Makro is a leading wholesale distribution company specializing in the food and hospitality (HoReCa) sectors, operating as the Spanish subsidiary of the German multinational METRO AG. The company serves as a primary supplier for professional customers including restaurants, hotels, and catering businesses through a vast network of cash-and-carry stores and advanced delivery services. Globally, the parent group employs approximately 90,000 people and maintains a presence in over 30 countries, making it a heavyweight in the international food wholesale industry.

In Spain, Makro maintains a robust presence with dozens of centers distributed across the country, offering a diverse range of opportunities for international professionals in commercial management, digital solutions, and logistics. The company is currently undergoing a significant digital transformation, focusing on providing digital tools to the hospitality sector, which creates unique roles for multilingual and tech-oriented talent. Their corporate culture emphasizes professional growth through structured programs and the stability of a well-established multinational environment.

Makro was founded in 1968 in Amsterdam and expanded rapidly across Europe. It entered the Spanish market in 1972 with its first store in Madrid, and its European operations were later acquired by the German METRO AG group.

For international professionals

Part of the METRO AG group, offering potential for international mobility and a global corporate network.
Operates over 37 centers across Spain, providing job opportunities in various regions beyond the major hubs of Madrid and Barcelona.
Actively recruits for digital transformation roles aimed at modernizing the Spanish hospitality and catering industry.
Offers the 'DespeGO' program, a structured initiative designed to integrate and develop junior talent within the organization.

Sommelier - Alcobendas

Makro

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Company description

Hola, Hallo, Hello! Do you want to be part of the team that is transforming the hospitality industry?
If your answer is yes, keep reading because you are in the right place. You have probably heard of us or may even know someone who works at Makro; of course, we have more than 3,500 collaborators across Spain, but we want you to get to know us better. Makro is a subsidiary of the German METRO Group, whose goal is to take distribution within the HoReCa sector to its highest level, leveraging the advantages offered by digitalization and delivery services while always keeping the focus on the customer and the success of their business.

Job description

We are looking for a Sommelier to join our team at Makro Alcobendas. Below, we provide all the details of the role:

Your mission: you will drive sales and improve the results of the section, combining your expert product knowledge with personalized attention to the customer. Your work will be key to achieving the center's commercial objectives.

Your main functions:

You will attract, advise, and build loyalty with customers visiting the center or even accompanying commercial managers, if necessary, to boost their satisfaction and sales growth.
You will increase the average purchase, frequency, and volume of purchases through the use of commercial tools and strategies.
You will master the products of the section and have a thorough knowledge of suppliers, competitors, and prices to propose improvement actions.
You will supervise assortment, orders, stock, margins, and results, proposing action plans and commercial offers aligned with the objectives.
You will foster a sales culture, ensure team training, and guarantee the fulfillment of individual and collective goals.

Organizational level:

You will report to the Commercial Manager and the Sales and Operations Manager.
You will be responsible for a team of between 2 and 3 people.

Requirements

What are we looking for in you?

Minimum 3 years of experience as a Sommelier in a dining room or in wine sales and consulting.
High product knowledge (wines and spirits).
Academic training in sommelierie or similar will be valued.
Good leadership, communication, organization, and customer orientation skills will be valued.

Additional information

What do we offer you?

🌍To be part of an international company, a leader in wholesale distribution that seeks to continuously contribute to the culture and social life of the more than 30 countries in which we are present.

🙌Benefits that include discounts at Makro, a 24-hour health consultation app, a gift basket and a day off at Christmas, the possibility of opting for our flexible remuneration plan, and much more.

🚀The opportunity for continuous development through various top-level training resources such as our MPower platform, the Gofluent language program, or our Goodhabitz catalog with a multitude of masterclasses.

🥂Just as special moments are celebrated in bars and restaurants, at #equipomakro we also celebrate special days throughout the year.

📋 This position will have an indefinite contract full-time.

We are ONE METRO

If everything you have read fits your professional expectations, wait, because there is more. At Makro, you will find an authentic, inspiring team, passionate about the hospitality sector (of course 😉) and where you can create and leave your mark 💙. A team we call 'ONE METRO', with whom we have fun, celebrate, advance, and win together. Only in this way will we manage to make a difference and reach the top.

