Wine Development Manager
Location - Can be Kent based but will be travelling to Sussex, Surrey, London, Kent as far down towards Southampton
Salary - up to £55,000 plus commission (including car allowance)
Permanent Full time Role
Do you have a background in Wines including qualifications such as WSET?
Do you have commercial experience selling Wine (on-trade)?
Our client, a leading national distributor based in the Thanet area, are looking for a driven and diligent candidate to join their team as a Wine Development Manager
The Wine Development Manager is responsible for the development of the wine category and wine development within the company. They will have extensive wine knowledge with a good track record in wine sales and possess the ability to identify profitable and sustainable new business in on trade. This role will require you to have a current UK driving licence.
Responsibilities
1. Working closely with the Key Account Managers on new and existing wine accounts
2. Track and report the wine category performance
3. Maintaining and updating the live customer prospect list
4. Account management of the top 5% of each Key Account Manager’s customer base
5. Wine reviews to be undertaken half yearly with agreed top 50 wine accounts within regions