Liquor Store Operations Manager

LIQUOR STORE OPERATIONS

The Liquor Store Operations generate nearly $12 million in sales annually and provide about $1 million in profits that go back to the City.  The operations strive to provide exceptional customer service which includes controlling the sale of alcoholic beverages and serving as a knowledgeable resource for the products that we sell.  The profits generated by the liquor stores are used to fund several City projects including the pavement management program, facility maintenance and replacement of playground equipment.

POSITION DETAILS

The Liquor Store Operations Manager is responsible for working on the municipal liquor enterprise business and managing the day to day operations of three liquor stores.  The primary position responsibilities and areas of impact are: 

1)    Develops and implements marketing strategy for Eden Prairie Liquor Stores (3) to increase sales and participation in special events and promotions.

2)    Provides direction to all non-exempt and exempt staff to ensure efficient, polite, and complete services to the public.

3)    Develops, establishes and implements plans, policies, procedures for the operations to ensure appropriate policies and procedures are implemented, the POS system is leveraged, inventory is managed properly, etc.  Use measurement tools to ensure that those standards are continually met or exceeded; communicates plan objectives and desired results to store managers.

4)    Recruits, manages, and develops staff by establishing goals and objectives, providing effective feedback and development opportunities, ensuring employees receive proper on-the-job training and education, and performance management.

5)    Prepares, analyzes, and administers the liquor stores budget; manages purchasing & merchandising of products; monitors expenses and drives cost effective plans.

6)    Oversees inventory processes, and procedures; establishes & coordinates retail price structure.

7)    Oversees sales, financial reporting, and the preparation of managerial reports; formulates comparison proficiency ratings with competing liquor operations.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Application Deadline: March 27, 2012

Review Applications: By March 30

Anticipated First Round Interviews: Week of April 9

Anticipated Final Interview Date: April 20

Expected Start Date: Beginning of May 2012 (negotiable)

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From:   MMBA Lobbyist Sarah Psick

Senate Omnibus Liquor Bill -

SF 2392, passed as amended to the Senate Floor

Following is a summary of the Omnibus Liquor bill as put together by the Senate Commerce committee.  

The House Commerce committee will be assembling their Omnibus Liquor bill next week.

Section 1: Out-of-state brewer exemption from state licensing and other requirements for a one day festival in the city of Winnebago only.

Section 2:  Allows a farm winery to purchase and use bulk wine in an amount of 10% of annual production.

Section 3:  Allows for the sale of up to six bottles of wine per person at an annual wine festival.

Section 4:   Creates a wine educator on-sale license under specified circumstances.

Section 5:  Allows an exclusive liquor store to sell clothing marked with the name or logo of the liquor store.

Section 6:  Allows an exclusive liquor store to conduct classes for a fee and to allow takings at the classes.

Section 7:  Allows Moorhead to issue an on-sale license to the Bluestem Center for the Arts.

Section 8:   Allows Minneapolis to extend liquor licensing to a liquor store (Broadway Liquor) damaged by the 2011 tornado.

What is  not in the Omnibus Liquor bill:

*   Repeal of the prohibition against multiple off-sale licenses in a city

*   Off-sale of growlers at a liquor store

*   Primry Source for distilled spirits

*   Buyers Card provisions during a government shutdown

*   Removing dram shop insurance for farm wineries

*   Allowing persons age 18, but under 21, to drink with parents at a bar

The  committee  sent  three  bills  out  individually  because  they  need  to  go  to  other committees.

SF 2186 (Gerlach) - The bill providing for retail buyers cards to continue during a government shutdown.  The bill was passed to the Senate Finance Committee.

SF 2337 (Hall) - The bill creating a Wine Educators license was passed and sent to the Senate Finance Committee to look at the creation of a new fee.

SF 2047 (Pappas) - The bill allowing persons age 18, but under 21, to drink with parents at  a  bar  was  passed and  sent  to  Senate  Transportation  Committee  where  issues relating to federal transportation funding and drinking age will be addressed.