Retail Wine Specialist - Erie, United States - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Description

THE POSITION

Are you passionate about sharing wine and food paring knowledge to help customers choose the perfect products to meet their needs? Join our team as a Retail Wine Specialist with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB). Engage with customers, keep up with wine industry happenings, and see how you'll grow in this exciting, specialty retail career

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

A Retail Wine Specialist is responsible for providing retail customers with detailed advice regarding wine selections, wine and food pairing solutions, and situational wine needs, as well as encouraging customers to consider new options. Share your wine knowledge by openly engaging shoppers, soliciting inquires for service, assisting customers in selecting products, and recognizing repeat customers to build lasting business relationships. You will also boost customer interest by researching customer inquiries (e-mail, phone, written) and handling specialty signage and marketing efforts coordinated by our central office.

Keeping abreast of current events within the industry will be a priority in this role You will have the opportunity to expand your wine knowledge to an advanced level and apply this expertise by planning and conducting public wine tastings and through your responsibility for store inventory. This includes maintaining, stocking, inventorying, replenishing, cleaning, and servicing the specialty products section for one of the PLCB's Premium Collection Stores.

As part of our team, you will also have the opportunity to provide training and mentoring to store staff to raise general product knowledge and specialty product initiatives. When operationally necessary, this position may conduct work more closely associated with standard retail clerk work. Duties relating to retail clerical work include counting out a register drawer to account for all assigned cash, ringing sales during peak times, assisting other employees with unloading shipments and putting away inventory, and assisting customers in locating products. Advance your career and grow your specialized wine knowledge with us

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 75 hours bi-weekly.
• Work hours may vary from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Sunday - Saturday.
• Salary:The starting salary for this position for new Commonwealth employees is fixed at the minimum salary listed above and is not negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years of retail experience in a PLCB liquor store and completion of the PLCB's Advanced level Wine Education; or
• Four years of wholesale or retail experience in the sale of wine that includes experience in stock handling and inventory control, merchandising, and marketing; or
• Four years of wholesale or retail marketing, selling, and managing wine inventory and storage in the hospitality, restaurant, or food and beverage industries; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Post Employment Requirement:

• Employees who qualify under the second, third or fourth Minimum Experience and Training option must successfully complete the PLCB's Advanced Level Wine Education program within 6 months of employment.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation. An applicant with a felony conviction within the last ten years of their prospective date of employment is not permitted to work for the PLCB, per section 210(c) of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code. Other criminal convictions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  1. your score may be lower than deserved.
  2. you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.