Assistant Store Leader

Assistant Store Leader

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Learn the operations of all departments and the duties of store management; share responsibility for store performance in all areas of operation/human resources. Perform scheduling, security, maintenance, safety, sanitation, ordering, administration and Human Resource-related duties. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

• Assist store manager and associates in creating a favorable customer shopping experience and foster associate interest in customer service/relations to enhance Kroger’s best-in-class reputation.
• Assist store manager in leading teams in planning, implementing, and executing merchandising/operating initiatives.
• Assist store manager with developing action plans/communications to associates on Associate Insight survey results.
• Work with department heads and store associates to identify store opportunities, develop timely solutions, and create action plans to ensure plan implementation.
• Model a highest level of customer service and resolve associate/customer issues and concerns.
• Manage total store operations in the store manager’s absence.
• Achieve or exceed weekly, period, and annual sales, wage budgets, profit budgets, and other targeted goals (e.g., safety, shrink).
• Drive sales by working with department managers to produce/maximize sales and profits, reduce shrink, and improve each store department’s contribution.
• Assist store manager in regular store-level financial performance discussions with associates regarding developing budgets (e.g., sales, shrink, labor expenses) and other targeted goals (e.g., safety).
• Analyze and respond to competitive landscape within district and division.
• Demonstrate inclusive leadership; expect inclusive behavior from associates.
• Utilize coordinators and other field staff to ensure store departments achieve sales and profit goals and ensure implementation of division merchandising plans.
• Promote and support strong relationships with local community organizations in the store’s surrounding area.
• Assist in building proactive and productive relationships with union representatives and business agents if the store is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
• Communicate necessary information to associates to help them effectively carry out duties.
• Serve as liaison to store/district managers and coordinators on the effectiveness of division merchandising, operational plans, and programs.
• Assist store manager in staffing, reducing turnover, and increasing retention.
• Provide timely individual and department performance feedback to department heads and associates.
• Assist with labor management and supply costs on a daily basis to meet customer service and financial targets.
• Ensure store compliance and associate knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and enterprise policies.
• Supervise and coach direct reports on the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of experience as a department manager, service manager, or equivalent experience.
• Store manager, district manager, or direct manager approval.

• Retail management experience and knowledge of all aspects of store operations.
• Staff supervisory experience.

Based in Colorado, King Soopers merged with The Kroger Company in 1983. Today, we’re proudly serving King Soopers customers in over 115 stores throughout Colorado and Wyoming. As part of the Kroger family of companies, 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. If…