What are the responsibilities and job description for the SKU Room Associate position at Sazerac Company?
Sazerac Company Overview
Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Southern Comfort, Seagram’s V.O., Myers’s, Goldschläger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.
We’re proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” four times, and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of “world’s most award-winning distillery” through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.
Company/Location Overview
Sazerac Company, established in 1850, is one of America’s oldest family owned, privately held distillers with operations in Louisiana, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Maine, New Hampshire, Maryland, California, United Kingdom, France, Australia and Canada.
Sazerac produces and markets the most award winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Van Winkle, Blanton’s and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands including Fireball, Southern Comfort, Margaritaville Spirits, Dr. McGillicuddy’s and Platinum Vodka.
From 2008 to today, Sazerac has experienced double digit growth! We attribute our success to a unique blend of our history, culture, brands, relationships, innovation, technology, and most importantly, our people.
The Louisville, Ky. branch of The Sazerac Company has been named a “Best Places to work in Kentucky” four times!
For more information, please visit us at www.sazerac.com.
Job Description/Responsibilities
SKU Room Associate will be responsible for tracking and ordering new product samples weekly, reviewing new reference product samples for match to specifications and any defects in order to give feedback to the production team. They will also be responsible for displaying new reference product samples in the SKU Room and discarding obsolete bottles, as well as photographing new bottles, editing those bottle images and uploading them to the Image Library. Other responsibilities include unpacking bottles, managing space in the SKU room and maintaining an up-to-date maintenance list.
Qualifications/Requirements
MUST
- Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time
- Excellent oral & written communication skills
- Must be a team player
- Solid computer skills
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Working knowledge of Word and Excel
- High School diploma or GED equivalent
- Demonstrate the ability to work as a team as well as self-directed
PREFERRED
- Requires Experience in Alcohol Beverage Industry
- Bachelor Degree in Business or commensurate experience
- Experience with System 21 ERP software
- 2 years relevant experience (minimum)
- Skilled in photography and video editing
