Meat Dept Lead: Customer Experience & Growth

Metro Market; Monona (WI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Associate discounts

Job summary

Kroger is seeking a Meat Department Supervisor in Monona, WI to create outstanding customer experiences through service, ensure safe, fresh products, and drive department sales and profitability.

You will lead a team, schedule, train associates, manage promotions, monitor temperatures, adhere to safety and QA standards, and partner with store management to meet budget and inventory goals.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral/written communication skills.
• Current food handlers permit once employed.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction).
• Bachelor's or higher degree not required unless stated.

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.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stress management

Basic math

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Kroger is seeking a Meat Department Supervisor in Monona, WI to create outstanding customer experiences through service, ensure safe, fresh products, and drive department sales and profitability.

You will lead a team, schedule, train associates, manage promotions, monitor temperatures, adhere to safety and QA standards, and partner with store management to meet budget and inventory goals.