Job Description
Laureate Imports Company was established in 1979 as a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Trading Company. Its original mission was to generate counter-trade benefits for The Coca-Cola Company in several European Countries where Coca-Cola was expanding business. Laureate imported wines to the United States Market and portions of the hard currency generated were used in the host countries to buy ingredients to further the soft drink business there.
In 1991, Coca-Cola sold Laureate Imports Company to a major wine supplier at that time in Slovenia named Slovenijavino. In 2000, Slovenijavino's trademarked wines were acquired by the very well-known and highly regarded winery, Klet Brda in Dobrovo on the Italian border. The winery unites 400 families, who have been working together for over fifty years and have turned local wine making into a success story.
Our mission is to capture in our wines the uniqueness of the Brda terroir and use effective marketing to contribute to the development of the region and the prosperity of the local population.
Qualifications:ALL 3 + years' experience in the wine & spirits world
Base knowledge of wine with a desire to expand wine education
Bachelor's degree preferred
Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Motivated self-starter and able to work independently to achieve sales goal
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Must be sales and targets driven
Driver's license, safe driving record, proof of insurance
Reliable transportation
Excellent customer service skills
Team player
Ability to lift 40 pounds
Tasks:
Calling on accounts, distributors, fine dining restaurants, hotels and independent retailers
Conducting wine tastings, restaurant staff training, and other events
Building a territory for new and existing wines using your professional relationships
Actively look for new opportunities to grow sales through product development or sales channel expansion
Conduct distributor sales meetings on multiple levels
Participate in trade and consumer events
Travel nationwide and flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed
Actively report new market trends and developments to the wine cellar
Job category: Sales and Marketing
Job Tags
Local area, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,