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Kroger · 1 day ago

STR MGMT/APPAREL DEPT LEADER

201 S Water St, Ellensburg, WA, 98926, US

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$78K/yr - $99K/yr

Kroger is a leading grocery retail company, and they are seeking an Apparel Department Leader to create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. The role involves supervising department operations, achieving sales goals, and ensuring a safe and clean environment for customers.

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Responsibilities

Make decisions related to hiring, discipline, and termination or make recommendations and offer substantive input related to the same

Develop adequate scheduling to balance customer volume with associate needs

Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil codes

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

Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products

Understand the store’s layout and be able to locate products

Inform and educate department associates about current, upcoming and special in-store promotions, especially promotions that affect the department

Implement department period promotional plan by staying current with present, future, seasonal and special ads

Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions; note any discrepancies in inventory

Plan, organize and supervise the inventory process

Train department associates on inventory/stocking and Computer Assisted Ordering

Demonstrate creative merchandising

Condition all products in assigned sections according to company policy

Ensure implementation of visual merchandising standards

Authorize any manager discretion markdowns

Understand and perform cashier functions

Ensure that all current merchandising, customer service, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, associate and customer engagement rules are being followed

Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, practicing preventive maintenance, properly inspecting equipment, and notifying store management of any items in need of repair and of customer or employee accidents

Report all safety risks, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud

Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance review and provides feedback to direct reports

Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation