Sales, Southern Counties

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and growing sales with existing customers mainly in the counties of Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire, delivering a highly professional standard of account management as well as developing new business opportunities.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and develop existing customer accounts to achieve FY budgeted revenue and margin target
• Develop new business opportunities to achieve FY new business target
• Sell the Liberty Wines portfolio to the On and Off-trade within designated area
• Manage sales of specific brands/products to annually agreed targets
• Manage expenses to budget
• Participate and promote Liberty events such as tastings and tutorials and support customer activity
• Collate, analyse and summarise monthly performance

About you

• Ability to sell to and grow accounts in both the On and Off-trade and meeting sales targets
• Develop new business opportunities to achieve FY new business target
• Self-motivated and results driven with a positive outlook and excellent communication skills
• Good organisational skills with the ability to deal with administrative tasks efficiently
• Strong wine empathy and able to demonstrate excellent wine knowledge, preferably at WSET Diploma level
• IT proficient including Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point

What you can expect

• 25 days holiday excluding public holidays increasing after 2 years’ service and the option to buy additional days
• Competitive commission scheme
• Personal bonus of up to 5% of salary, based on performance against key objectives
• Company pension scheme matching up to 5% of contributions
• 18 weeks enhanced maternity leave and 4 weeks paternity leave.
• Cycle to work & electric car scheme
• Healthcare cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Birthday day off
• Travel insurance
• Employee wine discount
• Retail, wellbeing, technology, and travel discounts

Liberty Wines is an award-winning company and accredited silver by Investors in People which offers excellent opportunities for training and development alongside a great working environment (and an even better coffee machine).

We encourage all our employees to further their wine knowledge through our in-house Liberty Wines Academy and WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) courses alongside building skills and experience over the course of their professional development.

Liberty Wines celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels comfortable to be themselves.