Produce Department Night Assistant
Kroger
West Jordan, Utah
assistant
store
management
safety
education
store management
sales
items
exempt
customer service
merchandising
stocking
family
March 27, 2023
Kroger
West Jordan, Utah
Department: SMITHS Produce
- 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
- 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, ability to respond to questions, make suggestions, and locate product to ensure customers get the items they need.
- Prepare fruit and vegetable platters/trays.
- 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 functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Must be 18 or older
- Effective communication skills
- Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction)
- Ability to handle stressful situations
- Current food handlers permit once employed
- High school education or equivalent
- Management experience
- Produce/Retail experience
- Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)
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