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Title: Wine Manager – Pacific Wine & Spirits Sales Division – Santa Clara County, CA
Company Overview: Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. (Southern), is a nationally recognized wine and spirits distributor known for its historic commitment to delivering the highest standards of customer service and creative marketing programs and partnerships. The Company is known for its best-in-industry professional and well-trained sales, operational and support staff. As the country’s largest wine and spirits distributor, Southern is nationally recognized by its supplier partners as well as by its customers for its state-of-the-art distribution capabilities as well as its leading-edge information technology. Southern Wine & Spirits has expanded steadily to 35 large, state-of-the-art distribution centers in 27 states. Since its founding in 1968, Southern Wine & Spirits of America’s record of expansion and growth is unparalleled in the history of the U.S. wine and spirits distribution business. Overall, Southern achieved in excess of $7 billion in 2006 sales, commanding more than 19% of total domestic wine and spirits wholesaler revenues. Southern represents approximately 1,500 wine, spirits, beer, and beverage suppliers from around the world, and markets, promotes, merchandises, and distributes nearly 5,000 individual brands.
Position Summary: Southern Wine & Spirits is seeking a seasoned wine manager to partner with our world class team of sales professionals. The position is ideally suited for an applicant whom has beverage sales experience, coupled with superb wine knowledge and familiarity servicing the on-premise restaurant community in the Santa Clara county region (San Jose, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Cupertino, Fremont & Milpitas). The primary function of the position is to make a high volume of sales calls to leading on-premise and retail accounts, supporting the sales staff within the accounts to increase wine sales.
Roles and Responsibilities: Develops account base in conjunction with District Managers and Salespeople within assigned market area.-Makes regular sales calls to those designated key accounts.-Prepares and presents professional written and oral brand presentations.-Responsible for assigned quotas and placement objectives on a monthly basis.-Prepares and performs educational staff training for retail trade.-Makes sales calls and presentations with supplier representatives.-Coordinates and attends promotional functions in retail accounts.-Provides work itinerary and sales accomplishments to District Manager and Branch Manager on a weekly basis.-Performs other work related duties as assigned by District Manager or Executive Management.-Reside within a thirty minute radius of a retail account within the established territory of Santa Clara county (San Jose, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Cupertino, Fremont & Milpitas).
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications or related field.
Skills: Strong written, verbal, persuasion and interpersonal skills.-Ability to organize and prioritize work, and meet deadlines.-Able to demonstrate significant product knowledge of domestic and imported wines, domestic and imported beers and all spirits.
Experience:Four to six years of professional sales experience. Preferably with one year of supervising and managing staff.
Contact: Interested applicants can forward a resume to recruiter@southernwine.com to ensure consideration of his/her background.
posted 6/24/08
The Santa Clara Marriott is looking for a Restaurant Manager for their renowned Parcel 104. Fine dining and wine knowledge is essential as well as flexibility to work the PM shift. This position will oversee 1 supervisor and 36 associates.
JOB SUMMARY Areas of responsibility include Parcel 104-PM shift Manager. Supervises daily restaurant operations and assists with menu planning, maintains sanitation standards and assists servers and hosts on the floor during peak meal periods. Strives to continually improve guest and associate satisfaction and maximize the financial performance in areas of responsibility. Determines training needed to accomplish goals, then implements plan.
CANDIDATE PROFILEPlease email Angie Harbinson, Marriott Recruiting Team at angie.harbinson@hewitt.com
posted 6/16/08
Portland’s newest, and most elegant restaurant is now accepting applications to join their management team. Lucier pushes the culinary and architectural boundaries of Portland’s upscale dining scene. Providing a multi‐sensory culinary experience that melds sophisticated modern European cuisine with contemporary design, Lucier occupies an unfilled niche in an increasingly epicurean city. Housed in a 7,600‐square‐foot steel‐and‐glass structure, the 100‐seat restaurant boasts an extensive, world‐class 16,000‐bottle list with a special section devoted exclusively to vintage champagne. Staffed by a team of seasoned restaurant and service professionals from around the U.S. who have been hand‐picked from the nation’s finest dining establishments, Lucier promises to be a culinary destination.
