Health and Beauty Lead Clerk

Kroger; Bellingham (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in Washington state seeks a Drug GM Department Manager to lead daily operations, supervise staff, and deliver an outstanding customer experience in a busy grocery environment.

You will build a safe, clean store area, plan schedules, train associates, monitor inventory, and implement promotions while upholding Kroger values of respect, honesty, integrity, and safety.

Qualifications

• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction).
• Ability to handle stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Communicate information to associates.
• Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to meet store goals.
• Establish performance goals for department and empower associates to meet targets.
• Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume during operating hours.
• Train and develop associates on performance and participate in appraisals.
• Adhere to local, state and federal laws and company guidelines.
• Create an welcoming environment and answer questions about products in the department and store.
• Gain knowledge of products and respond to questions or make suggestions.
• Inform customers of Drug GM specials and promotions.
• Develop and implement a department business plan to achieve results.
• Understand store layout and locate products.
• Create and execute sales promotions with store management.
• Educate department associates about in-store promotions.
• Prepare seasonal critiques for the sales and merchandising supervisor.
• Implement the period promotional plan for the department.
• Stay current with ads and promotions.
• Monitor and control expenses for the department.
• Maintain awareness of inventory/stocking conditions and note discrepancies.
• Schedule price changes and update shelf tags.
• Plan, organize and supervise inventory process.
• Train department staff on inventory/stocking and Computer Assisted Ordering.
• Reinforce safety programs and identify unsafe conditions.
• Inspect equipment and report maintenance needs.
• Notify management of accidents and report safety risks or illicit activity.
• Work cooperatively in high paced environments and manage conflicts calmly.
• Maintain honesty and integrity with customer and business information.
• Follow directions and seek help to resolve issues.
• Provide support with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Perform essential job functions with or without accommodation.

Skills

Effective communication

Basic math

Ability to handle stressful situations

Education

High school education or equivalent (preferred)

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. Direct and supervise all functions, duties and activities for the Drug GM department. Support the day-to-day functions of the Drug GM operations. Embrace the Customer 1 st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Job Description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Direct and supervise all functions, duties and activities for the Drug GM department. Support the day-to-day functions of the Drug GM operations. Embrace the Customer 1 st 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.
• Communicate company, department, and job specific information to associates.
• Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company/store goals.
• Establish performance goals for department and empower associates to meet or exceed targets.
• Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume throughout hours of operation.
• Train and develop associates on performance of their job and participate in the performance appraisal process.
• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines.
• 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 Drug GM specials.
• Develop and implement a department business plan to achieve desired results.
• Understand the store’s layout and be able to locate products.
• 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 Drug GM.
• Prepare and submit seasonal critiques for the sales and merchandising supervisor.
• Implement the period promotional plan for the department.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Monitor and control expenses for the department.
• Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions; note any discrepancies in inventory.
• Schedule daily, weekly and monthly price changes by updating shelf tags and promotional signs.
• Plan, organize and supervise the inventory process.
• Train department associates on inventory/stocking and Computer Assisted Ordering.
• 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

• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
• Ability to handle stressful situations
  
  

Desired

• High school education or equivalent preferred
• Management experience preferred
• Drug GM experience
• Retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)