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Berkmann Wine Cellars are proud to be the largest family owned and family-run wine importer in the UK. We’ve been selling premium wine to restaurants since 1964 and our expertise has grown along with our portfolio of award winning wines from around the world including Antinori, Ridge and Vega Sicilia. The wineries we represent are like us – progressive and fiercely independent – and we proudly supply their wines to our ever growing customer base across the UK’s leading restaurants and retailers.

We are looking to recruit to our sales team in the Cornwall area and want to hear from you if you are already working within the on-trade; you will need to hold a valid UK driving licence and it would help if you held the WSET Level 2 as a minimum.

 

You will demonstrate your passion and knowledge for our products; we are immensely proud of our portfolio, and you will tell the story about the winery and our producers, the history of the vineyards and the labels. There is a generous package available for the right candidate, but you will need to hit Agency sales targets as well as g/p targets.

 

Offer

• Competitive salary with generous bonus for OTE
• 25 days annual leave rising to 26 days after 5 years’ service and 27 days after 10 years’ service, plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• £250 annual contribution to Dental Costs
• Generous staff discount on our wine
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• A bottle of wine on your birthday and Berkmann anniversary
• £500 referral scheme

 

How to Apply – If you are interested in applying please submit your CV to vacancies@berkmann.co.uk. We encourage you to apply early as we will interview suitable applicants after their CVs are received and therefore an appointment may be made whilst the advert is live.

Equal consideration will be given to all candidates, irrespective of their gender, race, disability, marital status, religion, age or sexuality.

No Agencies Please – We thank you for your interest in working with Berkmann Wine Cellars, however, we have our own internal HR and Recruitment team who support our recruiting needs. We will not pay fees or acknowledge any CV’s supplied to Berkmann Wine Cellars unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of our HR Team. Thank you for your understanding in advance.

To fit our requirements you must be ambitious, confident, have a successful track record

Temporary 3.5T Multi Drop Delivery Driver

Thurrock RM20 3AX

Are you a skilled multi-drop delivery driver?

Do you want to join a family-run business with an ethos to match?

Salary of £29,000 per annum pro rata (£13.94 per hour)

We are proud to the be the largest family owned and family run wine importer in the UK, that has been trading since 1964.

We are now seeking proactive and hands-on multi-drop Delivery Drivers on temporary contracts for an immediate start until 24 December 2024. You will need good knowledge of London roads, experience with multi-drop delivering and exceptional customer service skills delivering to premium bars, restaurants, hotels and more.

From day one, you will be welcomed into the Berkmann family and will be the face of our business, delivering wine and spirits and delighting our customers whatever the weather.

We understand that you have a life and commitments outside of work, so we offer 10-hour shift patterns, Tuesday to Friday, covering the core hours of 7:00 to 18:00, with 1-hour unpaid lunch break (no overnights), however we are looking for drivers who can be flexible.

Skills and Experience Required

• Strong knowledge of all London road networks and experience delivering into the service industry is vital
• Good experience of being a multi drop driver
• Excellent oral communication and time management skills essential
• Exceptional customer service skills, polite, helpful and positive attitude
• Ability to carry cases of wine which on average weigh 15kg
• Valid UK driver’s licence (due to our insurance policy this must be a UK driving licence)

Our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to hundreds of customers across the country each day. So it’s important to us that along with safe working environments we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits.

The Offer:

Salary of £29,000 per annum pro rata (£13.94 per hour)

Free on-site parking

Generous staff discount from our wine portfolio

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Apply today, and our friendly Recruitment team will be in touch if your application is successful.

Equal consideration will be given to all candidates, irrespective of their gender, race, disability, marital status, religion, age or sexuality.

No Agencies Please – We thank you for your interest in working with Berkmann Wine Cellars, however, we have our own internal HR and Recruitment team who support our recruiting needs. We will not pay fees or acknowledge any CV’s supplied to Berkmann Wine Cellars unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of our HR Team. Thank you for your understanding in advance.

To fit our requirements you must be ambitious, confident, have a successful track record

We are proud to be the largest family owned and family-run wine importer in the UK. We have been selling premium wine since 1964 to our ever growing customer base which includes both the on and off trade.

 

Veraison is Berkmann’s independent training department, specialising in wine education for hospitality staff. The Veraison programme focuses on unique in-house developed training modules which are designed utilising the most up to date behavioural science to make hospitality staff more comfortable when it comes to wine knowledge and service. Veraison is also an Approved Programme Provider for WSET courses, offering these to our trade customers in addition to our Veraison training modules.

