Customer Relationship Manager - Co Pack (Wine Jobs: Wine Retail & Sommelier)

Enrich Your Everyday

At Accolade Wines, our purpose is to enrich everyday moments through our amazing wine brands. It goes without saying  that everything we do as an organisation and as individuals is in service of fulfilling this purpose.

As one of the world’s leading wine companies, our award-winning portfolio includes loved brands such as Hardys, Grant  Burge, St Hallett, House of Arras, Petaluma, Banrock Station, Mud House, Jam Shed, Tatachilla, Brookland Valley and  many more.

The driving force behind our business is our people, their expertise, their passion and their professionalism. With over 1,400 dedicated employees in Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia, South Africa, New Zealand and North and South America, it is our teamwork that sets us apart.

Customer Relationship Manager - Contract Pack

Competitive salary dependent on experience plus excellent benefits and staff wine allowance.

About the role and location

We have a new opportunity for an experienced Customer Relationship Manager to join our Customer Services team  at The Park site close to the M5 near Bristol.

This is a 6 month fixed term contract. 

About the role - Key Accountabilities

Reporting to the Head of Customer Services  , this position requires a strong attention to detail and the ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment.

• Knowledge sharing
• 1-2-1 contact with Customer Supply Chain – Continuity of approach – Ownership – real time data – removing surprises
• Supplier to customer excellence - Consistence of approach – Insight to Customer ways of working – Aligning cultures
• Joint working on Innovations
• Working with Customer Service Manager and relative Demand Planner to optimise service levels and ongoing logistical solutions/optimisation for key assigned customers
• In conjunction with Customer Service and Warehouse & Distribution teams provide Supply Chain and Planning support and contact for assigned customers - daily, weekly and monthly interaction
• Evaluation of customer EPOS, stock and availability data on an ongoing basis to ensure accuracy and stability of demand plan
• Feedback, recommendations and solutions both internal and external with regards to service levels, on shelf availability, and depot availability in order to optimise sales and overall availability
•  Monthly documented review for key customers
• Involvement in building a collaborative demand plan which is subsequently signed off with Commercial Team in line with the monthly S&OP process
• Weekly reporting on EPOS, stock and availability data for key customers
• Monthly (or as agreed) meetings with key customer contacts to review and agree signed off promotional activity, service levels, availability (depot and on shelf)
• Evaluation of promotional activity and compliance to promotional calendar
• Day to day responsibility for the Supply Chain  Service Level Agreements with assigned customers
• Co-ordinate on going strategic discussions with regards to Supply Chain solutions for assigned customers

About you

You will be able to demonstrate experience in Supply Chain, Demand Planning and Customer Collaboration preferably in a FMCG / Retail environment. 
You will have experience of logistics and supplier ordering systems.
You will be an excellent communicator, proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs.

You will have the flexibility to work out of office hours to accommodate the occasional call with our Australian colleagues and have the ability to travel between the Bristol and Weybridge sites, if required.

About the offer

In addition to a competitive salary we also offer a fantastic range of benefits including medical cover pension scheme and staff wine allowance.

If this sounds like your next role please click on the apply button.  The closing date for the vacancy is 12th February 2021