CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE

Kroger Family of Companies; Peoria (AZ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Murray's Cheese Shop within Kroger stores is seeking a helpful team member to learn and support a full‑service Murray's experience, embodying cheese knowledge, interactive customer service, and standout merchandising. Work closely with the Murray's Cheese Master to create an engaging, theatrical cheese retail environment and promote designated products through effective cross‑selling.

Role models the company values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others while

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 cheese

Cheese tasting daily

Audience communication

Retail experience

Product knowledge

Inspiration/motivation

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