Cellar Door Manager

Lerida Estate is one of the leading wineries in the Canberra District Wine region. We are located on the magnificent Cullerin Range at Lake George, 30 minutes from Canberra.

The Cellar Door Manager will have significant autonomy in overseeing and promoting Cellar Door and Restaurant activity and will be supported by a team of up to 10.

We are a growing business and pride ourselves on providing an engaging and enjoyable workplace culture. We encourage and support our people to develop as individuals and as team members.

Reporting to senior management, the Cellar Door Manager is responsible for:

• Delivering an exceptional experience for all Cellar Door & restaurant patrons.
• Leading the team by example with focus on communication and approachability. 
• Recruiting and managing casual / permanent part-time staff.
• Driving overall DTC strategy in consultation with senior management.
• Managing Wine Club communications and continued growth in the club.
• Managing incoming venue enquiries / booking system and driving repeat visitation and sales growth.
• Weekly rosters for Cellar Door & restaurant
• Daily reconciliation and stock control.
• Maintaining cleanliness and overall presentation of the Cellar Door & restaurant (including coordination with external contractors).
• Interacting with external suppliers (food, cleaning products, drinks, etc.).
• Creating and implementing regular events.
• Cultivating strong relationships with wine club members, wholesale customers and Cellar Door patrons.

The successful candidate for this exciting opportunity will possess the following attributes:

• A highly professional, personable and quick-thinking disposition.
• A “can do” attitude.
• Solid analytical skills.
• Proven experience in people management.
• A genuine love of all things wine.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• The ability to take ownership of the diverse and challenging tasks that present themselves daily.
• The ability to work in a close team environment as well as autonomously.