Wine Shop/Bar Staff - London
Exciting opportunity for a WSET 2/WSET 3 qualified wine lover to join our brand new store in Wandsworth Town as a wine shop assistant/server.
You’ll be working alongside fellow wine lovers in a beautiful location on Old York Road, Wandsworth and will get to serve a range of exciting new and classic wines.
Coolersomm has been established online for a few years now specialising in fine wine sales, wine fridges and wine accessories and you’ll be joining an expanding team and an exciting scale-up wine business in its first offline retail premises.
We are looking for the following attributes or experience:
- Good and expanding wine knowledge – a passion for wine is essential!
- A strong sense of commercial awareness and understanding of how a retail environment works.
- Strong organisational skills as you’ll be working your own section of the wine bar.
- Ability to pitch in and be a great team member with tasks relating to opening, closing and running the premises.
You should also have the following:
- A good knowledge of wine and ideally WSET level 2 or level 3 plus a willingness to expand your wine horizons and learn about other wine products.
- Excellent communication skills. Be able to make wine recommendations to clients.
- Ability to operate without supervision after training.
The position is based around a 20-25-hour week part-time. with a highly competitive hourly rate of £12-£14 depending on experience plus service charge.
We offer
- Exciting working environment & exposure to top end wines
- Contribution to the company pension scheme
- Service charge on top of the hourly rate
- Staff discount
- Varied shift patterns
- Tasting opportunities with suppliers and winemakers
- Support for the WSET diploma for dedicated candidates
Additional Application Instructions
Please only apply if you are eligible to work in the UK.
Email – [email protected] with your CV and availability for interview.