CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE

Kroger; Caldwell (ID); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kroger Co. is seeking a team member for Murray's Cheese within our store to learn and deliver a full-service Murray's experience. You will engage customers, demonstrate cheese knowledge, and support merchandising in a lively retail setting.

Role emphasizes personal service, product education, and teamwork with the Murray's Cheese Master. Training programs will equip you with skills to drive sales while upholding safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Strong desire to learn and engage with customers.
• Interest in trying cheese daily and expanding product knowledge.
• Ability to convey ideas clearly to diverse audiences.
• Retail experience preferred.
• Supportive of cheese business initiatives and promotions.
• Ability to motivate customers and complete tasks reliably.

Responsibilities

• Cut, wrap, and merchandise cheese and related grocery items.
• Active demoing within the Murray's Cheese Shop and other areas.
• Provide proactive customer service with ongoing conversations and tastings.
• Conduct daily cheese tastings to develop product expertise.
• Contribute to target sales and gross profit goals.
• Follow health, safety and sanitation guidelines for all products.
• Adhere to operations manual and maintain stocked, fresh product selections.
• Complete Murray's Basic Skills Training and Murray's Red Jacket Training.
• Create and maintain Murray's Boutique experience with education, service, cross-selling, and merchandising.

Skills

Desire to learn

Cheese daily interest

Clear communication

Retail experience

Customer engagement

Inspiring customers

Job description

Job Description

Responsible for learning and supporting a full-service Murray's experience that will embody the food passion, cheese knowledge, interactive customer service, and industry leading merchandising that is uniquely Murray's Cheese. Work closely with in store Murray's Cheese Master to create an environment of outgoing, personal, theatrical cheese retailing within the store environment. Role model and demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.

Job Description

Responsible for learning and supporting a full-service Murray's experience that will embody the food passion, cheese knowledge, interactive customer service, and industry leading merchandising that is uniquely Murray's Cheese. Work closely with in store Murray's Cheese Master to create an environment of outgoing, personal, theatrical cheese retailing within the store environment. Role model and demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.

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.

Qualifications

Minimum

• 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