Sales Representative (Wine Jobs: Sales & Marketing)

  Cru Wine Merchants (http://www.cruwinemerchants.com)

  Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

Cru Wine Merchants is a leading importer of premium wines into Ontario. At Cru, we are guided by the age-old adage that great wine is grown, not made. We know that the people who grow great wines are integral in the cycle. We understand the efforts and anxieties that go into growing wine. We live it daily in our own vineyard, Stratus, in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Our Cru portfolio is comprised of winegrowers the world over who believe, above all else, that their wines speak of a place, of a year – of a ‘somewhere-ness.’

We have chosen to represent wines that capture the essence of the vineyard they come from. We have chosen to represent people who, at the end of the day, we would like to break bread with, around a table with their wine flowing.

We are looking for a Full-time Sales Representative for the Greater Toronto Area.

 Responsibilities:

- Build relationships with restaurants, hotels, bottle shops and private clients in your territory

- Collaborate on sales strategies

- Participate in marketing activities, such as producer visits and trade shows

- Identify and leverage market trends

- Initiate training and tasting events with licensee customers and their teams

- Have a thorough understanding of the portfolio, including growers stories and individual wine details

- Develop new business: onboard new licensee customers

- Conduct LCBO visits and store staff training sessions

- Work collaboratively with the rest of the sales and office teams

Requirements

- Must be enthusiastic about wines from around the world

- WSET level 2 (or higher) or CMS certification required

- Wine Sales experience. Minimum 2 years or longer. 

- Knowledge of the Toronto and surrounding regions dining scene and to stay current with new openings / opportunities

- Self-motivated and comfortable making cold calls

- Open to receiving feedback to grow in the position and contribute to the success of the company long term

- Occasional need to work weekends and holidays, etc. as client requests require

- Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English

- Ability to lift/move a case of wine

- Computer literate

- Drivers license and access to a car

- Smart Serve Certified

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits: Automobile allowance

Schedule: Monday to Friday. Weekends as needed

Work Location: On the road

*Only candidates invited for an interview will be contacted.

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