Cheese Experience Specialist: Live Demos & Tastings

Kroger Family of Companies; Westfield (IN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Murray's Cheese Shop in Kroger stores seeks a passionate team member to learn and support a full-service Murray's experience, embodying cheese knowledge and outstanding customer service. You will work closely with the Murray's Cheese Master to create an engaging, theatrical cheese retailing environment while upholding core values of respect, integrity and safety.

Role involves live demos, daily tastings, and contributing to sales targets within a fresh, fully stocked Murray's Boutique space.

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
• Retail experience
• 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

Desire to learn

Enthusiasm for product

Willingness to try new approaches

Interest in cheese daily

Retail experience

Inspire customers

Job description

Murray's Cheese Shop in Kroger stores seeks a passionate team member to learn and support a full-service Murray's experience, embodying cheese knowledge and outstanding customer service. You will work closely with the Murray's Cheese Master to create an engaging, theatrical cheese retailing environment while upholding core values of respect, integrity and safety.

Role involves live demos, daily tastings, and contributing to sales targets within a fresh, fully stocked Murray's Boutique space.