Brand Ambassador - Champagne & Wines (Wine Jobs: Sales & Marketing)

  Charton Hobbs Inc. (http://www.chartonhobbs.com)

  Montreal or Toronto, Ontario

Brand Ambassador

 Charton Hobbs - Moët Hennessy, Champagnes and Wines

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Based in the Charton-Hobbs’ (CH) Montreal office – or the Toronto CH office – this challenging new position will report to the CH National Brand Manager, Champagnes & Wines, Moet Hennessy (MH).  The Brand Ambassador will also work closely with the MH Canadian General Manager.  The focus of this position will be the Estates & Wines portfolio, plus Ruinart and Krug brands.  Duties include:

 

Brand ambassador;

• Responsible for product knowledge and training of the marketing & sales teams across Canada;

• Assist in Developing accounts, and target high-net worth-individual groups, or other clients of the brands, working closely with each regional marketing manager and CH sales teams to maximize opportunity;

• Prioritize and Host regional consumer events to increase brand awareness;

• Serve as the Canadian expert and educator of the brand - speaking in public or with wine dignitaries on behalf of the brands to educate consumers and increase brand awareness;

• Attend wine shows to present our brands to consumers;

• Develop with National marketing and implement internal and external educational training programs;

• Assist in Developing communication with CHMH National PR Director, and National Brand Managers media on launch initiatives for the brands; 

Brand Management;

• Execute national marketing plans on targeted brands, helping each regional marketing manager to implement their local plans;

• Develop with the regional sales teams and RMM’s Private Importation & consignment, building relationship with direct consumers and on-trade accounts;

• Seek and develop strategic partnerships with corporations to increase corporate sales;

• Assist National Marketing, PR Director and RMM’s in Organizing promotional market tours for visiting winemakers and representatives including trade, media and consumer activities;

Job Requirements;  

• Bachelor of Commerce degree or higher, Marketing majors preferred;

• Two years of brand marketing experience related to the premium wine segment or related experience in luxury goods companies will be considered favorably;

• Strong knowledge of new world and French wines, WSET 3;

•  Experience and knowledge of the marketing policies of Canadian Liquor Boards is very desirable;

• The position requires moderate to high levels of domestic and international travel - valid passport a requirement;

•  Moderate amount of evening and weekend event related work schedules;

• The ability to prioritize, work under tight deadline pressures, multitasking, are key skills required for this position;

• Strong interpersonal and communications skills, negotiating skills, public speaking and presentation skills; team building; and customer service.

• Bilingual fluency in written and spoken French and English;

• Strong analytical and organisation skills;

• Above average skills with Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

 

This position comes with a good base salary with annual performance bonus, a car allowance and full benefits.    Interested candidates should apply to [email protected]  by attaching your CV and a detailed cover letter outlining your experience and passion for the wine/luxury goods market. 

 

 

 The above information is representative of the work performed in this position, however it is not all-inclusive.  The omission of a specific duty or responsibility does not exclude it from the position if the work is similar or related to the essential duties and responsibilities.

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