CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE MASTER

Kroger Family of Companies; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Murray's Cheese Shop in Seattle seeks an experienced manager to create an exceptional customer cheese experience, lead a knowledgeable team, and drive profitable merchandising in-store events.

Lead staff, deliver product education, manage inventory, scheduling and events, while ensuring safety, quality, and top-tier service that reflects Murray's standards.

Collaborate with Kroger's deli and district teams to meet store goals, reduce waste, and continuously improve customer engagement and sales.

Qualifications

• Minimum management or food retail experience, or a two year culinary degree.
• Ability to taste cheese daily.
• Support cheese business initiatives and drive sales.
• Inspire, motivate and train staff to complete tasks.
• Excellent communication skills and multitasking ability.
• Proficiency with Excel and Word; strong desire to learn.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain Murray's Cheese experience through interactive service and ongoing product education.
• Lead staff to deliver friendly, knowledgeable service and effective cross-selling.
• Place orders, manage inventory, and oversee weekly in-store selling events.

Skills

Management experience

Customer service

Product education

Inventory control

Staff training

Excel & Word

Communication skills

Multitasking

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.

$21.55 - $27.90 per hour