CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE

Kroger Family of Companies; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Murray's Cheese Shop at Kroger in Phoenix is seeking a friendly, knowledge‑driven associate to deliver Murray's experience in-store. You will learn cheese details, assist customers, and help maintain an engaging, educational shop environment.

Responsibilities include cutting and merchandising cheese, conducting daily tastings, and supporting sales goals while upholding health and safety standards and rotating stock.

Qualifications

• A strong desire to learn and enthusiasm for the product.
• Interest in cheese and willingness to try daily tastings.
• Ability to convey ideas to diverse audiences.
• Experience in retail or hospitality preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cut, wrap, and merchandise cheese and related grocery items.
• Active demoing within Murray's Cheese Shop and surrounding areas.
• Provide proactive customer service with ongoing conversations and tastings.
• Participate in daily cheese tastings to develop product expertise.
• Contribute to sales and gross profit goals while maintaining standards.
• Follow health, safety and sanitation guidelines.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer service

Cheese knowledge

Strong communication

Enthusiasm for food

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