Kroger Mountain View Foods
CHEESE SHOP / DEPT LEADER
Join Kroger Mountain View Foods as a Cheeze Shop/Dept Leader.
Overview Create a unique customer cheese experience that embodies food passion, cheese knowledge, interactive customer service, team leadership, and industry‑leading merchandising. Work closely with Deli Merchandising, district staff, and direct reports to create an environment of outgoing, personal, and 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 Murray’s Cheese experience through interactive customer service, ongoing product education, effective cross‑selling, merchandising, pushing and promoting designated products
Maintain knowledgeable, efficient and friendly staff fully trained in Murray’s operations and products
Ensure all company 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
Set up weekly in‑store selling events
Contribute to store goals for increasing sales and improving profitability
Effectively control shrink and waste by following company 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
Ability to work cooperatively in high‑paced and sometimes stressful environment
Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults
Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Qualifications Minimum
Management experience or retail food 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 Office
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 experience
Supervisory skills
About Us From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we’ve grown into the nation’s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America’s grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, and each other, with food at the heart of it all. Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life.
Benefits
A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans
Flexible scheduling in full‑and part‑time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service
Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco
Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more
Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry‑leading Continuing Education program
Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry‑leading training programs and diverse career pathways
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Overview Create a unique customer cheese experience that embodies food passion, cheese knowledge, interactive customer service, team leadership, and industry‑leading merchandising. Work closely with Deli Merchandising, district staff, and direct reports to create an environment of outgoing, personal, and 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 Murray’s Cheese experience through interactive customer service, ongoing product education, effective cross‑selling, merchandising, pushing and promoting designated products
Maintain knowledgeable, efficient and friendly staff fully trained in Murray’s operations and products
Ensure all company 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
Set up weekly in‑store selling events
Contribute to store goals for increasing sales and improving profitability
Effectively control shrink and waste by following company 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
Ability to work cooperatively in high‑paced and sometimes stressful environment
Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults
Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Qualifications Minimum
Management experience or retail food 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 Office
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 experience
Supervisory skills
About Us From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we’ve grown into the nation’s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America’s grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, and each other, with food at the heart of it all. Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life.
Benefits
A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans
Flexible scheduling in full‑and part‑time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service
Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco
Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more
Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry‑leading Continuing Education program
Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry‑leading training programs and diverse career pathways
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