Meat Dept Leader: Grow People, Boost Quality & Service

Kroger Family of Companies; Virginia; On-site; USD 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in United States, Virginia, is seeking a Meat Department Manager to plan, organize, train and direct department associates, ensuring production and customer service excellence. You will maximize store sales and profits while upholding core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, maintaining temperature logs, managing pricing and signage, budgeting input, and developing team skills.

Qualifications

• Willing to work weekends and holidays.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to make intelligent decisions quickly.
• Able to tactfully and calmly handle stressful situations and make a positive impression on associates and customers.
• Possess abilities and skills for effective production, merchandising, and customer services related to preparation and sale of products.
• Understanding of all key components of department operations.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to employment practices, safety, and food handling.

Responsibilities

• Develop maximum customer relations through friendliness and courtesy and implementation of all company policies.
• Keep department temperature logs accurately updated and maintained; train and follow up with Meat department associates on temperature logs.
• Perform and direct pricing and displaying of merchandise; maintain signage, rotation, freshness, quantity, quality and space allocation.
• Provide input on department budgets, goals and results.
• Train and develop Meat department employees, ensuring productive use of skills.
• Implement company programs and adhere to policies, particularly in a harassment-free environment.
• Make recommendations regarding hiring, firing, disciplining, demoting, transferring and evaluating meat department staff.
• Promote and communicate company initiatives and process improvements to direct reports.
• Manage people and organize workloads; supervise and coach direct reports; complete performance reviews.

Skills

Weekend availability

Effective communication

Decision making

Stress management

Customer service

Leadership

Job description

Kroger Family of Companies in United States, Virginia, is seeking a Meat Department Manager to plan, organize, train and direct department associates, ensuring production and customer service excellence. You will maximize store sales and profits while upholding core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, maintaining temperature logs, managing pricing and signage, budgeting input, and developing team skills.