Job Description

Love working with wine, but ready to leave the late nights behind?

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Terroir Port Macquarie offers something a little different — the opportunity to build a career around great wine, spirits and food while working shopping centre hours, with no late nights and a guaranteed weekend day off.

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We're looking for a hands-on Store Manager to become the face of Terroir Port Macquarie.

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You might already manage a wine or liquor store, or you could be an experienced sommelier, cellar-door professional, hospitality manager or assistant manager ready to take the next step.

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This is very much a working manager role. You'll spend your time on the shop floor talking with customers, sharing your knowledge, recommending products and running the day-to-day store. As the business grows, you'll also have the opportunity to build and develop the team around you.

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Love working with wine, but ready to leave the late nights behind?

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Terroir Port Macquarie offers something a little different — the chance to build a career around great wine, spirits and food while working shopping centre hours, with no late nights and a guaranteed weekend day off.

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We're looking for a hands-on Store Manager to become the face of Terroir Port Macquarie.

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You might already manage a wine or liquor store, or you could be an experienced sommelier, cellar-door professional, hospitality manager or assistant manager ready to take the next step.

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This is very much a working manager role. You'll spend your time on the shop floor talking with customers, sharing your knowledge, recommending products and running the day-to-day store. As the business grows, you'll also have the opportunity to build and develop the team around you.

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What you'll be doing

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- Build genuine relationships with customers and become a trusted local source for great wine, spirits and food




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- Share your product knowledge in a way that is engaging, approachable and never intimidating
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- Help customers discover new wines, producers, regions and products
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- Drive sales and identify opportunities to grow the store and its customer base
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- Host tastings, activations and customer events
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- Build relationships with suppliers, winemakers, producers and the local community
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- Manage stock, ordering, inventory, merchandising and store presentation
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- Understand sales, margins, stock performance and labour and use these to make good commercial decisions
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- Work independently and take genuine ownership of the day-to-day store
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- Build, train and develop your team as the business grows
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About you

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First and foremost, you genuinely love wine, food and great products — and you enjoy sharing that passion with other people.

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You don't need to know everything. Curiosity and the desire to keep learning are part of what we're looking for.

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Ideally, you'll:

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- Have strong wine and spirits knowledge gained through retail, hospitality, cellar door, distribution or formal wine education
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- Love talking with customers and making thoughtful recommendations
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- Be able to make wine approachable, whether someone is discovering their first great bottle or knows exactly what they're looking for
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- Be confident working independently and taking responsibility for the store
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- Have a commercial mindset and understand the importance of sales, margin, stock and labour
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- Have high standards for presentation and customer experience
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- Enjoy being hands-on and working on the floor rather than managing from the sidelines
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- Want to help grow and shape a developing specialty retail business
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- Hold an RSA and meet the requirements of the relevant liquor licence
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WSET qualifications or other wine education would be highly regarded, but experience, knowledge and genuine passion matter just as much.

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Why this role is different

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For someone who has built their career around wine and hospitality, this is an opportunity to keep doing what you love without the traditional hospitality hours.

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- $70,000–$80,000 + super, depending on experience
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- No late nights
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- Guaranteed one weekend day off
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- Shopping centre trading hours
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- Work every day with wine, spirits and artisan food
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- Tastings, producers and opportunities to continue developing your knowledge
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- Genuine ownership of a small specialty store
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- Opportunity to grow the store and build your team
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- Support of the wider Gowings business
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About Terroir

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Terroir is more than a bottle shop.

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We're creating a destination where customers can discover compelling wines, premium spirits, craft beer, artisan food and products from great producers — supported by genuine knowledge, personalised service and a sense of discovery.

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Behind Terroir is the wider Gowings business, providing the support and resources of an established Australian company while we continue to grow the Terroir concept.

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If you love wine, love people and like the idea of making both part of your working day — without making them part of your working night — we'd love to hear from you.

📌 Store Manager | Terroir | Port Macquarie
🏢 Gowings Bros
📍 Port Macquarie