Wine & Beer Lead: Inventory, Merch & Team Coach

Healthy Living; South Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 27,552 - 29,921; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Wellness Program

Generous Paid Time Off

Affordable Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Critical Illness & Accident Insurance

Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave

Employee Discount

401(k) Plan

Income Advance Program

Free Boston Celtics Tickets

Job summary

Healthy Living, located in South Burlington, Vermont, is seeking a dedicated Wine and Beer Lead who is passionate about great food and outstanding service. In this full-time role, you’ll ensure the Wine & Beer Department runs smoothly through effective ordering, inventory management, and staff training.

We offer a comprehensive wellness program, affordable health insurance, and generous paid time off. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 years of professional experience and a solid understanding of wines and beers.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years working in a professional retail environment, preferably in grocery or natural foods.
• Previous buying or inventory management experience.
• Experience working with international and domestic wine and beer.

Responsibilities

• Leads the Wine and Beer team, ensuring a collaborative environment.
• Trains and motivates wine and beer staff.
• Maintains an in-depth knowledge of department products and standards.
• Ensures proper inventory management and vendor relationships.

Skills

Wine and Beer knowledge

Inventory management

Team leadership

Vendor relationship management

Tools

HL software

Auto-order systems

Job description

Description

Healthy Living is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Wine and Beer Lead to join our team. We care deeply about great food and even better service and hospitality. Our Wine and Beer Department is a big part of what makes us special—filled with carefully chosen products and a team that loves sharing what they know. Our Wine & Beer Lead will support the behind-the-scenes operations that keep the department running smoothly. In this role, you’ll help ensure our shelves are well-stocked with a diverse selection of wines and beers, support beautiful merchandising, offer thoughtful pairing suggestions, and contribute to the outstanding service our guests know and love.

As our Wine and Beer Lead, you’ll take charge of ordering products, working closely with vendors to get what we need, when we need it. You'll use tools like HL software, auto-order systems, and reports to keep inventory in check and help us stay within budget. You’ll also play a key role in keeping the department clean, organized, and welcoming—and in training new team members so they feel confident and knowledgeable of department procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Leads the Wine and Beer team, ensuring a collaborative, positive, and high performing environment
• Trains, mentors and motivates wine and beer staff
• Maintains an in-depth knowledge of department products, standards, procedures, and protocols
• Exemplifies the highest standards of courteous, professional guest service
• Provides guidance and direction to ensure appropriate shelf stock and back stock conditions, cleanliness and safety standards
• Completes replenishment ordering for all vendors in designated departments and/or categories
• Maintains accuracy of inventory and cycle counts
• Maintains strong vendor relationships and communication
• Monitors inventory and maintains appropriate shelf and backstock levels
• Completes all shrink reporting responsibilities weekly
• Completes all credit reporting and follows through on every credit
• Understands and utilizes the merchandising directive

Experience:

• At least 2 years working in a professional retail environment; preferably in the grocery or natural foods industry
• Previous buying, inventory management or equivalent experience
• At least 1 year experience working with both international and domestic wine and beer.

Schedule: Full-Time, weekend availability required

Pay: $20.00 - $23.44 per hour (previous experience taken into consideration)

Location: 222 Dorset St. South Burlington VT

Benefits we're proud of!

Full-Time Staff at Healthy Living enjoy:

Health Insurance (we pay 75% you pay 25% for single health benefits)

Dental and Vision Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance

Flex Spending Accounts

Health Spending Accounts

Paid time off (Full time staff receive 2 weeks, gain additional week on 1st and 4th anniversary)

Sick time (Part time staff receive 40 hours of sick time a year)

Paid Maternity/Paternity time, up to 8 weeks paid time off!

Generous store discount: 20% off grocery, 20% off Café, 10% off beer, 20% off wine, 30% off vitamins/supplements

401(k): 100% match of the first 3% of the staff member’s contribution. 50% match on the staff member’s contribution above 3% and up to 5%. Staff are 100% vested in Healthy Living’s contribution from day one

Income advance program with North Country Federal Credit Union - AKA a loan program, another way we help you get money!

Free Celtics tickets

Plus many more!

We’re not just about work; we’re about creating an environment where you can thrive—professionally and personally. Enjoy these exceptional benefits that support your health, happiness, and financial well-being.

Requirements

Healthy Living's Essential Behaviors

Make Someone’s Day

You’re here because you’re a true 51%er and we want you to bring genuine enthusiasm to work daily. You get that warm, fuzzy, tingly-from-head-to-toe feeling when helping others – staff and guests! You see getting to “yes” as a super-fun challenge! You readily and freely interact with every guest. There’s nothing you like more than seeing guests leave happier than when they arrived. When your teammates are having a tough day, you use positive energy to bring them up. When you smile, everyone smiles.

Move fast and be thorough

You work with a purposeful sense of urgency. You will be trained to achieve excellence in your job to complete tasks quickly, efficiently, and with great skill, and at the same time remembering to look up and connect with each guest. You LOVE getting the job done and doing it well.

Create a team people want to stay on

Your genuine, positive energy contributes to an upbeat, effective team where you and your co-workers thrive and express a desire to stay and to grow together. You treat your teammates with respect and kindness every single day. You offer empathy and an open ear. You bring special skills to the team that are respected by your teammates and in turn you see the value in others’ skills and talents.

Show Up

You show up to work. You are fully present for your teammates, our guests, and our trade partners. You’re a reliable, invested member of the team. You bring authentic, positive energy to work every day. Deep down you care.

“What can I do?”

The words, “What can I do?” and “How can I help?” fly out of your mouth because you recognize that the collective goal of the team and the store is bigger than the task at hand. You anticipate the needs of your coworkers and the guests and are proactive in helping others.

Come with a solution

You have a keen eye for identifying pain points in our systems, but you always come to the table with a solution to offer. You think outside the box, you’re creative in solving problems, and you adapt to change with grace. You always speak up and let us know what you need!

Own it

You hold yourself accountable and you’re accountable to your teammates. When there is an issue, ask yourself, “What can I do to help fix it?” When there is success, you and your team celebrate! The details matter, and you are attentive to all of them.

Seek knowledge

At Heathy Living we love learning and are naturally curious. We love feedback; it is an opportunity to improve ourselves. You reflect deeply on feedback by frequently looking inward and evaluating your own performance at HL. You are personally fulfilled by helping others grow and love taking on new challenges and new opportunities to learn.

If all of this sounds like you, please apply for a position today and begin your career with our mission, vision, and values driven company.

Healthy Living is an equal opportunity employer and we’re proud to hire a diverse, inclusive Staff!