Job description

Calandro's Supermarket is currently seeking a Wine/Liquor/Beer Associate for our Perkins Road location (only). We're looking for someone who's interested in *customer satisfaction above all else* (a Calandro's hallmark) and who loves dealing with people and their teammates in the Spirits Department and around the store, while being a diligent, efficient, safe, clean, and customer-centric wine, liquor, and beer stocker, inventory receiver, warehouse and backstock organizer, product merchandiser, and sales associate, a quick learner, and a pro-active and self-motivated individual for working in all Spirits Department activities (purchasing, receiving, stocking, inventory management, ordering, merchandising, sales, customer-relations, cleaning, etc.). Detailed Qualifications / Requirements and Optional (Desired) Capabilities / Experience for this position are detailed below.

* If interested, please submit resumes via email response to this Craigslist ad, or appear in-person to submit a resume and fill out an application at the Calandro's Perkins store. *

** Open work schedule availability from 8am-8pm Monday thru Sunday (including holidays and weekends) is preferred for this position. **

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Wine/Liquor/Beer Associate Job Responsibilities and Requirements include, but are not limited to:

• providing friendly customer service on-the-floor – for the Spirits Dept. and all other store departments (directing customers to product, seeking help from other Spirits Dept. and store staff to find items, taking special spirits orders, etc.),
• engaging with and selling to any and all customers who enter the Spirits Dept. sales areas,
• learning about Spirits Department products, so as to become a better salesperson and merchandiser, via personal research, regular communication and discussion with other experienced Spirits Dept. staff and vendors, tastings done in-store, etc.,
• restocking the store shelves with daily wholesale wine, liquor, and beer deliveries,
• fronting, organizing, and cleaning new and existing items on the shelves,
• cleaning, upkeep, and occasional reconfiguration of store shelves,
• general cleaning and upkeep of the store sales floor,
• making signage and graphics for Spirits shelf-talkers, price tags, posters, etc. for proper wine, liquor, & beer merchandising,
• finding and pulling out-of-date items on the shelves as part of our loss management program,
• helping to manage cardboard recycling efforts by proper operation of the box crusher and cardboard bail processing,
• unloading, receiving / check-in, and organization of arriving wholesale wine, liquor, and beer deliveries (with proper training on and operation of pallet jacks, forklifts, etc.),
• backstock organization, tracking, and management,
• pouring samples during in-store and/or external store special events involving Spirits tastings,
• making wine, liquor, and beer orders with vendors, and
• keeping up with and working off of a documented schedule.

Candidate Requirements (musts) include, but are not limited to:

• being at least 21 years of age or older to be able to handle, pour, sell, and taste alcoholic products (per Louisiana State & East Baton Rouge Parish law),
• ability to acquire a Responsible Vendor Permit, Retail Sales License, and/or Classified Employee License from the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control and the East Baton Rouge Parish Alcoholic Beverage Control and Gaming Enforcement,
• being capable of basic mathematical skills (for inventory receiving, tracking, etc.),
• being capable of using (or learning to use) carts, box crushers, bailers, pallet jacks, forklifts, and other grocery and warehouse equipment,
• ability to work, standing and moving, for up to 5 hours (worst case) between breaks,
• ability to bend and lift loads up to 50 pounds, and push and pull carts weighing up to 100 pounds,
• ability to bend and stoop to grasp objects and climb ladders, bend and twist neck and waist, and reach above and below shoulders and squat,
• ability to perform repetitive use of hands for grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation,
• possessing excellent customer-relations, teamwork, and communication skills,
• being a proactive, self-motivated, reliable, punctual individual, and- ability to work at least 20-25 hours per week in this part-time position.

Optional (but Desired) Skills and Experience include, but are not limited to:

• prior retail wine, liquor, and/or beer stocking and sales experience, - prior grocery-store experience,
• prior retail stocking, warehousing, receiving, or inventory mgmt. experience,
• prior product merchandising experience,
• prior experience in multi-tasking and time-management,
• prior experience in customer-relations positions,
• interest, ability, and/or prior experience in working in fast-paced job environments requiring speed, accuracy, and performance under pressure while maintaining a high level of safety, efficiency, and quality of work.

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply
• Only full-time employees eligible

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
• Innovative -- innovative and risk-taking
• Stable -- traditional, stable, strong processes
• People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focused
• Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

Hours per week:

• 20-29
• 30-39

Work Remotely

• No

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction
• Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Night shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees, customers, vendors, etc. are now required to wear masks in the store (masks are provided to employees), we've installed plexiglass guards at all registers, and social distancing policies have also been established.

Experience:

• Prior Spirits Sales or Bartending: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Liquor License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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