Produce/Primetime Asst Dept Leader

Kroger; Sachse (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in Sachse, TX is seeking a department leadership role to guide teams during peak hours and ensure an outstanding customer experience. You will partner with store and department leaders to align staff with business goals, train associates, and uphold safety and quality standards.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, a calm approach under pressure, and basic math proficiency, with a background in retail or produce helpful.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to handle stressful situations in a retail environment.
• Basic math skills for counts, totals, and pricing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support during primetime hours for sales and customer experience.
• Partner with store and department leaders to build a high-performance culture.
• Communicate information to associates clearly and promptly.
• Set department goals and empower the team to meet targets.
• Ensure orders, backstock, and replenishment are timely and accurate.
• Train associates and participate in performance appraisals.
• Create welcoming environment and assist customers with product questions.
• Inform customers of specials and offer product samples when appropriate.
• Maintain merchandising standards and inspect product quality.
• Plan promotions with store management and educate staff on promos.
• Ensure in-stock behavior and CAO processes are followed daily.
• Maintain temperature logs and proper backroom organization.
• Enforce safety programs and report hazards or incidents promptly.
• Adhere to laws and company guidelines; perform essential duties.

Skills

Excellent oral/written communication

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Provide leadership support and direction, during primetime hours (3p-7p M-F; 11a-7p Sat/Sun) to drive sales and enhance the customer experience. Partner with the store leader and department leader to develop a high-performance culture where associates are aligned to the business strategy and receive the knowledge and training needed to deliver a consistently great experience for Every Customer, Every Time. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

• 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
• Ensure orders are put up in a timely manner, working backstock, rotating product and replenishing throughout the day
• 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
• Ensure merchandising standards are being followed; review/inspect products for quality and freshness and take appropriate action
• 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
• Ensure in-stock behaviors are being executed daily
• Implement the period promotional plan for the department
• Ensure hourly conditioning is taking place so products are kept fresh and displays are clean
• Make certain that backroom and prep areas are clean and 5s practices are being executed
• Ensure a �good close� is being executed in order to achieve morning readiness
• 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 guideline
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum

• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction)

Desired

• High School Diploma or GED
• Any produce or retail experience
• Any management experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)