Waddesdon Rothschild Collection - Account Managers

Waddesdon  is the exclusive importer for the Rothschild wines in the UK.  Our wineries include Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA (Mouton), Baron Edmond de Rothschild, and Champagne Barons de Rothschild.  The Rothschild wineries consist of 27 estates across four continents and produce wine in Bordeaux, South of France, Napa, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa.   The Rothschild family have been producing some of the most sought after wine in the world since the purchase of Mouton in 1853 and Château Lafite in 1868.  Waddesdon is a small company based at Waddesdon Manor, the Rothschild country estate in Buckinghamshire, with offices in Spencer House, St James’s.  Our focus is on developing quality distribution, appropriate for our iconic wineries.  We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our premium wine company.

Account Manager London and South East

The primary aim for this role is to manage a number of our existing clients in London and the South East.  It is rare for a position within this company to become available.

The role is home based, with easy access to our offices in St James’s Place, central London and Waddesdon, Aylesbury.  You will be WSET educated, be looking for a role working with a range of premium on-trade businesses, and a small number of local distributors.  You will have excellent presentation skills, be able to understand in depth detail on a range of high quality wines, be able to pass this technical detail on and lead with inspiring training sessions.  At the same time, you will seek opportunities to secure further listings with key partners.  You will be expected to create joint marketing initiatives and joint business plans.  Reporting to a UK Director, you will have category management skills and the desire to work with one of the world’s most revered wine producing companies.  You will be proactive, led by both financial targets and classic brand building.  You will have excellent writing skills and able to effectively communicate with buyers regarding our wines both in email and face to face.  As a successful candidate, you must be able to manage your own schedule and arrange winery visits to for key clients.   You will need to be highly numerate and have good Excel, Word and Powerpoint skills.    

Company: Waddesdon Rothschild Collection

Location:  London, South East

Contract:  Permanent, full time

Salary:  Competitive

Job posted:  15^th May

Closing date: 31^st May

Apply: careers@waddesdonwine.co.uk

Account Manager Midlands, North of England, and Scotland  

The primary aim for this role is to manage many of our existing clients across the Midlands, Manchester, Liverpool, Yorkshire and in Scotland.  It is rare for a position within this company to become available.

The role is home based, although you will have office space available to you in Waddesdon, Aylesbury and St.James’s, central London, when needed.  You will be WSET educated, be looking for a role working with a range of premium on-and off trade businesses, and local distributors.  You will have excellent presentation skills, be able to understand in depth detail on a range of high quality wines, be able to pass this technical detail on and lead with inspiring training sessions.  At the same time, you will seek opportunities to secure further listings with key partners.  You will be expected to create joint marketing initiatives and joint business plans.  Reporting to a UK Director, you will have category management skills and the desire to work with one of the world’s most revered wine producing companies.  You will be proactive, led by both financial targets and classic brand building.  You will have excellent writing skills and able to effectively communicate with buyers regarding our wines both in email and face to face.  As a successful candidate, you must be able to manage your own schedule and arrange winery visits to for key clients.   You will need to be highly numerate and have good Excel, Word and Powerpoint skills.   

Location: Midlands, Liverpool, Manchester, Yorkshire, and Scotland

Contract:  Permanent, full time

Salary:  Competitive

Job posted:  15^th May

Closing date: 31^st May

Apply:  careers@waddesdonwine.co.uk