Estate Manager - Chamisal Vineyards

About Chamisal Vineyards

Chamisal was the first vineyard planted in 1973 in what would later become the Edna Valley AVA. Located just outside the city of San Luis Obispo, California, the winery specializes in handcrafted Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that express the wild and inspiring beauty of their 82-acre estate vineyard situated five miles from the Pacific Ocean. The winery has long been at the forefront of sustainability efforts in the region and has recently shifted towards organic and biodynamic practices to improve soil health and biodiversity of the estate.

The winery has introduced numerous regenerative agricultural measures, including the installation of a Miyawaki forest to sequester carbon and a community vegetable garden that is farmed on behalf of the San Luis Obispo Food Bank. Chamisal Vineyards boasts a perfect trifecta of gorgeous scenery, weather and wine with year-round events for SLO locals and visitors alike to sip and savor.

The winery is located at 7525 Orcutt Rd in San Luis Obispo, CA.

The Estate Manager is responsible for day-to-day front-of-house operations, with primary responsibility for the tasting room and special events departments of our Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) business which includes fiscal budgets and department profitability. This role is responsible for the onsite image/impressions of the winery, interacting with customers and external stakeholders, and providing strong leadership, delegation and decision making while building a successful team that can work together to create memorable experiences for our guests.

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

• Under the general guidance of the Sr. Director, Estates and Hospitality and in partnership with other Crimson Wine Group (CWG) channel managers, develop and execute dynamic programming that maximizes integration between DTC departments, and delivers holistic DTC and company goals.
• Develop and maintain a strategic plan for positioning and operating visitor programs that are consistent with the brand and company mission, and that communicate the exemplary quality of our wines.
• Develop, maintain, and work within the brand’s annual budget and meet or exceed all Tasting Room and Special Events fiscal and non-fiscal goals and forecast future needs.
• Manage capex projects to ensure timely completion while reducing disruption to the guest experience.
• Monitor progress and analyze performance against goals.
  
  Look for opportunities to improve overall performance of service levels, sales, and programming.
• Coordinate with Winemaker/Production on all hospitality staff education including wine style, quality, and new releases to ensure excellent product knowledge.

• Serve the team as an inspiring leader to build momentum and consensus.
• Ensure that the hospitality team is performing at the highest standards of quality and presentation to continually enhance the image of our wines, estate, and brand.
• Motivate and direct employees in a team-oriented style that places the highest priority on guest service and sales that is consistent, knowledgeable, efficient, and professional.
• Provide effective feedback and coaching to achieve employee development in a healthy and stable culture, and elicit feedback to create an open, cooperative environment which fosters positive energy, creativity, and strategic thinking.

• Oversee all visual aspects of public and customer-facing areas. Present an environment that is safe, clean, and efficient for visitors and employees.
• Create Tasting Room sales and marketing plan, including budget development and sales forecasting assumptions. Generate and execute ideas to build tasting room traffic, and track and measure success of programs and campaigns.
• Manage the Tasting Room P&L and control business activities to ensure that sales and expenses meet budgetary goals. Track revenue and spending to meet or exceed EBITDA targets.
• Manage Tasting Room floor operations which include, but are not limited to maintaining housekeeping standards,…