Cheese Shop/Murray's Cheese Master

Kroger; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Murray's Cheese Shop at Kroger is seeking a store leader to deliver an exceptional cheese experience, mentor a trained team, and drive sales through expert product knowledge and strategic merchandising.

You will coordinate in-store events, uphold food safety standards, and ensure adherence to company policies while fostering customer loyalty and teamwork.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Create a unique Murray's Cheese customer experience with expert service and merchandising
• Lead staff, train and coach to meet store goals
• Set up weekly in-store selling events
• Drive sales and manage shrink and waste following best practices
• Control labor expenses through scheduling
• Meet budgetary goals for Murray's Cheese Shop
• Ensure compliance with Food Safety and Kroger policies

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Communication

Multi-tasking

Product knowledge

Sales

Staff training

Education

Two-year Culinary Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

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.
• 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.

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.