We are looking for an outstanding individual to join our team as our Floor Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the Lucier family!To qualify, you must meet these MINIMUM requirements:
· 3+ years as a Front of the House Manager in a minimum 4 Star/Diamond restaurant
· Demonstrable experience coaching and training in a fine dining environment.
· Proven track record of success in retention of employees.
· Sommelier experience desired. Knowledge of fine wines preferred.
· Experience managing all aspects of the front of the house (bar/lounge, host/hostesses, etc.)
To be considered for this opportunity, send your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to daveg@thedussingroup.com .
Lucier and The Dussin Group is a Equal Opportunity Employer
No recruiter/agencies please.
posted 6/13/08
posted 6/3/08
Angels Recruiting Agency is exclusively designed to recruit only for the Hospitality Industry. We currently have a position open for Sommelier with an Intimate Fine Dining Restaurant located in the beautiful City of Claremont, California. With this position you will work with a renowned Chef of California.
Candidate must have excellent communications skills and extensive wine knowledge.
If interested please send resume to jobs@angelesrecruit.com or fax: 760-843-5269.
posted 5/27/08
Sommelier, The Tasting Room & Max's Wine Dive
Houston, Texas
Position Summary: The Tasting Room & Max's Wine Dive located in Houston, Texas is seeking experienced and driven Sommeliers to join our team!
Sommelier's Duties: Sommeliers are responsible overall for the delivery of wine service and wine training for the other restaurant staff. Working along with the culinary team, Sommeliers pair and suggest wines that will best complement each particular food menu item. Our Sommeliers also works on the floor of the restaurant and in direct contact with restaurant patrons. Along with all other staff, their goal is to take a guest and create a patron. The sommelier has a responsibility to work within the taste preference and budget parameters of the patron. Salary: Competitive Compensation package plus an aggressively accelerated commission plan.
Start Date: Immediate
Full Time: Yes
Year Round: Yes
Required Skills & Experience: The Sommelier candidate must have at least 5+ years as a Retail Wine Salesperson, fine dining and industry related experience and volume in excess of $1.5 million/yr. A Sommelier Certification Level II, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or equivalent knowledge and experience is preferred. The candidate must have the ability to direct multiple employees to drive sales. The candidate must also display a positive and team player attitude, possess excellent communication skills, takes initiative, is self-driven, be analytical and detailed oriented.
To apply, please send your resume to the following:
Paula LambertEmployment Resource Managerpaula@tastingroomwines.com
posted 5/12/08
Title: Retail Wine Specialist
TTR Wine Brokers
Houston, Texas
Position Summary:TTR Wine Brokers located in Houston, Texas is seeking experienced and driven Retail Wine Specialists to join our team! TTR Wine Brokers is a subsidiary of The Tasting Room. The Tasting Room has been the industry standard wine bar since its inception. Uptown Park location is arguably the top wine bar in the world with projected sales over the next 12 months topping 6 Million. Our goal is to double our current sales rate at all TTR locations within 24 months. Max's Wine Dive (MWD)is one of the hottest new restaurant concepts in the country. Our goal is to take this model world wide.
Retail Wine Specialist's Duties: The Retail Wine Specialist solicits, processes and closes retail wine sales with the ultimate goal of creating a satisfied, repeat customers. The Retail Wine Specialist creates and exceeds location's monthly sales goals and actively builds a multi million dollar client list through the offering of superior service, quality selection, and competitive pricing.
Salary: First year base ranging from $50,000s to low $100,000s plus an aggressively accelerated commission plan.
Start Date: Immediate
Full Time: Yes
Year Round: Yes
Required Skills & Experience:The Retail Wine Specialist candidate must have at least 5+ years as a Retail Wine Salesperson with particular experience in active email based sales initiatives and industry related experience and volume in excess of $1.5 million/yr. A Sommelier Certification Level II, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or equivalent knowledge and experience is preferred. The candidate must have the ability to direct multiple employees to drive sales. The candidate must also display a positive and team player attitude, possess excellent communication skills, takes initiative, is self-driven, be analytical and detailed oriented.
To apply, please send your resume to the following:
Paula LambertEmployment Resource Managerpaula@tastingroomwines.com
posted 5/12/08
