Are you a natural storyteller who loves working with people? Are you passionate about Northwest wines? Then this is an exciting opportunity to grow your retail sales career in the wine industry!

Willamette Valley Vineyards Estate in the Salem Hills is searching for an experienced and energetic Assistant Tasting Room Manager to join our team of wine enthusiasts. The Assistant Tasting Room Manager provides hands-on managerial support to the Tasting Room staff to deliver a high-end guest experience. The ideal candidate has at least one year of managerial experience, along with hospitality or serving experience.

The position offers a competitive starting rate of pay, opportunities to participate in department incentive plans, a tip pool, a generous employee discount, and other perks.

Primary Job Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
-In absence of manager, leads Estate Tasting Room with duties including opening & closing procedures, purchase transactions, hosting tastings, promoting the sale of wine, promoting Wine Club memberships, & promoting non-wine merchandise.
-Maintains and updates Tasting Flights and Tasting Menus in collaboration with the Tasting Room Manager.
-Point of contact for customer service issues in the Tasting Room in the absence of the manager.
-Point person for concerns within the Tasting Room.
-Orders and maintains inventory and supplies necessary for the successful operation of the TR. This includes menu paper, brochures, tasting cards, bags, glassware, and wine.
-Monitors cash registers & accounting for sales throughout the day.
-Reviews end-of-day reconciliation including poured wines, balancing registers, ensuring daily receipts are secured, etc.
-Serves as the POS point of contact for questions from employees or errors/issues with the system.
-Maintains supply of clean glasses, washing & drying racks, including bags, wine carriers, shippers, brochures, etc.
-Reconciles all wine, glassware, and inventory on a daily & month-end process.
-Supervises, directs, & schedules staff using a hands-on approach.
-Coaches and provides a lead by example presence in the Tasting Room.
-Assists with hiring & training of Tasting Room Associates and Concierge.
-Performs annual staff reviews.
-Approves, edits, and audits all Tasting Room Associate timecards.
-Facilitates orders of name tags, business cards, and supplies needed for Tasting Room associates.
-Works closely with Wine Club Manager & is cross-trained in essential functions of Wine Club order processing.
-Assists in planning on-site events.
-Other tasks as assigned by the tasting room manager.
-Attends or leads the meetings as indicated on page one.

Requirements:
-Must have a valid/current OLCC Server’s Permit and Food Handler’s Card.
-Must have Thursday - Monday availability
-Must be available to work peak tourism and traffic times including holidays, weekends, and evenings.
-Must be able to Lift 40 lbs.
-Must be able to stand for long periods of time and work in a fast-paced environment.
-Must be available to work on-site events.
-Must have the ability to use point-of-sale (POS) systems, Google services, and Microsoft Office Suite.

Other Skills/Abilities:
-Ability to use standard CRM, POS systems, and Microsoft Office Suite.
-Thorough understanding and genuine interest in the luxury wine business and terminology.
-Ability to educate customers about wine with a passion, not pretension.