Lead Operations Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Kats Wine & Spirits is seeking an energetic Lead Operations Specialist to procure new and exciting items, leverage those items in merchandising and marketing efforts, and drive sales by empowering our sales team to deliver exceptional customer service. In this role, you will ensure procured items are properly received, placed, tracked, and reordered. The ideal candidate is passionate, meticulous, and exceptional at sustaining Kats Wine & Spirits’ positive team culture.

All applicants must:

• Pass state (Mississippi) and federal (FBI) background checks for MS Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) licensing

• Pass drug screenings

• Pass motor vehicle review with a favorable driving record and no DUIs

• Have an associate's degree or favorable work history

• Present a valid driver's license and proof of current vehicle insurance

• Be at least 21

Importantly, persons with shortfalls in any of the above requirements should not apply. Applications for state and federal background checks and ABC approval cannot be submitted unless candidates meet all of these criteria.

Duties & Skills:

• Must be highly organized and meticulous and excel at fostering a positive team culture.

• Promote smooth operations and excellent customer service.

• Perform ongoing wine and spirits research, new product procurement, attractive merchandising, and social-media marketing to promote sales growth.

• Ensure sales are accurately recorded and that effective stock control is maintained to minimize shrinkage.

• Make properly timed reorders to ensure adequate but not excessive stock.

• Ability to handle customer service issues professionally with etiquette and conflict resolution skills.

• Aptitude for designing shelf-talkers with Microsoft Publisher or similar and social media.

• Have the ability to handle 40-pound cases, including up and down ladders.

Hours begin 7:30 - 9:30, depending on the day, and generally end between 5 and 5:30.

Pay begins at a $13-$15 training rate, depending on experience, and escalates toward $17-$18, including benefit values, as skills are acquired.

Please send resumes via reply post. Applicants who call or visit the store without an appointment will not be considered.

Company Description

Family-owned and operated for 60 years!

In 1966, upon prohibition’s repeal and the end of the notorious bootlegger’s era of the Gold Coast, C. “Kats” Katsaboulas established Kats Wine & Spirits as Mississippi’s first legal wine and spirits shop. The original location was on Capitol Street next to the famous Mayflower Cafe in Jackson. In the early 70s, Kats moved a short distance to Fortification Street, across from the historic Jitney 14 (now Froogel’s) in the Greater Belhaven neighborhood, where it remains today.

Kats’s sons continue the tradition by providing unmatched services and Mississippi’s most value-packed inventory. The reviews posted on nearly all of the store’s hard-to-find, special-order, and critically acclaimed wines display the highest concentration of 90+ point wines for under $20 in the State. This renowned inventory has made Kats Wine & Spirits Mississippi’s destination wine and spirits store for 60 years! Our slogan, “Vintage Character Since 1966”, is as applicable to our interesting and diverse customers as it is to our carefully selected collections of each vintages’ best wines.

Kats Wine & Spirits
921 East Fortification Street
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 983-KATS (5287)
Hours:
Monday - Saturday, 10am - 10pm

Company Description

Family-owned and operated for 60 years!\r\n\r\nIn 1966, upon prohibition’s repeal and the end of the notorious bootlegger’s era of the Gold Coast, C. “Kats” Katsaboulas established Kats Wine & Spirits as Mississippi’s first legal wine and spirits shop. The original location was on Capitol Street next to the famous Mayflower Cafe in Jackson. In the early 70s, Kats moved a short distance to Fortification Street, across from the historic Jitney 14 (now Froogel’s) in the Greater Belhaven neighborhood, where it remains today.\r\n\r\nKats’s sons continue the tradition by providing unmatched services and Mississippi’s most value-packed inventory. The reviews posted on nearly all of the store’s hard-to-find, special-order, and critically acclaimed wines display the highest concentration of 90+ point wines for under $20 in the State. This renowned inventory has made Kats Wine & Spirits Mississippi’s destination wine and spirits store for 60 years! Our slogan, “Vintage Character Since 1966”, is as applicable to our interesting and diverse customers as it is to our carefully selected collections of each vintages’ best wines.\r\n\r\nKats Wine & Spirits\r\n921 East Fortification Street\r\nJackson, MS 39202\r\n(601) 983-KATS (5287)\r\nHours:\r\nMonday - Saturday, 10am - 10pm