Sales Executive - Private Clients
(Wine Jobs:
Sales & Marketing)
Full Time
London,
England
Falcon Vintners specialises in fine and rare wines mainly, but not only, from Italy and France. Falcon has established and carefully nurtured a supply network since 1995, which allows the sourcing of hard-to-find wines, often mature and of impeccable provenance.
There is an opportunity for an experienced wine sales professional to join our small, tightly knit team with the mission to expand Falcon’s portfolio of private clients both in the UK and abroad. Your passion for fine wine and your experience of helping private clients assemble wine collections will allow you to drive Falcon’s private client sales. As part of the job, visits to growers and tastings will expand your wine knowledge and keep it fresh.
Responsibilities:
• Identify new sales opportunities among private clients with wine collections
• Devise approaches and execute plans to turn these opportunities into actual sales
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with both new and existing Falcon clients
• Stay abreast of market trends and competitor activities
• Report on market conditions, customer feedback and sales performance against plan
The ideal Candidate will be:
• Passionate about wine and the wine trade
• Knowledgeable about wine, preferably to the WSET Level 3 Advanced or equivalent
• Highly experienced in developing new private client wine sales
• Strongly networked in the world of private wine enthusiasts and collectors
• A strong communicator
• Motivated by business development and sales growth
• A self-starter - able to work in a team or independently
• Preferably, but not necessarily, proficient in a foreign language
Benefits:
• A competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Participation in results
• Wines at discounted staff prices
Please send CV and cover letter to Eric Sabourin, Managing Director at [email protected]