GROCERY/CLERK

Kroger; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in Indianapolis, IN is seeking a customer-focused team member to provide outstanding service in a fast-paced environment. You will assist the department manager, maintain safety and cleanliness, and help customers with questions about products while promoting the Customer 1st strategy.

This role emphasizes honesty, integrity, and teamwork, with opportunities to learn about store operations and seasonal promotions.

Qualifications

• Must be able to handle stressful situations.
• Good communication skills are required.
• Basic math skills (counting, addition, subtraction) for transactions and inventory.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create an environment where customers feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products.
• Gain knowledge of products within the department and respond to questions, making suggestions.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items.
• Inform customers of dairy specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered.
• Recommend items to customers to meet their needs.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness and monitor sell-by dates.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Stay current with ads and promotions.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Maintain proper temperatures in cases and coolers and keep logs.
• Reinforce safety procedures and report unsafe conditions.
• Inspect equipment and notify management of repairs.
• Notify management of accidents.
• Report safety risks, theft, or fraud.
• Work cooperatively in a fast-paced environment.
• Manage conflicts professionally.
• Handle customer and business information with honesty and integrity.
• Follow directions and seek assistance when needed.
• Provide support to minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
• Perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Effective communication skills

Knowledge of basic math

Job description

Job Description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

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 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.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Ability to handle stressful situations


• Effective communication skills


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

Desired

• Retail experience