Wine Sommelier - Bangkok area
Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited (Food)Beverages/Food/Restaurant, Retail/Wholesale
Yesterday
Full Time, Contract/Temp
2 - 5 Year
Bangkok and its Vicinity
No degree requirement
Depend on qualifications and experience + Commission
Job Summary & Purpose:
Develop, manage, and execute the operation, sales performance and service delivery of the retail wine department, contributing directly to Tops Wine Cellars being the premier wine retail experience in Thailand.
Principal Accountabilities:
• Develop and execute best-in-class service standards across formats.
• Develop and coordinate training courses for store staff.
• Carry out consistent quality control across formats to ensure proper merchandising, conditions of stock and a uniform and best-in-class service delivery.
• Monitor aging and non-sale items across stores and develop and execute plans for their diminishment.
• Coach and lead Department managers and wine staff on a day-to-day basis.
• Assist with in-store assistance at peak times in flagship stores.
• Develop and implement new in-store design concepts across formats.
• Work closely together with Space Optimization, Merchandising and Planogram to ensure consistent updated and engaging wine displays across formats.
• Keep consistently updated on Tops Wine Cellars comp set and present findings to executive management on a continual basis.
Business Development
• Develop and execute monthly, quarterly and annual wine events.
• Drive Wine Club sales through content creation, world-class service and customer engagement.
• Support wholesale team with wine education of both internal and external staff.
• Support wholesale team with building client relations for UPC locations.
• Prospect new business opportunities with a heighten focus on external online sales channels.
• Conduct frequent wine tastings and masterclasses for internal staff, Central food retail staff and best customers.
• Work closely with other departments within Tops Wine Cellars to explore new wine business opportunities.
• Assist Buying team with feedback on current market trends, customer preferences and general movements within the wine industry.
Qualifications Required:
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in BBA or related fields
• Have wine certificate WSET Level 2 or equivalent or higher
• Proven experience in wine industry, preferably with hand-on wine sales in either Retail or HORECA
• Excellent communication
• A working advanced knowledge of wine as a product and a deep knowledge about local market, trends and consumer preferences
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good negotiation and decision-making skills
• Result oriented
• Excellent team building and communication skills
• Energetic, positive attitude and quick to learn
• Experience with content creation a definite plus
• Fluent English and Thai
- Provident Fund
- Staff training and development
- Overtime
- Fuel/transportation fees
- Marriage gift
- Ordination gift
- Telephone bill allowance
- Social security
- Health insurance
- Flexible working hours
- Employee's uniform
- Funeral payment support
- Annual trip or party
- Attendance bonus or other special compensation
- Performance/results-based bonus
- Annual bonus
Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited (Food)About Central Food Retail
Central Food Retail Company Limited (CFR) is the largest supermarket chain in Thailand operating since 1996, and is one of the business units under Central Group (CG). Currently, Central Food Retail Co., Ltd. Operates 205 supermarkets in six different formats: Tops,Tops Food Hall,Tops Fine Food and Tops CLUB. Besides the four supermarket formats, the company also operates Tops Wine Cellar. In 2015, the company’s joint venture with Japan’s No.1 health and beauty store led to the opening of four Matsumoto Kiyoshi stores.
Our mission is to be the best and most successful supermarket operator in Thailand. We are committed to providing our customers with the best services and the highest quality standards. The company seeks only the freshest of both local and international products sourced from the World’s best origin to be the No.1 in customer’s hearts. Products are guaranteed with awards such as Food Safety Excellence Award from The Ministry of Public Health and GAP certification from Ministry of Public Health. Additionally, the company is widely recognised across the continents. The Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD), United Kingdom, recognised Tops Food Hall as one of Asia’s 5 Best Premium Stores to Learn From; and the Canadian Grocer listed Tops Food Hall at Central Chidlom as one of World’s 25 Grocery Stores to Visit Before You Die. Regarding product innovation, the company’s private label has won PLMA’s World Private Label International Salute to Excellence Award for two consecutive years from the Netherlands.
Location306 Silom Road, Suriyawong, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
Contact person-
Telephone0-2101-8000
