Wine Buyer - Ecommerce
(Wine Jobs:
Management & Administration)
Full Time
JJ Buckley Fine Wines
Oakland,
California
JJ Buckley Fine Wines is seeking a full-time wine buyer to be based at our Oakland, California headquarters. This position is responsible for coordinating purchases of wine for an established, high volume, high-end e-commerce wine retailer.
Duties will include:
• Selecting and maintaining a competitive inventory of wine products
• developing and managing relationships with distributors and producers,
• aggressively negotiating favorable allocations and pricing,
• working with sales/marketing to sell the products you select
• and purchasing from the wine producers abroad
The Buyer will augment our inventory price list with 2000+ sku’s covering a well-rounded selection of domestic and international wines.
In addition to selecting wines, you will generate purchase orders in our database, coordinate delivery with our warehouse and track imports.
The Buyer will arrange vendor tastings for our sales staff, research and prepare tasting and production notes - including ratings and other marketing information. Additional responsibilities will include managing inventory, preparing and pricing wines for release to our sales consultants, and attending trade tastings.
The Buyer will work closely with our sales & marketing staff, preparing wine offers to clients and sourcing individual wine requisitions.
• Candidates must have retail purchasing experience in the wine trade,
• Extensive knowledge of both domestic and foreign (old world and other) wines.
• Retail pricing experience required.
• Must have an experienced palate.
• Excellent writing skills and solid communication abilities required.
• Experience with internet, email, and other digital media.
• Strong organizational abilities and a high level of attention to detail required. Must be able to work in a fast paced environment.
• Must be computer proficient, with database management experience.
• Must be a team player with ability to work closely with department managers and sales staff. Past work experience in a sales environment helpful.
Salary Information
DOE plus health, vision, dental, PTO and generous wine discount.
About JJ Buckley Fine Wines
JJ Buckley Fine Wines was founded as the fine wine retail arm of WineCommune LLC, the popular online wine auction company started in 1999. Now JJ Buckley has established itself as one of the premier fine wine retailers in the U.S and was recently named one of the top ten places to buy wine in Food and Wine Magazine. In 2011, JJ Buckley will ship more than 1 million bottles of wine.
JJ Buckley employs 40 wine professionals in a 30,000 square foot retail and warehouse space located in Oakland, California, east of San Francisco and one hour south of the Napa Valley. In 2008, the San Francisco Business Times named JJ Buckley ‘The Fastest Growing Private Company in the San Francisco Bay Area.’ In addition, for the second year in a row, Inc. Magazine named it the ‘Fourth Fastest Growing Private Food & Beverage Company in the U.S in 2008.’
