Central Market is a specialty grocery that started in Austin, Texas in 1994, and has grown to multiple locations across the state. What makes Central Market one of the freshest markets in the country - Try a sumptuous selection of everything edible, for starters. We go straight to the source to bring you the finest food and drink the world has to offer. With hundreds of cheeses, thousands of wines, acres of produce, and aisles of experts, Central Market is a foodie’s wonderland. Our commitment beyond the plate is another reason we’re a cut above. We believe food is a way of uniting families and communities, of preserving cultures, and of starting new traditions. Each of our stores is a market in the truest sense and is a place to exchange goods, services, and ideas for those really into food.

Job Summary: Job Summary

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:

• Majority of the time spent using independent judgment in making employment-related and business decisions, or effectively recommend such decisions including but not limited to product and department related strategies, hiring, promoting, disciplining, suspending, discharging, rewarding or otherwise engage in resolving Partner-related matters
• Oversees the store's Beer & Wine Department including providing a safe work environment, employment interviewing, training, developing and performance appraisals; customer service; ordering, display rotation, controlling shrink, product quality, sanitation, inventory control, work scheduling; receiving, pricing, stocking, and signing of merchandise; and financial results. Participates with a total team mind set.
• Maintains production quality, monitors labeling and ingredient changes, sources appropriate packaging.
• Requests new item set-up and recipe development through Procurement.
• Coordinates holiday special orders and department food demonstrations.
• Communicates and models the Central Market vision.
• Manages Partner morale and retention.
• Provides excellent customer service and working with the staff in the department and the entire store, to ensure that Central Market standards are upheld.
• Ensures availability of seasonal items.
• Prepares work schedules for department.
• Orders product to maintain inventory.
• Monitors department budget and payroll including product and labor expenses.
• Builds relationships with customers and builds customer service through Partners.
• Educates customers one-on-one through passive sampling, hand sampling, demos and classes, suggesting serving combinations, working with events coordinators to establish demo schedules.
• Designs and executes merchandising programs.
• Maintains safety/sanitation of equipment and department.
• Promote division and store events through powerful planning, merchandising and taking advantage of traffic.
• Achieves sales goals; prepares projections/forecasts, reviews financial tracking information, addresses performance opportunities and budget discrepancies, communicates sales goals to Partners.
• Achieves gross profit budget by preparing projections/forecasts, controlling inventory, managing and reducing food costs, ensuring the accuracy of invoices, managing the conversion process for perishable shrink, reducing supply usage and managing shrink using DSS.
• Periodically performs duties of all Beer & Wine personnel.
• Provides direction, training, and feedback to all department personnel.
• Ensures that all government and company regulations and standards for product freshness, safety, refrigeration and sanitation are met.

The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications & Key Requirements:

Work Experience:

Proven leadership experience in a complex environment with multiple direct reports - Required

1+ years Background in beer & wine management - Required

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Knowledge of wines of the world including science and process of winemaking, product rating systems, growing regions, varietals, flavor profiles, food pairings, and proper storage and temperature. - Required

Knowledge of beers of the world including science of brewing, types, product trends, flavor profiles, seasonality and storage conditions. - Required

Knowledge of humidor storage and display. - Required

Ability to delegate, organize and plan effectively - Required

Thorough understanding of retail accounting - Required

Excellent customer service skills - Required

Assist in new product development - Required

Proficiency on HEB systems (XPTR, IMS, CICS2) preferred - Preferred

Excellent communication and organization skills - Required

Excellent culinary and food processing skills - Required

Ability to maintain an efficient operation, troubleshoot and report any malfunctions of equipment - Required

Ability to supervise, train, and cross-train staff - Required

Maintain sanitation standards throughout the work area - Required

Cigar knowledge is preferred - Preferred

Education:

Licenses/Certifications:

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

Must be able to function in a fast-paced retail environment

Must be able to stand, walk, bend, reach, kneel, squat, reach overhead and side to side throughout shift

Must possess hand/finger dexterity

Ability to work a flexible schedule, including opening, closing, and weekend shifts.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Last revised: 8/1/2007