Front End Customer Experience Associate

Kroger; Cave Creek (AZ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible scheduling

Employee assistance program

Employee discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Kroger is hiring for an on-site front-end associate at 4815 E Carefree Hwy, Cave Creek, AZ. You will deliver outstanding customer service, escort customers, process checkouts, and maintain front-end operations to meet sales and safety goals.

The role requires teamwork, strong communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while adhering to company policies and health codes. Training and advancement opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum: High School Diploma or GED.
• 6 months related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education or experience.
• Effective interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Good math skills (ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide).
• Sound judgment/decision making skills.
• Friendly, approachable/outgoing demeanor/team player.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate teamwork to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant working and shopping environment.
• Provide friendly and efficient customer service by demonstrating sincerity, patience and respect in all customer interactions and by thanking customers for their business.
• Greet customers in a genuine and friendly manner throughout the store and assist them by escorting them to products, loading/unloading heavy items and helping them to retrieve out of reach items.
• Anticipate customer needs; effectively communicate with them and respond to questions and resolve issues in a timely manner to strengthen customer loyalty.
• Oversee front end operations to meet or exceed sales, profit and labor goals through effective cost control, labor efficiencies, excellent service and shrink control; ensure front end cleanliness, maintenance and sanitation.
• Determine work priorities and task lists to consistently maintain adequate front end conditions.
• Ensure prompt, accurate customer check-out and front-end associates adhere to company policies, as well as local, state and federal laws/regulations.
• Train, monitor and coach associates on all front end policies and procedures including proper handling of product, tender and coupons, scanning error procedures and price checks to reduce shrink and waste.
• Communicate pricing and signage discrepancies to the pricing coordinator.
• Provide back-up coverage for the service operations manager in their absence (excluding hiring and discipline).
• Gain/maintain thorough knowledge of checkout transactions policies and procedures, operations and bookkeeping: complete voids, refunds, daily exception reports, perform cash tender pickups, coin canister exchanges, till/coupon audits per company standards.
• Operate equipment (e.g., scanner, register, scale, check approval machine) per company standards.
• Assist with front-end functions (e.g., checkout transactions, stocking, bagging, cart collection and cleaning).
• Comply with and reinforce all food safety, sanitation and safety regulations/guidelines/procedures and programs according to company, local, state, and federal health code regulations; identify unsafe conditions and notify store management; report any illegal activity
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Team player

Decision making

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Kroger is hiring for an on-site front-end associate at 4815 E Carefree Hwy, Cave Creek, AZ. You will deliver outstanding customer service, escort customers, process checkouts, and maintain front-end operations to meet sales and safety goals.

The role requires teamwork, strong communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while adhering to company policies and health codes. Training and advancement opportunities are provided.