours of operation.
• Train and develop associates and participate in performance appraisals.
• Adhere to laws, food safety regulations and company guidelines.
• Create an environment where customers feel welcome and informed about products.
• Prepare and submit seasonal critiques and implement promotional plans for the department.
• Assist management with budget, profit and loss reviews and inventory processes.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Conflict management

Honesty and integrity

Team leadership

Customer service

Education

High school education or equivalent

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience by embracing the Customer 1ststrategy and encouraging associates to deliver excellent customer service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Achieve sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor and control all established quality assurance standards and expenses. Direct and supervise all functions, duties and activities for the department. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

• Promote trust and respect among associates, with a positive attitude.
• Communicate company, department, and job specific information to associates.
• Establish performance goals for department and empower associates to meet or exceed goals and targets through teamwork.
• Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume throughout hours of operation.
• Train and develop associates on performance of their job and participate in the performance appraisal process.
• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, food safety regulations and company guidelines.
• 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, and by using knowledge of products to make suggestions.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of dairy specials.
• Develop and implement a department business plan to achieve desired results.
• Understand the store's layout and be able to locate products.
• 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 or ads that affect the Dairy department.
• Prepare and submit seasonal critiques for the sales and merchandising supervisor.
• Implement the period promotional plan for the department.
• Assist store management in preparing the store/department budget, 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 awareness; note any discrepancies.
• Train department associates on inventory/stocking and Computer Assisted Ordering.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures, practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management 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.

Minimum

• Must be 18 or older
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction)

Desired

• High school education or equivalent preferred
• Management experience preferred
• Dairy experience
• Retail experience
• Second language (verbal, reading and/or writing)