Retail Sales: JJ Buckley in San Francisco

• Retail Sales: JJ Buckley in San Francisco

San Francisco Wine Trading Company, a division of JJ Buckley Fine Wines San Francisco, CA Start Date
09/05/2026

32.5 Part-Time

Retail Sales at San Francisco Wine Trading Company, a division of JJ Buckley Fine Wines, is a temporary, part-time position in San Francisco, California. The role combines in-store and online customer service, wine presentation, tasting-note writing, and store support. Pay ranges from $30 to $35 per hour, depending on experience, and the position averages about 20 hours per week.

The shop schedules work on Thursday through Saturday according to business needs. Candidates need at least three years of recent wine-industry experience, two years of retail experience, strong fine-wine market knowledge, and local availability in San Francisco. A WSET, CSW, or CSM credential is preferred. The San Francisco wine retail position also requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds and an age of at least 21.

• Employer:
  
  San Francisco Wine Trading Company, a division of JJ Buckley Fine Wines
• Pay: $30 to $35 per hour, depending on experience
• Employment type:
  
  Temporary, part-time
• Schedule:
  
  Thursday through Saturday, about 20 hours per week

The sales associate provides detailed service to customers in the West Portal shop and through online channels. The work includes presenting wines, answering product questions, assisting customers and coworkers, and maintaining relationships that support repeat business. Strong fine-wine market knowledge helps the associate discuss imported wines with accuracy and confidence.

Customer contact also includes tasting-note writing. Clear notes turn sensory observations into useful information for shoppers, while strong typing and technology skills support online service and day-to-day record work. The employer lists a typing speed of 35 to 40 words per minute alongside communication, organization, multitasking, interpersonal, presentation, and software skills.

The position averages about 20 hours each week and schedules shifts on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday according to business needs. The weekly pattern requires local availability because the work combines physical shop coverage with online customer service rather than a fully remote arrangement.

The shop operates in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood. The associate keeps the sales area clean, organizes products, and works with coworkers during customer-facing periods. The physical duties include lifting up to 50 pounds, so the role requires reliable movement of wine cases and store materials.

Recent wine-industry experience is a core qualification. The employer requires at least three years in the wine industry and two years in retail, with knowledge of the fine-wine market. Those requirements place product understanding and customer-facing retail judgment together in the same position.

WSET, CSW, or CSM training is preferred but does not replace the work experience listed for the role. Candidates also need strong communication, organization, multitasking, interpersonal, presentation, and technology skills. The employer requires candidates to be at least 21 and local to San Francisco.

San Francisco Wine Trading Company has operated as a Bay Area wine shop since 1976. The West Portal store connects the sales role with a long-running local retail setting, while JJ Buckley Fine Wines extends the business into online fine-wine sales with a focus on imported wines, especially wines from France.

The work therefore spans two customer settings. Shop conversations depend on direct product presentation…