SHOE/SECTION LEADER

Kroger; Sumner (WA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Associate discounts

Job summary

Kroger in Sumner, WA is hiring to manage the Shoe department with a focus on profitability, pricing integrity, merchandising, and in-stock performance. The role promotes our core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities include delivering top customer service, maintaining safety and stockroom standards, coordinating merchandising, processing freight, and performing cashier duties.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED plus 6 months Fred Meyer experience and 1–2 years related retail experience; or combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 18 years of age.
• Ability to pass drug test.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work weekends/nights regularly, shift flexibility, and overtime as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to organize/prioritize variety of tasks/projects.
• Familiarity with industry/technical terms and processes.
• Knowledge of company policies, procedures, and organizational structure.
• Second language.

Responsibilities

• Model “Customer 1st” behavior and deliver excellent customer service.
• Ensure compliance with signing, recovery, ticketing, stockroom and fixture standards; follow corporate policies.
• Coordinate and organize merchandising of the section.
• Receive and process freight; perform inventory control.
• Verify ads and promotions are set to standard; process mismates as directed.
• Plan ads/store events and verify they are set to standard.
• Maintain planograms and price changes; promote company initiatives.
• Sell merchandise and perform cashier functions.
• Audit scan data and handle mail and department books.

Skills

Customer service

Fast-paced environment

Confidentiality

Task prioritization

Second language

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Symbol

Enterprise Signs and Tags Printing (ESTP)

Shelf Price Audit (SPA) unit

Job description

Manage all aspects of the Shoe department which include Profit & Loss responsibilities, seasonal sets, on hand price integrity, and to maintain a clean, recovered, and in stock department. Demonstrate the Company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• Model “Customer 1st” behavior; deliver and encourage other associates to deliver excellent customer service
• Maintain compliance with the following:
  • divisional signing, recovery, ticketing, stockroom, and fixture usage and maintenance standards
  • corporate policies
  • merchandising standards
  • Replenishment Management System (RMS) functions and Function 8
  • freight receiving and freight stocking standards
  • all safety guidelines and standards
  • shipping/receiving procedures
  • shrink control guidelines
• Coordinate and organize merchandising of the section
• Receive and process freight
• Perform inventory control functions, as required
• Verify ads and promotions are set to standard
• Process mismates, as directed
• Plan ads/store events and verify they are set to standard
• Maintain compliance and follow up on planograms
• Verify price changes are completed to standard
• Promote and follow Company initiatives
• Sell merchandise to customers
• Perform cashier functions
• Audit and take appropriate action on scan audits
• Process/file mail and maintain department books
• Maintain awareness of overstock/understock conditions
• Respond to verbal customer comments/complaints
• Maintain the condition of the department
• Identify and take appropriate action on all maintenance/repair needs
• Process Intersection Transfers
• Audit and follow up on callbacks
• Maintain awareness and respond appropriately to daily/weekly sales
• All store management work with associates to manage all common associate areas (i.e. break rooms and training areas) to make sure they are inviting in appearance and reflect “Our People Are Great”
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

Minimum

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) plus a minimum of six months Fred Meyer experience and one-two years related retail experience; or combination of relevant education and experience.
• Minimum 18 years of age
• Ability to pass drug test
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work weekends/nights on a regular basis, work any shift, and work overtime as needed
• Maintain confidentiality
• Ability to organize/prioritize variety of tasks/projects
• Familiarity with industry/technical terms and processes
• Knowledge of company policies, procedures, and organizational structure
• Ability to operate the following special equipment, machinery, and/or special tools: Symbol, Enterprise Signs and Tags Printing (ESTP), and Shelf Price Audit (SPA) unit
• Second language

Job Info

• Job Identification 226569
• Job Category Store Operations
• Posting Date 09/04/2026, 06:09 PM
• Locations 1201 Valley Ave E, Sumner, WA, 98390, US (On-site)

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.