Wine & Spirits Manager

Sendiks Fine Foods Inc•Brookfield, WI

6h•Onsite

About The Position

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To plan and manage the Wine & Spirits Department so as to promote sales and achieve profit margins and labor goals. To contribute toward ensuring a positive shopping environment for customers and a positive working environment for employees. NATURE AND SCOPE: Emphasis in this position is on ongoing department planning, execution and evaluation in order to ensure maximum sales and profit opportunities, effective cost control, efficient utilization of labor and strong customer service levels. The primary challenge is consistently meeting or exceeding department profit and labor goals. This position is responsible for providing effective training, development and work direction for department employees and requires the ability to encourage individual and group effort toward department objectives. This position requires ongoing judgment/decision making, social skills/verbal interaction, listening skills, reading, writing, math, moderate to heavy lifting, walking and the operation of forklift, pallet jack and box cutter. Position functions and hours may vary according to business needs. The Store Director provides assignments and work direction.

Requirements

Ability to plan and manage the Wine & Spirits Department
Ability to promote sales and achieve profit margins and labor goals
Ability to contribute toward ensuring a positive shopping environment for customers and a positive working environment for employees
Ability to ensure maximum sales and profit opportunities, effective cost control, efficient utilization of labor and strong customer service levels
Ability to consistently meet or exceed department profit and labor goals
Ability to provide effective training, development and work direction for department employees
Ability to encourage individual and group effort toward department objectives
Ongoing judgment/decision making skills
Social skills/verbal interaction
Listening skills
Reading comprehension
Writing skills
Math skills
Ability to perform moderate to heavy lifting
Ability to walk
Ability to operate forklift
Ability to operate pallet jack
Ability to operate box cutter
Ability to sample wine and spirits to determine quality and to make buying decisions
Ability to supervise wine & spirits employees
Ability to effectively communicate tasks and priorities
Ability to follow up to ensure proper task completion and adherence to store and department policies and procedures
Ability to monitor sales per man-hour and payroll, and adjust labor to production and work needs
Ability to ensure customers receive prompt and friendly service and assistance
Ability to ensure proper product handling to control shrinkage and waste
Ability to monitor Wine & Spirits Department receiving, invoicing, pricing, shrink control and inventory
Ability to supervise and assist to ensure accuracy and organization of receiving function
Ability to process invoices accurately and timely and check credits and transfer slips for accuracy
Ability to take accurate inventory
Ability to collaborate with the Pricing Department to ensure department pricing and signing is accurately maintained
Ability to monitor price sensitive items in the market
Ability to supervise department safety and sanitation programs
Ability to ensure all employees are properly trained in equipment use, maintenance and sanitation standards, proper lifting and all related safety rules and procedures
Ability to ensure no one under 18 years of age operates hazardous equipment
Ability to conduct department inspections and maintain safety checklist
Ability to review insurance allocation reports and itemized statements of loss reports
Ability to perform Wine & Spirits Department personnel functions
Ability to ensure all new employees are properly trained
Ability to conduct and ensure all probationary and regular performance reviews are completed
Ability to provide individual and group guidance and encouragement
Ability to recommend and administer corrective actions
Ability to follow all store and department policies and procedures
Physical ability to lift/carry up to 50 lbs.
Physical ability to push/pull up to 2500 lbs.
Physical ability to reach
Physical ability to squat
Physical ability to kneel
Physical ability to stoop
Physical ability to bend
Physical ability to crawl
Physical ability to climb ladders
Physical ability to walk on uneven ground
Physical ability to turn
Physical ability to sit
Mental ability for memorization

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain coordinated, aggressive and creative merchandising plans, using Company guidelines which maximize sales, variety and gross profit
Consistently monitor mix of demand and profit items, shelf allocation, variety, movement and stock levels to properly order, merchandise and meets sales and gross profit goals
Collaborate with vendors on approved space allocation, display and deal buying, and follow through on product quality and credits as appropriate
Must be able to sample wine and spirits to determine quality and to make buying decisions
Supervise wine & spirits employees to ensure efficient labor utilization and effectiveness in meeting department objectives
Effectively communicate tasks and priorities
Follow up to ensure proper task completion and adherence to store and department policies and procedures
Monitor sales per man-hour and payroll, and adjust labor to production and work needs
Ensure customers receive prompt and friendly service and assistance from all department employees
Ensure proper product handling to control shrinkage and waste
Monitor Wine & Spirits Department receiving, invoicing, pricing, shrink control and inventory to ensure proper product control, and that gross profit goals are met
Supervise and assist to ensure accuracy and organization of receiving function
Process invoices accurately and timely and check credits and transfer slips for accuracy
Take accurate inventory
Collaborate with the Pricing Department to ensure department pricing and signing is accurately maintained for all items, and monitor price sensitive items in the market
Supervise department safety and sanitation programs
Ensure all employees are properly trained in equipment use, maintenance and sanitation standards, proper lifting and all related safety rules and procedures
Ensure no one under 18 years of age operates hazardous equipment
Conduct department inspections and maintain safety checklist
Review insurance allocation reports and itemized statements of loss reports
Perform Wine & Spirits Department personnel functions
Ensure all new employees are properly trained to ensure competence in position and for possible future development
Conduct and ensure all probationary and regular performance reviews are completed
Provide individual and group guidance and encouragement toward department objectives
Recommend and administer corrective actions as appropriate
Follow all store and department policies and procedures