CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE MASTER

Kroger; Anna (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Murray’s Cheese, part of Kroger, is seeking a store leadership role to create an exceptional cheese experience. You’ll oversee interactive customer service, education, merchandising, and weekly in-store events, while modeling company values and driving sales.

You will lead a trained team, ensure food safety and standards, manage inventory, and coach staff toward budget goals. Strong communication, multi-tasking, and Excel/Word proficiency are required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a retail or food service setting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to multi-task and meet store goals.
• Willingness to learn and drive cheese business initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the Murray’s Cheese experience: interactive customer service, education, cross-selling, merchandising, promoting products.
• Lead trained staff in Murray’s operations and products.
• Enforce Kroger and Murray’s policies, standards and procedures.
• Ensure food safety and sanitation procedures are followed.
• Place orders and manage inventory.
• Organize weekly in-store selling events.
• Contribute to store goals for sales and profitability.
• Control labor costs through scheduling and supervision.
• Meet or exceed budgetary goals for Murray’s Cheese Shop.
• Coach direct reports and provide performance feedback.

Skills

Management experience

Food retail experience

Team leadership

Excellent communication skills

Multi-tasking

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Cheese knowledge passion

Education

Two year Culinary Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job Description

Responsible for creating a unique customer cheese experience that will embody the food passion, cheese knowledge, interactive customer service, team leadership and industry leading merchandising that is uniquely Murray’s Cheese. Work closely with Deli Merchandising and District Staff, as well as the direct reports to create an environment of outgoing, personal, theatrical cheese retailing within the store environment. Role model proactive selling and superior product knowledge to drive sales in a targeted manner. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Job Description

Responsible for creating a unique customer cheese experience that will embody the food passion, cheese knowledge, interactive customer service, team leadership and industry leading merchandising that is uniquely Murray’s Cheese. Work closely with Deli Merchandising and District Staff, as well as the direct reports to create an environment of outgoing, personal, theatrical cheese retailing within the store environment. Role model proactive selling and superior product knowledge to drive sales in a targeted manner. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the Murray’s Cheese experience: interactive customer service, ongoing product education,, effective cross‑selling, merchandising, pushing and promoting designated products.


• Maintain knowledgeable, efficient, friendly staff fully trained in Murray’s operations and products.


• Ensure all Kroger and Murray’s policies, operating standards, and procedures are communicated effectively, maintained, and followed at all times.


• Ensure that staff adheres to all Food Safety, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point, and Sanitation Procedures.


• Place orders and maintain inventory.


• Responsible for setting up weekly in store selling events.


• Contribute to store goals for increasing sales and improving profit.


• Effectively control shrink and waste by following Murray’s and Kroger’s Best Practices.


• Control labor expenses through appropriate scheduling.


• Meet and/or exceed budgetary goals for the Murray’s Cheese Shop.


• Supervise and coach direct reports on the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports.


• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Management experience or Food Retail experience or two year Culinary Degree


• Willing to taste cheese daily.


• Supportive of cheese business initiatives.


• Able to inspire, motivate and train staff while ensuring successful completion of all tasks.


• Excellent communication skills.


• Ability to multi‑task.


• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word.


• Strong desire to learn, enthusiasm for the product, and an interest and willingness to try new and innovative approaches.

Desired

• Past work record reflects dependability and integrity.


• Prior food handling.


• Supervisory skills.