Front-End Team Lead — Customer Experience & Store Ops

Kroger; Hazel Park (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Employee discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

The Kroger in Hazel Park, MI is seeking a Front-End associate to deliver outstanding customer service and maintain a safe, clean store environment. You will assist the department manager in achieving sales and profit goals and help supervise Front-End operations to ensure smooth day-to-day performance.

You will gain knowledge of products, respond to questions, monitor expenses, manage scheduling, and help prepare budgets and labor plans with store management.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction).
• Retail or Customer Service experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing).

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

Skills

Retail or Customer Service experience

High school diploma or equivalent

Second language (speaking, reading and

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math

Job description

The Kroger in Hazel Park, MI is seeking a Front-End associate to deliver outstanding customer service and maintain a safe, clean store environment. You will assist the department manager in achieving sales and profit goals and help supervise Front-End operations to ensure smooth day-to-day performance.

You will gain knowledge of products, respond to questions, monitor expenses, manage scheduling, and help prepare budgets and labor plans with store management.