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Brookshire Grocery Company · 21 hours ago

Wine Consultant

Fate,TX - 5100 E. Interstate 30

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) is a community-focused organization operating over 215 stores across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The Wine Consultant oversees the wine and beer department, ensuring product displays meet company standards and promoting sales through vendor partnerships and customer education.

Retail

Responsibilities

Develops professional relationships with customers and provides education on beer and wine as well as food pairings

Works with pricing department to ensure accuracy of price tags

Maintains thorough knowledge on all beer, wine, and humidor offerings

Maintains wine selection and provides management with input on requested wines/beers as well as top sellers

Assists with product ordering according to clientele, specific season, promotions, etc

Works with category management personnel to ensure vendor pricing is accurate and reasonable. Uses knowledge of sales and top items to help determine which products would be successful

Maintains appealing shelf displays and appropriate labeling of products according to Company standards

Monitors product inventory and evaluates to ensure assortment and variety in wine and beer offerings

Works with local vendors and distributors to select wine and beer products to be served in-store and on the patio

Partners with various departments to execute all merchandising policies to maximize sales and profits

Works with vendors on coordinating sampling events

Monitors and reports on competitive pricing activities to category management

Promotes product sales through use of suggestive selling initiatives

Maintains clean, safe and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures

Provides friendly and customer-service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions, etc

Qualification

Advanced knowledge of alcohol regulationsAdvanced knowledge of beerWineFood Handler certificationTABC/LACT certificationCustomer service skillsTeamworkEffective communication

Required

Minimum of 21 years of age required

Partners must be 21 years of age or older to drive for Company business in accordance with the BGC Business Driver Policy

High school Diploma or GED and five or more years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education required

Food Handler certification required

TABC/LACT certification required

Advanced knowledge of alcohol regulations and guidelines

Advanced knowledge of beer and wine products

Ability to read and operate bar equipment such as corkscrews, draft beer dispensers, etc

Ability to learn new systems, methods, or processes

Ability to use precision and non-precision hand tools

Ability to work well with fellow partners and promote a team environment

Ability to effectively communicate with customers and partners in written and verbal form

Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends and holidays

Must be attentive to potential hazards and remedy or place appropriate warning signs or devices around or near the hazard as soon as is reasonably possible

Must report any potential hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor

Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus

Continuously required to stand or walk

Frequently required to talk and hear

Frequently required to use hands for reaching, touching or handling

Frequently required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 40 lbs

Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 75 lbs

Occasionally required to bend, kneel or squat

Attendance at work is required