Shop Manager (Wine Jobs: Wine Retail & Sommelier)

  The Somerset Wine Company Ltd (http://www.somersetwinecompany.com)

  Castle Cary, Somerset, England

The Somerset Wine Company is a small but dynamic and well-respected independent wine merchant of 10 years' standing, with a wholesale business, wine bar and wine school. The retail shop is located in the pretty South Somerset town of Castle Cary. We also have a concession shop at Teal's on the A303 which has potential for growth. We run a Wine Bar in Spring/Summer Thurs-Fri evenings and host regular customer events and tastings.

Exceptional personal customer service combined with knowledge and passion for our wine/spirits products is key to this role.

We are seeking a presentable, friendly, energetic and enthusiastic Shop Manager for 3-4 days work a week, or Full Time 5 days a week. WSET Award Level 3 or above preferred. This is a front-line sales consultancy role selling wine to customers with expertise and confidence, offering food and wine pairing advice when required. The role requires a strong attention to detail and admin skills. The business owner is often on-site or working from home and offers constant collaboration and support.

Other responsibilities include:

• Managing day-to-day stock levels in the shop and weekly orders to suppliers
• Price checking to ensure correct margins
• Uploading new products to our e-commerce website and keeping pricing accurate
• Liaising with trade customers for weekly orders
• Picking and invoicing wholesale orders
• Maintaining stock spreadsheets and POS reports
• Promoting and helping to organise WSET courses through the shop, liaising with our WSET Educator.
• Wirting occasional Mailchimp newsletters/offers
• Promoting and helping to run customer events and Tastings 
• Managing the team for our evening Wine Bar Thursday-Friday; this role could also be part of the hours or worked additionally.

 

According to experience

How To Apply

Camilla Wood
Founder/MD
+44 7717 396635

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