Grocery/Receiving Clerk

Kroger; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in Pasadena, CA is seeking team-oriented staff to support receiving, inventory, and customer service in a busy grocery environment. You will help maintain safe, clean conditions and contribute to sales goals while adhering to company values of respect and integrity.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong attention to detail, teamwork, and good communication skills, with a willingness to learn industry terms and processes. Bilingual abilities and prior receiving experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• Team collaboration in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in handling goods.

Responsibilities

• Report safety risks or issues, including theft or fraud.
• Assist with receiving, inventory management, and ensuring product conditions match orders.
• Support management in achieving department sales and profit goals.
• Maintain proper temperatures and logs for cases and coolers.
• Uphold food safety regulations and quality assurance standards.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

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.

• Report all safety risks or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents
• Develop and train DSD Receiver back up
• Ensure maximum security of receiving area
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads
• Ensure inventory management for all delivered product
• Process damaged/returned goods and complete/process paperwork
• Check condition, accuracy of quantity, pricing, and temperature of product received
• Ensure shipping and receiving tools are working properly to provide a smooth transition of the products/merchandise into the store and inventory logs
• Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions to capture ordering system integrity, including Computer Assisted Ordering
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise
• Promote trust and respect among associates, with a positive attitude

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

MINIMUM

• Ability to collaborate and work cooperatively in a team-based environment
• Strong attention to detail

DESIRED

• Any receiving experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)
• Familiarity with industry/technical terms and processes
• Excellent oral/written communication skills