CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE MASTER

About the role

Responsible for creating a unique customer cheese experience that embodies the food passion, cheese knowledge, interactive customer service, team leadership, and industry-leading merchandising that is uniquely Murray's Cheese.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Deli Merchandising and District Staff, as well as direct reports to create an environment of outgoing, personal, theatrical cheese retailing within the store environment.
• 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.
• 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 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.

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

Qualifications

• Strong desire to learn, enthusiasm for the product, and an interest and willingness to try new and innovative approaches.
• Past work record reflects dependability and integrity.
• Prior food handling.
• Supervisory skills.