CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE MASTER

Kroger Family of Companies; Peoria (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Murray's Cheese Shop in Peoria, AZ is seeking a dynamic leader to create an exceptional in-store cheese experience, mentor staff, and drive sales through expert product knowledge and engaging customer service. You will manage operations, trainings, weekly selling events, inventory, and merchandising while upholding Kroger and Murray’s standards and food-safety guidelines.

Strong communication, multitasking, and a passion for cheese are essential to meet budgets and deliver outstanding guest

Qualifications

• Experience in management or food retail is required.
• Willingness to taste cheese daily.
• Able to inspire, motivate and train staff while ensuring task completion.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the Murray’s Cheese experience through interactive customer service, education, cross-selling, merchandising and promotion.
• Maintain knowledgeable, efficient staff trained in Murray’s operations and products.
• Ensure policies, standards and procedures are followed at all times.
• Ensure staff follows food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Place orders and maintain inventory.
• Set up weekly in-store selling events.
• Contribute to store goals for sales and profit.
• Control labor costs through scheduling and manage budgetary goals.
• Supervise and coach direct reports and provide performance feedback.

Skills

Management experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to multitask

Willing to taste cheese daily

Staff training & coaching

Strong desire to learn

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.

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 multitask.
• 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.