At Makro, we are committed to Equal Opportunity between women and men and pledge to guarantee it in the selection processes we carry out.

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Descripción de la empresa

Hola, Hallo, Hello! ¿Quieres ser parte del equipo que está transformando la hostelería?
Si tu respuesta es sí, sigue leyendo porque estás en el lugar correcto. Seguramente hayas escuchado hablar de nosotros o incluso conozcas a alguien que trabaja en Makro, claro, somos más de 3500 colaboradores en toda España, pero queremos que nos conozcas más. Makro es una filial del Grupo alemán METRO, cuyo objetivo es llevar la distribución dentro del sector HoReCa a su máximo nivel, aprovechando las ventajas que ofrece la digitalización, el servicio de entrega y manteniendo siempre el foco en el cliente y en el éxito de su negocio.

Descripción del empleo

Nos encontramos en la búsqueda de un/a Sumiller para unirse a nuestro equipo de Makro Alcobendas. A continuación, te contamos todos los detalles del rol:

Tu misión; impulsarás las ventas y mejorarás los resultados de la sección, combinando tu conocimiento experto del producto con una atención personalizada al cliente. Tu labor será clave para alcanzar los objetivos comerciales del centro.

Tus principales funciones:

Captarás, asesorarás y fidelizarás a los clientes que visiten el centro o incluso acompañando a los gestores comerciales, si fuera necesario, para impulsar su satisfacción y crecimiento en ventas.
Aumentarás la compra media, frecuencia y volumen de compra mediante el uso de herramientas y estrategias comerciales.
Dominarás el producto de la sección y conocerás a fondo proveedores,competidores y precios para proponer acciones de mejora.
Supervisarás el surtido, pedidos, stock, márgenes y resultados,proponiendo planes de acción y ofertas comerciales alineadas con los objetivos.
Fomentarás una cultura de venta, asegurarás la formación del equipo y garantizarás el cumplimiento de metas individuales y colectivas.

A nivel organizativo:

Reportarás al Jefe Comercial, y Jefe de Ventas y Operaciones.
Serás responsable de un equipo entre 2 y 3 personas.

Requisitos

¿Qué buscamos en ti?

Mínimo 3 años de experiencia como Sumiller en sala o en venta y asesoramiento de vinos.
Alto conocimiento del producto (vinos y bebidas espirituosas).
Valoraremos poseer formación académica en sumillería o similar.
Se valorará poseer buenas habilidades de liderazgo, comunicación, organización y orientación al cliente.

Información adicional

¿Qué te ofrecemos?

🌍Ser parte de una compañía internacional, líder en distribución mayorista y que busca contribuir continuamente a la cultura y vida social de los más de 30 países en los que estamos presentes.

🙌Beneficios que incluyen descuentos en Makro, una app para consultas de salud 24 horas, cesta y un día libre en Navidad, la posibilidad de optar por nuestro plan de retribución flexible y mucho más.

🚀La oportunidad de que tengas un desarrollo continuo, a través de distintos recursos formativos de primer nivel como nuestra plataforma MPower, el programa de idiomas Gofluent o nuestro catálogo Goodhabitz con multitud de masterclasses.

🥂Así como en los bares y restaurantes se celebran momentos especiales, en #equipomakro también festejamos días especiales a lo largo del año.

📋 Esta posición tendrá un contrato indefinido a tiempo completo.

Somos ONE METRO

Si todo lo que has leído encaja con tus expectativas profesionales espera porque aún hay más. En Makro te encontrarás con un equipo auténtico, inspirador, apasionado por el sector de la hostelería (por supuesto 😉) y en el que podrás crear y dejar tu huella 💙. Un equipo al que llamamos 'ONE METRO', con el que nos divertimos, celebramos, avanzamos y ganamos juntos. Sólo así conseguiremos marcar la diferencia y llegar a la cima.

En Makro nos implicamos con la Igualdad de Oportunidades entre mujeres y hombres y nos comprometemos a garantizarla en los procesos de selección que realizamos.