Kroger Company Work Values

Daily Duties at Kroger Company:

Recruited by Kroger after college entered the Kroger Training Program. College years worked in various store level positions ►After LCI I & II Management Training became Store Manager within one year 38K,sf, $200/wk promoted to larger store in nine months 51k,sf, $410k/wk 260 union employees, successfully managed three stores with year over year improvement ►Promoted to division buying office, procurement of numerous grocery and HBA lines, promoted Assistant Produce buyer merchandiser ► Selected to Management Team for New Retail Concept in United States, Store 200k,sf, $100MM annual, 58 checkouts, 1200 employees. Stand alone format, tasked with all Merchandising, Operational, Facility Management, Construction and successful opening. First Christmas week sales of $7M, average weekly customer count of 100k. ►Promoted to Director Non Food/HBA 12 direct reports and 400 employees for Sporting Goods, Men’s, Women’s, Children, Houseware, Hardware, Home Stereo, Seasonal, Shoes, Health and Beauty Departments within the division was generally in need of re-tooling of merchandise mix, inventory levels, some too high while others too low and causing lost revenue, improved employee morale and vendor relationships. One year later was noted as the “About Face of the Decade” by division President. Recognized at Corporate as “Top Five Best Performances of Year”. ►Promoted to Division Director of Operation Perishable Merchandising with five direct reports, Company was retooling numerous divisions. Transferred to Florida, Goal to assist in turning this key division around. After one year revenue up 14% with GP up 105 basis points store expenses down 88 points with year ending plus EBITDA. Division sold after the attempted Hostile takeover of Kroger by KKR

What they like about Kroger Company:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

Executive, COO, President, Vice President, operations, Marketing, Retail, Wholesale, Financial Services, Turn-around, ERP, Patent Holder, Director, Finance

Skills

Requirements Analysis & Specification, Financial Management, Start up and turnaround, Project management

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Kroger Company: