Cheese Experience Specialist

Kroger; Rochester (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Kroger’s Murray's Cheese Shop team in Rochester, MI is seeking a store associate to learn and support an immersive Murray's experience with cheese expertise and interactive service. You will cut, wrap, and merchandise cheese while engaging customers through tastings and demos daily.

Role models values, supports cross-selling, and adheres to safety, quality, and training standards to deliver an exceptional Murray's Boutique experience across the store.

Qualifications

• A strong desire to learn, enthusiasm for the product, and an interest and willingness to try new and innovative approaches.
• Interest in, and openness to try, cheese daily
• Easily conveys ideas at the appropriate level based on audience
• Super Foodie and supportive of cheese business initiatives
• Able to inspire, motivate customers while ensuring successful completion of all assigned tasks

Responsibilities

• Cut, wrap, and merchandise cheese and related grocery items.
• Active demoing within the Murray's Cheese Shop, Deli and other areas.
• Proactive customer service: ongoing conversations and tasting with customers.
• Daily cheese tastings to develop product expertise; must be willing to taste cheese every day.
• Contribute to target sales and gross profit goals.
• Follow health, safety and sanitation guidelines for all products.
• Comply with Murray's operations manual and ensuring consistently fully stocked, fresh, signed, rotated product selection.
• Complete Murray's Basic Skills Training and Murray's Red Jacket Training.
• Create and maintain Murray's Boutique experience: education, service, effective cross-selling, merchandising, pushing and promoting designated products.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Customer service

Cheese knowledge

Enthusiasm to learn

Communication skills

Job description

Kroger’s Murray's Cheese Shop team in Rochester, MI is seeking a store associate to learn and support an immersive Murray's experience with cheese expertise and interactive service. You will cut, wrap, and merchandise cheese while engaging customers through tastings and demos daily.

Role models values, supports cross-selling, and adheres to safety, quality, and training standards to deliver an exceptional Murray's Boutique experience across the store.