Tasting Room Manager (Wine Jobs: Wine Retail & Sommelier)

  Novelty Hill-Januik Winery

  Woodinville, Washington

Novelty Hill-Januik Winery is an iconic winery located in Woodinville wine country, twenty minutes outside of Seattle, Washington. We are a well-established venue with an exceptional culinary program, award-winning wines and state-of-the-art meeting and event facilities. 
This role is pivotal for providing superior customer service to all tasting room traffic and guests, while maintaining and running a very fast paced tasting room that exists inside an equally busy venue space.

Job Responsibilities:
•  Motivate and mentor tasting room staff for absolute success
•  Develop and implement incentive program for tasting room team
•  Supervise and run a tasting room representing veteran wine maker Mike Januik with exemplary poise and flexibility 
•  Manage staff of Leads and Associates
•  Maintain tasting room data for trends in sales
•  Design programs to increase sales and traffic
•  Manage and communicate wine inventory and availability for retail sales
•  Keep Cold Room current and labeled with proper wines for all departments
•  Maintain all retail packaging
•  Participate in all wine club events, including release weekends
•  Hire, on board and train all TR staff
•  Work with Sales Department for VIP guests
•  Manage and track TR budget and expenses
•  Manage and purchase all food items for sale in retail tasting room
•  Problem solve with vendors
•  Manage and maintain and update both weekly and weekend tasting menus


Qualifications:
•  Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) from four-year university preferred
•  Minimum 3 years of winery experience with a proven track record of sales success in a fast-paced, guest-centric environment
•  Hospitality and/or food and beverage industry experience preferred
•  Seasoned professional who is ready to contribute to our company on day one and who can contribute to our long-term strategic goals
•  Strong attention to detail and superb organizational skills
•  Excellent oral and written communication skills
•  Ability to be self-managed, yet also a team player
•  Schedule flexibility is a must; work week will be Thursday - Monday

Novelty Hill-Januik Winery offers a generous benefit package and competitive salary.

How To Apply

Qualified candidates should send resumes and salary requirement. Please, no phone calls or drop-ins.

Due to the high volume of applicants, we will only offer interviews to those candidates who meet our minimum qualifications and who we feel would be the right fit for our organization.

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