Job Status: Filled

Customer Services Manager (Wine Jobs: Management & Administration)

Full Time

  Flint Wines Ltd (http://www.flintwines.com)

  London Kennington, England

Job Description:

A fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic & fast growing Burgundy, USA & Italy specialist. We are looking for a full time Customer Services Manager to oversee the order processing department and support our On-Trade Sales Director. This is a senior role vital to the growth of the company and is key to ensure excellence in customer relations.

Requirements:

We are looking for a confident and driven individual with previous experience in customer services in the wine trade. This key role ensures the success of our company and requires a real love of wine, a genuine interest in the UK restaurant scene and very strong administrative and organisational skills.  

You must be:

  • supremely organised, efficient and effective, with meticulous attention to detail

  • able to demonstrate a high level of computer literacy

  • someone with self-initiative, common sense and willing to work in a fast paced environment

  • able to multi-task

  • hands-on, positive, confident and personable

Key responsibilities:

  • Management of client relations; this can include:

    • Following-up On-Trade Sales Director emails

    • Advising of vintages changes

    • Resolving any stock or delivery issues

    • Recommending wines and replacements for wines that are out of stock

    • Helping in the production of reports and wine lists for customers

  • Sales & admin support for our On-Trade Sales Director

  • Management & support of Sales & Customer services Administrator

  • Covering Sales & Customer services Administrator’s role while they are on holiday; this will include:

    • processing of sales orders, liaising with our Bonded warehouse, organising all deliveries, following-up and solving delivery issues, receipting new stocks, invoicing customers, managing customers’ private reserves, managing Vintner software, customer database, supporting the team for events organisation.

Key skills:

  • proven computer & software expertise

  • previous experience of Vintner Systems or similar

  • an excellent proficiency of the English language

  • excellent communication skills both verbal and written

The Company

Established in 2006 by Jason Haynes & Sam Clarke, Flint Wines is going from strength to strength, having now won the coveted ‘Best Burgundy Merchant of the Year’ Award at the IWC ceremony twice (2013 & 2017). Proud to represent in the UK more than 50 excellent Burgundy producers, made up of famous names and rising stars, the company is also specialising in American and Italian wines, selling mainly to restaurants and merchants. Our dynamic team of 16 is extremely passionate, hard-working and highly experienced, but also great fun to work with!

Salary: from £25,000 per annum, depending on experience + pension & healthcare


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