CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE

Kroger; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kroger Co. operates Murray's Cheese Shop inside a Kroger store location, seeking a passionate Cheese Shop Associate.

You will engage customers with tastings, demo the products, and help create an interactive, educational Murray's experience rooted in cheese knowledge and friendly service. Responsibilities include cutting and wrapping cheese, maintaining attractive displays, and supporting sales targets while adhering to sanitation guidelines.

Qualifications

• Desire to learn and enthusiasm for cheese products.
• Interest in cheese daily and willingness to learn more.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly to different audiences.
• Retail experience is preferred and appreciated.
• Support cheese business initiatives and promotions.

Responsibilities

• Cut, wrap, and merchandise cheese and related items.
• Engage in active demos and tastings in Murray's Cheese Shop and deli areas.
• Provide proactive customer service with ongoing conversations and tastings.
• Develop product expertise through daily cheese tastings.
• Contribute to achieving sales and gross profit goals.
• Follow health, safety, and sanitation guidelines for all products.

Skills

Cheese knowledge

Customer service

Retail experience

Sales skills

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

• 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