Sales Director UK and Ireland
(Wine Jobs:
Sales & Marketing)
Full Time
Accolade Wines UK
Weybridge,
England
Competitive salary plus car allowance & excellent benefits
We have a rare opportunity for a Sales Director to join our senior leadership team at an exciting time of change. This role is responsible for the delivery of our ambitious business targets and leading and motivating a sales team for the on premise and off premise sector.
Uncork your potential
Drawing on a proud heritage with one of the first wineries established in Australia, Accolade Wines has evolved into a global wine company with some of the world’s best known brands sold in over 130 countries.
Today our portfolio comprised of more than 35 wineries and brands from premium regions in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and California.
This broad portfolio, together with the largest wine bottling, warehouse and distribution centre in Europe and more than 1,700 dedicated people across the globe, makes us on of the world’s leading providers of New World premium, commercial and value wines.
About the role
Roles like this do not come along often. It’s a very exciting time to join us, we have a new leadership team in the UK and we’ve set ourselves some ambitious and challenging targets. Reporting into the General Manager, UK & Ireland, you will be instrumental in leading and directing sales activities. You won’t be satisfied with achieving targets, you’ll strive to exceed in everything you do. You’ll lead and motivate a small sales team and will be a skilled coach, driving your team’s performance, setting targets and implementing strategies.
Your Key responsibilities include:
- To lead and direct sales activities to achieve short and long term business objectives increasing sales revenue, profitability and market share
- Strong commercial skills and experienced in managing own P & L, not afraid to make tough decisions
- Leading, motivating, coaching and developing the sales team (high performing)
- Being a senior leader working cross functionally, developing relationships and influencing across the business
To succeed, the essential knowledge & skills are
- Background in FMCG
- Strong commercial acumen
- Coaching and developing people
- Influencing
- Relationship building
- Presentation and facilitation skills
- Great at sales
- Thrives under pressure
- Take tough decisions
Sound like your kind of drop?
We are a multi award winning company and like us you will have a passion for wine.
In addition to a competitive salary we also offer a fantastic range of benefits including family medical cover and a generous pension scheme and wine allowance.
Based at our UK headquarters in Weybridge, Surrey, this role will require travel across the UK and Ireland.
If this sounds like your next Sales Director role please click on apply.
The closing date for this vacancy is 6th July 2017.
How To Apply
https://jobs.accolade-wines.com/job/Weybridge-Sales-Director-UK-and-Ireland-Uk-Field-Based/415293700/