DELI/ASST DEPT LEADER

Kroger Co.; Portland (OR); Presencial; USD 22.000 - 33.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kroger Co. in Portland, OR seeks a Deli Department leader to deliver outstanding customer experience and ensure safe, clean conditions. You will oversee scheduling, inventory, promotions, and staff development to meet sales goals while maintaining Kroger’s standards.

The role emphasizes collaboration with store management, quality control, and training associates to create a welcoming environment where customers feel valued and well served.

Formación

• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Current food handlers permit once employed

Responsabilidades

• Promote trust and respect among associates with a positive attitude
• Communicate department information to associates
• Set department performance goals and empower staff to meet targets
• Create scheduling to manage customer volume
• Train staff and participate in performance appraisals
• Create welcoming environment and answer questions about products
• Inform customers of produce specials and offer samples
• Inspect product quality and freshness and take action
• Develop and implement a department business plan
• Create and execute promotions with store management
• Educate staff about promotions affecting the department
• Submit seasonal critiques for the supervisor
• Implement period promotions for the department
• Assist with budget, expenses, and financial reporting
• Schedule price changes and update shelf tags
• Oversee inventory and CAO training
• Maintain temperatures and logs
• Enforce safety procedures and report hazards
• Report safety risks and incidents
• Comply with laws and guidelines
• Work well under pressure
• Manage conflicts constructively
• Act with integrity in handling information
• Follow directions and escalate issues
• Assist customers including minors and seniors
• Perform essential functions with or without accommodations

Conocimientos

Excellent oral/written communication

Knowledge of basic math

Ability to handle stressful situations

Second language (speaking, reading and

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Food handlers permit

Descripción del empleo

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Achieve sales and profit goals established for the department and control all established quality assurance standards. Monitor all functions, duties and activities related to the Deli department. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

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

QUALIFICATIONS MINIMUM

• Excellent oral/written communication skills

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

• Ability to handle stressful situations

• Current food handlers permit once employed

DESIRED

• High School Diploma or GED

• Any management experience

• Any deli/retail experience

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