wine sales account manager – private clients

Title: wine sales account manager – private clients
Area: johannesburg
Term: permanent
Experience: 2+ years
Salary: neg
Closing Date: neg
Starting Date: neg
Reference Code: slvd-26-21
a respected fine-wine importer with a premium european and south african portfolio is seeking a driven wine professional to join their team. you will be responsible for managing sales targets for their private customer base.

the ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication, multitasking, problem-solving, time management, and commercial awareness skills.

key responsibilities:
• increase sales and achieve set targets, by managing accounts of various personal clients
• continuously identify new sales opportunities and increase numeric distribution of products
• monitor and track your own sales performance
• manage customer relationships-key
• maintain up-to-date sales database
• develop and maintain strong relationships with key customer accounts
• plan and execute brand/wine tastings and presentations
• provide excellent customer service to both customers and consumers
• work collaboratively as part of a team to achieve overall sales targets
• stay informed of wine trends and industry developments
• investigate problems; prepare reports; develop solutions, and make recommendations to management to resolve customer complaints

qualifications and skills:
• relevant tertiary qualification with 2–5 years’ experience
• wine certification (wset preferred)
• strong sales, negotiation, and commercial skills
• proficient in ms office and crm systems
• excellent communication, presentation, multitasking, and problem-solving abilities.
• customer-focused, well-networked, and knowledgeable about wine industry trends
• flexibility to work evenings and weekends.