Sales Executive

Estate Sales Executive

A fantastic opportunity of a newly created role has arisen for a successful sales professional to join the Estate Sales team .

MDCV UK has a vision to bring the finest English and Provençal wines to the UK market. We have a long history of producing award-winning Provence Rosé and English Sparkling Wines, with an extensive infrastructure, both in France and the UK. We will be the largest producer of wine in each of these regions by 2024, with a combined production of over 10 million bottles annually.

Our French estates span over 1,000 acres and are already established in many global markets, with sales of over 4 million bottles. In the UK, we are establishing the largest single vineyard site, based in Kent, and plan to be in full production from 2026.

As a business, we strive for innovation and use many cutting-edge techniques in our vineyards and winemaking. The ambition and scale of what we do allows us some of the most efficient operations in the world, while still producing high quality wine of award-winning standard.

We have a passion for sustainability and manage all our vineyards organically, while also employing pioneering techniques to minimise our impact on the environment, such as composting organic waste, harvesting rainwater and heating our sites using natural sources, such as ground source heat pumps.

While learning from our history and building for our future, we plan to revolutionise the English wine industry for the better.

Estate Sales Executive Key responsibilities

Based predominately in Luddesdown office, with hybrid working options available. Your role is essential to support our Director.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop a good knowledge of the Estate sales channel and help identify business opportunities across that channel.
• Conduct desktop research to create leads and opportunities for the Estate Sales Director.
• Track sales ROS vs budget for each SKU and determine whether we are getting ROI for the investment on each project.
• Monthly ROS data across all Accounts to be detailed and analysed.
• Track orders and investigate and project or shipping delays for customers waiting on wine.
• Ensure our CRM is up to date with current and prospective customer contact details and notes on support interactions.
• Refer complex cases to Estate Sales Director.
• Follow-up contact to inform customers of new opportunities and that they are satisfied with a particular product.
• Arrange meetings, travel and accommodation for the Estate Sales Director as and when required.

Requirements

• Excellent (written and verbal) communication and administrative skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Ability to work independently and complete assigned tasks within identified time frames.
• Organised, dependable and detail-oriented team player.
• A quick learner with an awareness of a high sense of urgency.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Skilled in Excel with previous experience in developing and implementing automated processes for data entry, analysis and reporting.

Advantage

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent.
• Not necessary but some knowledge of the BWS industry would be helpful.
• Use initiative to resolve issues where possible, without escalation.
• Recognise opportunities for increased efforts in the role and action accordingly.
• Initiation of efficiencies in work processes.
• Ability to conduct tasks in proactive manner with energy and tenacity.

Benefits

Be part of an exciting and disruptive English Sparkling wine producer.

• 25 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays.
• A performance base salary bonus
• Generous staff discount.
• Perkbox
• Company pension scheme.