International Sales and Marketing Manager

Company Description

Bijou (www.bijouwine.com) is the award-winning wine brand of Crush Wines, a successful, growing and forward-thinking wine company. Our portfolio is comprised of unique wines from the South of France and Provence, distributed across approximately 40 countries worldwide. We are different from most wine companies and strongly support job satisfaction and empowerment of our employees. Our head office is based in the Wiltshire countryside.

The successful applicant will work from home, which can be anywhere in Europe, the US, or Asia-Pacific, provided there are good communication links. You will be required to make occasional head office, trade fair and market visits.

Role Description

We are looking for a driven and commercially minded sales and marketing professional to join our growing international team. This is a rare opportunity to take real ownership of a territory, shape brand strategy, and play a central role in the continued global expansion of an award-winning wine portfolio.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Increasing sales by introducing new listings and customers to our portfolio.
• Implementing sales strategies and account plans with P&L responsibility, whilst building relationships with buyers and decision makers.
• Playing a key role in the creating, sourcing and brand-building process.
• Liaising with producers across buying, negotiating, marketing and selling.
• Communicating with and developing our existing markets and customers across the UK and international markets.
• Full account management, with the autonomy and support to progress as a self-starter capable of playing a major role within the company.

The position involves travel and is highly rewarding. Your background and market expertise will have a significant bearing on your territory responsibility. 

About you

• You will have excellent communication and IT skills.
• You will be passionate about wine and aspirational for your own success and development.
• A minimum qualification of WSET Level 3 or equivalent is required.
• Fluency in English is essential; French is highly desirable, and additional languages are a significant advantage.
• You will be able to demonstrate sales success with major retailers or distributors, and will bring a number of strong, relevant contacts to the role.
• You will have a minimum of three years of international sales or export experience, whether in European, US, or Asia-Pacific markets.
• You will have excellent communication and IT skills.