Cheese Shop/Murray'S Cheese Master

Kroger•Seattle, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Murray's Cheese Master is responsible for creating a unique customer cheese experience, embodying food passion, cheese knowledge, interactive customer service, team leadership, and industry-leading merchandising. This role involves working closely with Deli Merchandising and District Staff, as well as direct reports, to foster an environment of outgoing, personal, and theatrical cheese retailing within the store. The Master will role model proactive selling and superior product knowledge to drive targeted sales and demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

Past work record reflects dependability and integrity.
Prior food handling.
Supervisory skills.

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.