CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE MASTER

Smith's Food & Drug Centers; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Murray's Cheese is seeking a dedicated store leader to craft a unique customer cheese experience and guide a trained team in merchandising and sales within the Kroger store environment.

You will model proactive selling, provide product education, and collaborate with Deli Merchandising and District Staff to drive results while upholding core values of respect, safety, and integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience in management or food retail, or a two-year culinary degree.
• Willing to taste cheese daily.
• Supportive of cheese business initiatives.
• Inspire, motivate and train staff while ensuring tasks are completed.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Enthusiasm for learning and product knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Create the Murray's Cheese experience through interactive customer service and ongoing education.
• Lead and train staff, ensuring staff know Murray's operations and products.
• Place orders, manage inventory, and maintain weekly in-store events.
• Maintain merchandising standards and promote designated products.
• Control shrink and waste, manage labor through scheduling.
• Aid in achieving store goals and budget targets for Murray's Cheese Shop.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Communication

Team motivation

Staff training

Multi-tasking

Education

Two-year Culinary Degree

Tools

Excel

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.

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.
• 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.