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Job Opportunities at Alliance Wine

At Alliance Wine we thrive to create a better world of wine. We also believe that whatever we achieve is only through the people we have.

 

 

HEAD OF OFF TRADE SALES

We have an exciting opportunity for you to head up one of the leading UK sales teams selling into the Independent Off Trade Channel. Alliance Wine have a fantastic reputation in the Indies and are regularly voted in the top few suppliers to the sector. Our team is full of dynamic and business minded sales people with a passion for wine but, most importantly, an in depth understanding of the sector and our customer’s needs. The sector covers a wide array of customers from independent retailers and regional wholesalers to fine wine merchants and brokers.

In recent years our reach in the sector has grown significantly, by offering first class service, first class wines, and industry leading sourcing options for our clients.

This is a Senior Management position and we are looking for an excellent candidate with management experience who can join and quickly adapt to our business. As well as managing a team of 5 sales people you will be required to manage your own sales area and work on strategy, analysis and collaboration across all departments to ensure the sales and margin continue to grow in accordance with company objectives.

 We are open minded with regards to location, as finding the right candidate is the most important aspect for us. Competitive salary, company bonus scheme, holiday allowance, car allowance, personal development plan, staff discount, IT hardware package, all included.

Are you currently managing a team of Sales people selling to independent retailers and wholesalers in the UK? Are you looking for the next step in your career?

Do you want to challenge the status quo?

Do you feel you can do things better and differently, if only you had the opportunity?

Business is about people. With the right people you can achieve anything.

At Alliance Wine, we are aspiring to create a better world of wine.

If you want to join us on our mission, please get in contact. Please send a CV and covering letter to our Sales Director, Ned Llewellyn.

Email: ned.llewellyn@alliancewine.com

 

OFF TRADE SALES MANAGER

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join one of the leading UK sales teams selling into the Independent Off Trade Channel. Alliance Wine have a fantastic reputation in the Indies and are regularly voted in the top few suppliers to the sector. Our team is full of dynamic and business minded sales people with a passion for wine but, most importantly, an in depth understanding of the sector and our customer’s needs. The sector covers a wide array of customers from independent retailers and regional wholesalers to fine wine merchants and brokers.

In recent years our reach in the sector has grown significantly, by offering first class service, first class wines, and industry leading sourcing options for our clients.

Are you currently selling to independent retailers and wholesalers in the UK? Have you been doing this for three or more years? Are you looking for the next step in your career? Do you want to challenge the status quo? Do you feel you can do things better and differently, if only you had the opportunity?

We are looking to fill two roles, but depending on finding the right candidates we can be flexible with regards to location/sales area. Having said that we are particularly focusing on the West Midlands, Wales and the South West. This is a home based role with plentiful travel required to customers, our offices in London and Scotland, and abroad.

Competitive salary, company bonus scheme, holiday allowance, car allowance, personal development plan, staff discount, IT hardware package, all included.

Business is about people. With the right people you can achieve anything.

At Alliance Wine, we are aspiring to create a better world of wine.

If you want to join us on our mission, please get in contact. Please send a CV and covering letter to our Sales Director, Ned Llewellyn.

Email: ned.llewellyn@alliancewine.com

 

 

Digital Communications Manager

We are seeking an experienced B2B digital marketer to join our small, friendly marketing team. The role requires a sales orientated marketer able to drive our digital platforms with a keen sense of analysis and commercial focus providing leads and sales opportunities to the sales teams to make digital a profit centre, not a cost centre within the marketing function.

The core focuses of the role are three-fold: controlling social media platforms, driving e-communications for all sales channels and managing the website, which is to become a key focus of the digital marketing strategy in the coming 12 months.

The ideal candidate will be a commercially minded individual who understands the B2B digital environment and its challenges. Solid demonstrable success in the B2B digital field, preferably with at least 2 years of BWS or wine experience.

We strive to be truly different, and to make a positive difference everywhere we work. Our future is full of ambitious goals and exciting projects, and this is the perfect time for someone considering the next step in their career to come on board.

Would you like to be involved? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

The main digital responsibilities of the role are:

  • Managing the day-to-day handling of all social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, adapting content to suit different channels and audiences
  • Managing and facilitating social media communities by responding to posts encouraging community interaction and engagement
  • Managing the website, optimising it to maximise engagement, always looking to develop its functionality and potential further
  • Creating all email campaigns, co-ordinating delivery ensuring they are relevant to the audience and assessing their impact
  • Delivering engaging organic strategies relevant to the audiences of the business
  • Analysing and reporting on performance of all digital platforms and communications, passing all leads and recommendations to Sales
  • Aiming to increase brand awareness and increase customer engagement and loyalty through all digital activity
  • Keeping up to date with current digital trends, researching the latest tools and techniques in order to find better ways to allow digital activity to have an impact
  • Educate other staff on the use of digital and promote its use within Alliance

Digital marketing is fast paced arena and you would be responsible for keeping pace with those changes, adapting the digital strategy to always ensure it is optimised and that fit for purpose.

This is a broad role that requires working closely with all other members of the Marketing team to ensure the responsibilities of the role are executed to a high standard. You will be expected to support other members of the team in larger projects that the team work on together.

Salary will be commensurate to experience. Office, hybrid or home working scenarios will be considered.

To apply for this role, please send your CV and covering letter as to why you are the candidate for the role to our Head of UK Marketing: james.mackenzie@alliancewine.com.

The closing date is Friday 2 March 2024.

 

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