Licensee Account Manager – Niagara/Hamilton/Golden Horseshoe
(Wine Jobs:
Sales & Marketing)
Full Time
Niagara/Hamilton/Golden Horseshoe,
Ontario
The Vine Agency believes that smaller wineries - estate oriented and family-owned - provide the best source of characterful wines that deserve our attention. We also place a high value on trust with our customers, a value that has defined our business since we started 23 years ago.
To that end, we strive to deliver outstanding customer service, trustworthy recommendations and informed conversation. But ultimately, the portfolio speaks for itself – this is a collection of great wines, selected and supported by people who have taken the time to get to know the people behind the wines. Most of the winery owners we represent in Ontario are people we are proud to consider friends.
Job Summary – Licensee Account Manager Niagara/Hamilton/Golden Horseshoe
Reporting to the Sales Manager, the Licensee Account Manager is an independent contractor who is highly motivated, organized and driven to succeed. The Licensee Account Manager works within their assigned geographical territory to maintain, and service established and newly acquired On-Premise accounts to build relationships and grow listings for both The Vine Agency and Cave Spring Vineyard. The Licensee Account Manager will also build sales with private clients and bottle shops.
Job Requirements/Essential Functions
- Drive sales through your strong relationships with clients, leveraging your existing network and creating new connections
- Drawing on your wine knowledge and passion for sales, provide exceptional customer service, building value for our customers beyond the world-class quality of our products
- Have your finger on the pulse of industry trends and clients needs to ensure value and utility of our products resonates
- Participate in market activities including producer visits, dinners and tasting events
- Develop and maintain a through understanding of our portfolio with ability to share stories and individual supplier positions
- Maintain accounts in good standing by following on the collection of receivables
- Conduct training and tastings with licensee customers and their employees
- Work collaboratively with sales colleagues and TVA order desk and office team
- Participate in trade-related and promotional events as necessary
- Perform deliveries as necessary
- Ontario driver’s license and full time access to a vehicle
- Smart Serve Certification
- Ability to lift and carry 20kg
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate for this role is a highly motivated sales professional who is passionate about wine and customer service. They demonstrate an intermediate to advanced level wine knowledge for both local and international regions. Using their excellent verbal and written communication skills they promote positive working relationships both inside and outside the organization. Drawing from their previous experience in sales and/or hospitality, they foster and develop relationships across all customer types while building sales and brand identity.
