Tasting Room Manager
(Wine Jobs:
Wine Retail & Sommelier)
Full Time
Peju Province Winery
Rutherford,
California
Peju Winery believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to the Winery’s success. This job description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications and job scope. However, it is not meant to limit you nor the Winery to only the work identified within this document. Peju Winery expects that you will offer your services where and when they are necessary to ensure the success of the Winery, and to maximize your own skill level.
Under general supervision of the Tasting Room Manager, this role acts as a wine sales ambassador for Peju Winery, providing exceptional, luxury guest experiences. An outgoing personality, excellent wine knowledge and a positive, professional attitude are the keys to creating an unforgettable winery visit for guests. The ideal TastingRoom Ambassador candidate is a sophisticated, friendly, polished professional with a heightened sense of urgency, excellent communication skills and attuned to detail. The ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays isessential.
Tasting Room Ambassadors provide outstanding hospitality and engage in memorable interactions with guests five days per week. The successful candidate will possess the highest degree of sales skills and will sincerely enjoy guest service as well as selling wine and merchandise.
The Tasting Room Ambassador may provide guest services and sales for Reserve Tastings, Tours, Classic Tastings, Prive, Cepage, Fromage, Interactive Culinary Programs, Food and Wine Pairings, Team Building Events, Vineyard Adventures, Corporate Outings, Outreach Events, winery hosted activities and social events.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
• Exceptional wine knowledge, sales ability, and guest service skills.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with guests in a short period of time through interactive winery
experiences.
• Tasting Room, event, service, hospitality and logistics skills.
JOB REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Hospitality, Sales or Marketing
preferred but not required.
• Three or more years of experience that includes sales, guest service, merchandising and/or marketing.
• Excellent verbal communication capability, including well-developed presentation skills.
• Ability to project credibility; genuine, honest and professional.
• Professional appearance and demeanor; reliable and punctual.
• Outstanding relationship building skills to enhance internal and external relationships.
• Versatility, flexibility and willingness to work under competing priorities with enthusiasm.
• Strong commitment to excellence and high standards.
• Entrepreneurial, self-confident, self-driven and able to achieve results.
• Exercise good judgment with the ability to make timely/sound decisions.
• Creative, flexible, innovative team player.
• Ability to learn new systems and procedures (AMS)
