MEAT/ASST DEPT LEADER

Kroger Family of Companies; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Columbus, OH seeks a Meat Department leader to drive outstanding customer experiences, maintain safe, clean conditions, and achieve department goals. You will manage pricing, promotions, inventory, and staff performance while upholding quality standards across the store.

The role emphasizes teamwork, training, and adherence to safety protocols, with responsibility for budget, P&L, and associate development in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Current food handler's permit (upon employment).
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction).

Responsibilities

• Communicate company, department, and job specific information to associates.
• Establish department performance goals and empower associates to meet or exceed targets through teamwork.
• Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume.
• Train and develop associates on their job performance and participate in the performance appraisal process.
• Create an environment that makes customers feel welcome and appreciated by answering questions about products.
• Inform customers of specials and offer samples to help discover new items.
• Review/inspect products for quality and freshness and take action when needed.
• Develop and implement a department business plan to achieve results.
• Create and execute sales promotions with store management.
• Educate associates about promotions and inventory in-store.
• Prepare seasonal critiques for the sales and merchandising supervisor.
• Implement the period promotional plan for the department.
• Assist management in budget, expenses, and profit/loss reviews.
• Schedule price changes and maintain shelf signs.
• Plan and organize inventory procedures and CAO training.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers and log accordingly.
• Support safety programs and report issues or accidents promptly.
• Adhere to laws and company guidelines; perform essential duties with or without accommodation.

Skills

Communication skills

Stress management

Education

Meat/Retail experience

Management experience

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Achieve sales and profit goals established for the department and control all established quality assurance standards. Monitor all functions, duties and activities related to the Meat department. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES - Promote trust and respect among associates, with a positive attitude

• Communicate company, department, and job specific information to associates
• Establish department performance goals and empower associates to meet or exceed targets through teamwork
• Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume
• Train and develop associates on their job performance and participate in the performance appraisal process
• 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; respond to questions, make suggestions, and locate products
• Inform customers of produce specials and offer product samples to help customers discover new items
• Review/inspect products for quality and freshness and take appropriate action
• Develop and implement a department business plan to achieve desired results
• 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 the department
• Prepare and submit seasonal critiques for the sales and merchandising supervisor
• Implement the period promotional plan for the department
• Assist management in preparing the store/department budget, expense control, profit and loss reviews, and take appropriate action on all financial reports
• Schedule daily, weekly and monthly price changes by updating shelf tags and promotional signs
• Plan and organize the inventory process, maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions, note any discrepancies, train department associates on inventory/stocking and Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO)
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, practicing preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment, notifying store management of any items in need of repair and of customer or employee accidents
• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud
• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum

Excellent oral/written communication skills

Current food handlers permit once employed

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction)

Desired

High School Diploma or GED

Any meat/retail experience

Any management experience

Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)