If you think you’d make an awesome
Retail Store Manager / Culinary Ambassador
for The Kitchen Shop
at The Culinary Center of Kansas City
we want to hear from you!
As part of the management team of a successful culinary arts center, this person would be essential to the overall operation and success of its Kitchen Shop. It could be a part time (25+ hrs/week) or full-time position (40 hrs/wk) for the right candidate.
Our Kitchen Shop functions not only as a culinary retail store specializing in the sale of basic kitchen tools, equipment and local artisanal food products, but also as a marketing and information portal for all other activities of The Culinary Center. The team members working in this area are responsible for forming our customers’ first impression of The Culinary Center of Kansas City and must fully understand the importance of “value added†customer experience. It carries significant responsibility including the establishment and maintenance of excellent customer service relationships with existing and potential customers as well as cross-selling to other services we offer to the public such as cooking classes, private events, teambuilding and catering. The schedule will be flexible, covering weekdays and weekends. Hourly pay starts at $13/hour, but the right candidate with retail and customer service experience and the passion to take command of this important position could demand a higher hourly rate upon hire or shortly after.  Opportunity for regular increase in hourly rate based on performance.
This position is perfect for someone with retail experience as well as a love for cooking and for helping customers and wants to play a key part in making this part of our business successful. This person would handle merchandise sale but also explain, promote and sell our Dinners on Demand freezer cuisine; answer questions about cooking classes, our weekly “Tuesday Lunch†and private events; greet students and people attending private events; assist customers in the store and on the phone with signing up for classes and purchasing gift certificates; and enjoy organizing, ‘fluffing & tickling’ and styling our merchandise displays; and be able to source and order inventory. Plus, happily handle various random things that come up in any retail establishment.
A qualified applicant must be customer focused, be capable of making excellent customer service judgments, be results driven and organized, have proficient verbal/written communication skills, be able to interact with the public, work well within a well-honed team, have a good working knowledge of cooking and the culinary arts, and enjoy working with those passionate about cooking and food. Maturity and a sense of humor are important. No divas, babies or whiners please.
Please send (1) resume and (2) a cover letter explaining why you believe you would be perfect for this position to cook@kcculinary.com. Sorry but no ‘walk-in’ resumes or phone inquiries will be accepted at this time.
The Culinary Center of Kansas City is located in historic, vibrant and growing (!) Downtown Overland Park (7920 Santa Fe, Overland Park, KS 66204) and is a full-service culinary arts center offering cooking classes, special events, teambuilding experiences, catering, offices and a Kitchen Shop, all in a beautiful 6,500 square foot historic building. Our mission is to consistently exceed client expectations and enrich our community by providing education, cultivation and appreciation for the culinary arts through a variety of experiences including cooking classes, interactive culinary experiences and creative catered events, all of which are brilliantly conceived, precisely and joyously executed in an immaculate and comfortable environment. We were also honored as one of The Best Paces To Work in Kansas City by the KC Business Journal.
