GROCERY/RELIEF ASST DEPT LEADER

About the role

Based in Portland, Oregon, this position supports the day‑to‑day functions of the Grocery department at Fred Meyer, a Kroger family company serving over 120 stores across the Pacific Northwest. The role focuses on delivering an outstanding customer experience, maintaining a safe and clean environment, achieving sales and profit goals, and upholding the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Create an environment that makes customers feel welcome, important, and appreciated by answering product questions and providing suggestions.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of department products and inform customers of grocery specials.
• Understand the store layout and locate products for customers.
• Implement the periodic promotional plan for the department and stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special ads.
• Monitor and control department expenses.
• Maintain awareness of inventory/stocking conditions and note any discrepancies.
• Observe scheduled shift operating hours and demonstrate creative merchandising.
• Condition all products in assigned sections according to company policy.
• Maintain workload to guarantee production deadlines are met.
• Integrate key retail work processes into daily department operations.
• Ensure compliance with merchandising, customer service, cash control, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, and associate/customer engagement rules.
• Reinforce safety programs, identify unsafe conditions, and notify store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and reporting repair needs.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents and report safety risks, illegal activity, robbery, theft, or fraud.
• Adhere to all local, state, and federal laws, as well as company guidelines.

Requirements

• Effective communication skills.
• Basic math proficiency (counting, addition, subtraction).
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Physical ability to meet the minimum demands of the position.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Management experience.
• Grocery and retail experience.
• Second language proficiency (speaking, reading, and/or writing) is a plus.
• Willingness to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription) through company or collective bargaining plans.
• Flexible scheduling for full‑ and part‑time roles, with paid time off, holiday pay, and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support via a free Employee Assistance Program and confidential financial tools/coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Associate discounts on food, travel, technology, and more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career through the Continuing Education program.
• Extensive growth opportunities through industry‑leading training programs and diverse career pathways.