Company description
Kingston Wine Co. focuses on natural, traditional wines made by farmers who produce delicious and living agricultural products.
Most of the wines we select are made by farmers who work their soil using minimal synthetic additions and who craft wine with tradition in mind while employing time-honored, historically rich techniques in order to achieve an authentic expression of place, history, and culture.
We are a neighborhood shop with a sincere love for our community and civic engagement.
Job description
Kingston Wine Co. is a dynamic and growing young business in a historic waterfront neighborhood. You will learn, have fun and be an integral part of our diverse community. We are seeking a sales associate with managerial aspirations to educate our people on all things wine, and contribute to the development of our growing clientele. We believe strongly in a balanced life, and have fun educating and interacting with our customers. Our ideal candidate must have previous wine retail experience, be comfortable independently operating a small shop, have superb skills interfacing with people, have a high social IQ, and be polite. Our positive work environment is a badge of pride. Jerks need not apply.
Weekly hours will range from 30-40 hours per week.
As a sales associate you will be responsible for:
-Educating and assisting customers with their wine selections
-Working the point of sale system to process sales
-Beautifying the shop on a daily basis (dusting, sweeping, etc.)
-Overseeing wine shipments
-Opening and closing duties
-Uploading invoices
-Developing and expanding our customer base through email blasts, in-store events, and regional collaborations
-Maintaining inventory, uploading website content
-Participating in trade tastings locally and in NYC
-Organizing in-shop tastings
For the right candidate, after an initial period of time, we also offer wine education subsidies with the WSET, paid vacation and quality of life assistance — think wellness memberships!
Compensation
this position is: salaried, varies DOE, $14.00 - $18.00
Application instructions
This job expired on June 07, 2017
Deadline
no deadline