JEWELRY/SALES SPECIALIST

The Kroger Co.; Lacey (WA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid time off

Counseling services

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Kroger Co. is seeking friendly sales professionals for Fred Meyer Jewelers in Washington. You will deliver a welcoming jewelry shopping experience, meet personal sales targets, and engage customers through product knowledge and clienteling.

Responsibilities include promoting events, handling POS transactions, and maintaining visual standards while working with teammates to reach store goals. Flexible scheduling supports both full- and part-time roles.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Sales, retail and/or jewelry experience preferred.
• Commitment to excellence and a refreshing shopping experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service and model a customer-first culture.
• Achieve personal sales targets and promote protection plans.
• Operate POS and process payments or credit approvals.
• Present jewelry knowledge and assist in selecting mounts and settings.
• Participate in store events and maintain merchandising standards.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Cash handling

Product knowledge

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

POS system

Job description

Fred Meyer Jewelers sales professionals are welcoming, friendly, understanding, caring, dynamic, driven, and creative individuals who believe what they are doing every day makes a difference in achieving the same, ideal customer experience. Sales professionals achieve personal sales targets by turning every one of our customers life's meaningful moments into a celebration worth remembering by offering a fine jewelry experience that is approachable, special and lasting. Our sales professionals engage customers in such a manner as to create a desire for and make our products as relevant, exciting and accessible to as many people as possible every day. We provide training on sales techniques, product knowledge, and skills to help you, our sales professionals, be successful and create a refreshing and uplifting shopping experience for our customers.Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of self and others.

Responsibilities

• Model Customer 1st behavior; deliver and encourage other associates to deliver excellent customer service
• Achieve personal targets that drive sales (e.g., credit applications and protection plan attachment rates)
• Promote Diamond Parties and special events with every customer
• Work with teammates towards store goals, creating a positive working atmosphere, and supporting each other to combine individual strengths to enhance team performance
• Foster life-long emotional connections with customers by clienteling
• Provide product knowledge, features and benefits to all customers when presenting merchandise
• Advise customers on quality, cuts, and/or value of jewelry and gems and assist in selecting mountings and/or settings for gems
• Attend required monthly meetings
• Operate point of sale (POS) and take payment or obtain credit authorization
• Inspect and clean customers' jewelry
• Provide estimates for jewelry and watch repairs
• Perform watch battery replacements and watch band adjustments
• Follow receiving and processing procedures
• Display merchandise and promotional materials in accordance with corporate merchandising plans
• Perform business opening and closing procedures as outlined in Policy and Procedures Guide
• Perform basic housekeeping, such as vacuuming carpet, cleaning display surfaces, cleaning merchandise, and washing windows
• Maintain safety and security of location by following all Loss Prevention and Security policy and procedures
• Participate in the inventory process
• Complete case counts
• Maintain flexibility to work any shift, including weekends, holidays and overtime
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

• Desired Previous Job Experience:
  • Sales, retail and/or jewelry experience
• Minimum Position Qualifications/Education:
  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
  • Commitment to excellence, desire to grow and ability to provide refreshing shopping experience
  • Goal oriented and sales driven and passion to succeed
  • Minimum 18 years of age
  • Ability to pass drug test
  • Maintain confidentiality
  • Accuracy/attention to detail

Job Info

• Job Identification 68529
• Job Category Fred Meyer Jewelers
• Posting Date 10/20/2026, 08:57 PM

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we’ve grown into what today is the nation’s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America’s grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.
Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you’re caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.
Whether you’re seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we’ve got a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to become part of our Kroger family!