CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE MASTER

Smith's Food & Drug Centers; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Murray's Cheese Shop at Kroger locations seeks a dynamic leader to deliver an exceptional cheese experience for customers. The role emphasizes teaching staff, driving sales through product knowledge, and maintaining engaging merchandising within the store environment.

Responsibilities include inventory control, weekly events, and coaching direct reports to meet performance goals while upholding Murray's and Kroger's standards and safety policies.

Qualifications

• Management experience in food retail or related leadership role.
• Willingness to taste cheese daily and engage with product education.
• Ability to train and inspire staff while meeting store goals.

Responsibilities

• Create the Murray's Cheese experience through interactive customer service and education.
• Lead, coach, and supervise staff; conduct performance reviews and provide feedback.
• Set up weekly in-store selling events and manage merchandising and promotions.
• Maintain inventory, place orders, and control shrink and waste following best practices.
• Help manage labor costs through scheduling and adherence to budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Excellent communication

Multi-tasking

Staff training

Product knowledge

Education

Two-year Culinary Degree

Food retail management experience

Supervisory experience

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.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.