Wine & Beverage Experience Specialist

Busch's Inc.; Ann Arbor, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Daily Pay available

Job summary

Busch's is seeking a motivated team member who loves food, wine and beer to join our Michigan stores. This role focuses on promoting beverages, educating guests, and supporting attractive displays throughout the department.

You will manage inventory, plan weekly displays, assist with tastings and events, and help guests choose wines and beer to pairing with meals. The position requires 2–3 years in the food, wine or beer industry and strong merchandising and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 2-3 yrs experience in the food, wine or beer industry.
• Must successfully complete Busch's Alcohol Beverage Test.
• Culinary training, including pairing wine and food.
• Proficient merchandising skills including planning and maintaining clean and appealing displays, ability to manage department inventory, and maintain proper shelf conditions.

Responsibilities

• Promote alcohol beverages through hand selling, cross merchandising, educational handouts and educating other key associates, especially during peak hours.
• Monitor and control inventory by working with sales representatives and merchandisers to ensure that we have the correct shelf and display inventory.
• Manage overstock issues including working overstock inventory to the shelf and making TRP requests.
• Monitor vintage dating for wine including refusing old vintage dated wines and notifying the category manager of problems.
• Monitor beer inventory for close dated and out dated beer issues including refusing any close dated product.
• Monitor and control alcohol beverage supplier orders.
• Assist in the selection, quantity and location for Busch's displays by working with Center Store Manager to develop a weekly and monthly display plan.
• Implement monthly display plan for mandatory 10 wines under $10 and other display programs.
• Participate in Busch's wine and beer tasting events and classes.
• Assist with cooking classes, demonstrations and other store events.
• Document guest comments to improve service.
• Maintain department shelf conditions and cleanliness including completing price changes, shelf and display sign maintenance; execute new and discontinued items and dusting of product and shelving.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Merchandising

Customer service

Education

Culinary training

Tools

Excel

Word

Email

Job description

Busch's is seeking a motivated team member who loves food, wine and beer to join our Michigan stores. This role focuses on promoting beverages, educating guests, and supporting attractive displays throughout the department.

You will manage inventory, plan weekly displays, assist with tastings and events, and help guests choose wines and beer to pairing with meals. The position requires 2–3 years in the food, wine or beer industry and strong merchandising and communication skills.