Assistant Produce Manager

Company: Kroger
Location: Scottsdale
Posted on: June 10, 2021

Job Description:

Company Name: Fry's Food Stores

Position Type: Employee

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Position Summary:

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Achieve sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor and control all established quality assurance standards. Direct and supervise all functions, duties and activities for the Produce department. Support the day-to-day functions of the Produce operations. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.

Essential Job Functions:

• Promote trust and respect among associates
• Communicate company, department, and job specific information to associates
• Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company/store goals
• Establish performance goals for department and empower associates to meet or exceed targets
• Assist in developing adequate scheduling to manage customer volume throughout hours of operation
• Assist in training and developing associates on performance of their job and participate in the performance appraisal process
• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines
• Prepare fruit and vegetable platters/trays
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about
• Inform customers of produce specials
• Review/inspect products for quality and freshness and take appropriate action with those items
• Display a positive attitude
• Assist in developing and implementing a department business plan to achieve desired results
• Inform and educate department associates about current, upcoming and special in-store promotions, especially promotions that affect the department
• Implement the period promotional plan for the department
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads
• Monitor and control expenses for the department
• Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions; note any discrepancies in inventory
• Schedule daily, weekly and monthly price changes by updating shelf tags and promotional signs
• Assist in planning, organizing and supervising the inventory process
• Train department associates on inventory/stocking and Computer Assisted Ordering
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents
• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• High school education or equivalent
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Current food handlers permit once employed

Desired Previous Job Experience

• Produce experience
• Retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)

Education Level: None

Required Certifications/Licenses: None

Position Type: Full-Time

Shift(s): Day; Evening

Regions: West

States: Arizona

Keywords:

Jobs at Fry's Food Stores: Fry's Food Stores is headquartered in Tolleson, Arizona. The company employs more than 17,000 Arizona residents who help us serve more than one million households per week. Fry's has been providing Arizonans with fresh food at famous low prices since 1960. Fry's Food Stores is a proud member of the Kroger Co. based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Company Overview: Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly half a million associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless shopping experience under a variety of banner names. At The Kroger Co., we are Fresh for Everyone and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We are committed to creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement.

Posting Notes: AZ || Scottsdale || 10450 N 90Th St || 85258 || Fry's Food Stores || [[mfield2]] || Produce/Floral || Employee || Non-Exempt || Full-Time || None

Keywords: Kroger, Scottsdale , Assistant Produce Manager, Other , Scottsdale, Arizona