FLORAL/DESIGNER

About the role

Design and merchandise floral items and arrangements for display/sale or in response to customer requests. Provide customer services.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer services.
• Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.
• Based in Portland, Oregon, Fred Meyer merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we're proudly serving Fred Meyer customers in over 120 stores throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska.
• Work weekends and holidays.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Florist Transworld Delivery certification requires three years full-time retail design experience or six years part-time retail design experience.
• Demonstrated aptitude for filling customer needs, and designing floral arrangements.
• Able to make intelligent decisions quickly.
• Able to calmly, courteously and tactfully handle stressful situations and make a positive impression on associates and customers.

Requirements

• Past work record reflects dependability and integrity.
• Design and create floral arrangements and/or other items to fill customer orders.
• Greet customers, offer assistance, take and fill orders.
• Package orders cheerfully, effectively, safely and efficiently.
• Keep the department area clean and free from clutter.
• Keep merchandise and supplies in their proper areas.
• Provide good customer and associate relations.
• Able to effectively communicate with customers and associates.
• Maintain customer records and files properly.
• Assist customers in location and selecting items.
• Handle telephone calls and Florist Transworld Delivery orders promptly and courteously.
• Assist in decorating and merchandising the department.
• Provide good customer and employee relations.
• Able to effectively communicate with customers and associates.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

Floral Design School equals six months full-time retail design experience.

Skills

• Confidentiality regarding associate records is expected.

Benefits

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 with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

Pay

Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.

Schedule

Minimum Willing to work weekends and holidays.