CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE

Kroger Family of Companies; Pinckney (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies' Murray's Cheese Shop in Michigan is seeking a motivated team member to learn and support a full-service Murray's experience. You will cut, wrap, and merchandise cheese, demonstrate products in-store, and engage customers with tastings and education.

You will work closely with the Murray's Cheese Master to deliver signature service, maintain stocked displays, and contribute to sales goals while upholding health and safety standards within the store environment.

Qualifications

• A strong desire to learn, enthusiasm for the product, and willingness to try new approaches.
• Interest in cheese and openness to tasting daily.
• Ability to tailor communication to the audience.
• Retail experience.
• Supportive of cheese business initiatives and able to inspire customers.

Responsibilities

• Cut, wrap, and merchandise cheese and related items.
• Active demoing within Murray's Cheese Shop, Deli and other areas.
• Proactive customer service: ongoing conversations and tastings with customers.
• Daily cheese tastings to develop product expertise.
• Contribute to target sales and gross profit goals.
• Follow health, safety and sanitation guidelines for all products.
• Maintain 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, cross-selling, merchandising.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Retail experience

Desire to learn

Cheese passion

Communication skills

Customer engagement

Motivational 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 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