Graduate Trainee Position - Independent Wine Merchant (Wine Jobs: Management & Administration)

  York Wines (http://www.yorkwines.co.uk)

  Sheriff Hutton, York, England

 

 

This is a very exciting opportunity for a self-driven, highly motivated individual to join our busy, vibrant and expanding organisation where you will be fully trained to become an integral part of our growing team. No prior knowledge of wine is required, but a desire and interest to learn about it is.

 

 

 

York Wines

 

York Wines is a long-established, Independent Wine Merchant in North Yorkshire. The business has over 200 wholesale customers who we deliver to weekly, covering an approximately 50 mile radius. We also have a retail shop and a growing online sales arm.

 

 

 

Job Description

 

We are looking to fill one full time post. The post will encompass all aspects of the day to day running of the business, as well as ultimately, deputising for the owners of York Wines as required. Regular hours will be Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30 and one Saturday in four (10:30-18:30). There will also be the requirement to occasionally cover until 18:30 and to attend/run evening tastings for customers. Core elements of the job include:

 

• Customer relations – contacting customers, advising them, and taking orders by telephone and email and issuing invoices using Sage Software (full training given)

• Stock control – monitoring stock levels, ordering new stock and receiving deliveries (approx. 500 cases per week) to our warehouse

• Website – day to day updating of the York Wines website, including ensuring the product catalogue is up to date maximising online sales

• Sales – assistance at all levels in the maintenance and expansion of sales and marketing

• Retail – serving and advising customers, monitoring stock levels in the shop and restocking as required, and creating displays and promotions

• Tasting – regular wine tasting in order to taste new vintages of our current wines and to select new wines for our portfolio

• Driving – driving our light vans and making occasional deliveries and visits to customers

 

The Person

 

We are looking for a self-driven, highly motivated person who is happy to muck in, who has the following attributes:

 

• Over 18 years old

• Good communication skills, an ability to get on with people and deal with customers

• Good numerical and computer skills, including being proficient in all Microsoft Office programmes

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

• Experience in an office environment – desirable not essential

• A clean driving licence

• An interest and desire to expand your knowledge of wine

• Some aspects of the job are physically strenuous so it is essential that you are able to cope with this and are able to lift cases of wine up to 18kg

 

 

• Starting salary of £20,500 to be reviewed annually
• 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays – rising to 25 days after 3 years
• Time off in lieu for evening and Saturday work
• Bonuses at Christmas (performance related)
• Discounted wine purchases
• Visits to wine tastings and fairs (UK and abroad)
• Enrolment into our company pension scheme

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