 

Reporting to the Wine Training Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the tailored wine training sessions as well as WSET courses for Berkmann’s internal employees and on-trade customers. This is a field based role that requires travelling to customer venues throughout the UK.

 

We require a self-starting individual with strong experience in either a wine educator, front of house or sales role, a confident and engaging communicator, excellent wine knowledge and the commercial understanding of working for a wine distributor.

 

The successful applicant will need to hold a minimum of WSET Level 3 in Wines and be a certified WSET Course Educator or willing to work towards this qualification upon commencement of the role. As we have customers based all over the UK, you need to be willing to travel around the UK on a regular basis. If you are based in the North, a company vehicle will be provided to assist you with this travel, therefore, a full UK driving licence is obligatory. If you are London based, we will cover the cost of all necessary travel.  For both North and South based applicants, a passport is essential as international travel may occasionally be required.

 

Working Pattern

This role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. Whilst the core hours are 9:00 to 17:30, there will be some evening or weekend work required.

 

Work Location

You will be based at one of our offices, however the nature of your job means that you will be required to travel between sites in order to carry out your duties

 

Offer

 The appointed candidate will be given the below package:

• Salary of up to £35,000 per annum dependent on experience and location
• A company car, depending on location
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 26 days after 5 years and 27 days after 10 years)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Contribution to dental costs
• Company pension
• Generous staff discount on our wine
• A bottle of wine on your birthday and Berkmann anniversary
• £500 referral scheme
• Being part of a diverse and successful family owned and run company

 

HOW TO APPLY – Should you feel that you are a suitable applicant for this role please forward your CV to vacancies@berkmann.co.uk. Please note that should any suitable CV’s be received whilst the advert is live then individuals will be invited to interview and an offer may be made, therefore we encourage you to apply sooner rather than later.

We cannot consider your application if you do not have the legal right to work in the UK. You must also satisfy the required knowledge and experience criteria detailed above.

Equal consideration will be given to all candidates, irrespective of their gender, race, disability, marital status, religion, age or sexuality.

No agencies please – We thank you for your interest in working with Berkmann Wine Cellars, however, we have our own internal HR and Recruitment team who support our recruiting needs. We will not pay fees or acknowledge any CV’s supplied to Berkmann Wine Cellars unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of our HR Team. Thank you for your understanding in advance.

To fit our requirements you must be ambitious, confident, have a successful track record

We are proud to be the largest family owned and family-run wine importer in the UK. We have been selling premium wine since 1964 to our ever growing customer base which includes both the on and off trade.

The Role

Berkmann Wine Cellars has an extremely envious portfolio and due to an internal promotion we are on the search for a Regional Sales Manager (RSM) who will seek out new on trade outlets to place our wine in whilst growing our profitability with our current customer base in the North West & Midlands region.

What You will be Doing

The primary purpose of this position is to successfully lead and deliver profitable sustainable growth within the independent on-trade sector, focusing on Premium Restaurants, Hotels and Gastro Pubs.

You will be responsible for delivering the team budget and will also have a personal budget to achieve as part of the total team profit number. Through exceptional leadership you will project positivity whilst coaching and developing team employees to maximise their ability of achieving success. You will also play a key part in the management and resolution of customer related issues.

Sitting as part of the Sales Leadership team, you will support the Head of Sales (Regions) to develop and implement creative sales strategies that will then be activated in the area.

The Post Holder

The successful applicant will hold a WSET Level 2 (minimum) and will be able to demonstrate selling expertise and strong knowledge / experience of the wine trade in the North West and Midlands. Whilst being an exceptional communicator and leader you will be advanced on MS Office and will hold a UK driving license.

A full job description and employee specification will be provided at interview stage.

Working Pattern

This isn’t a 9-5 job; it will be hard work and you will need to be entrepreneurial whilst also having fun. You will be managing customer expectations, running promotions and hosting events.

Offer

• A competitive salary and bonus scheme
• Company car
• Company pension
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Contribution to Dental Costs
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 26 days after 5 years’ service and 27 days after 10 years’ service) plus bank holidays
•  Discount on some of our products
• Become an integral part of our family business

How to Apply

If this vacancy excites you please submit your CV to vacancies@berkmann.co.uk

Please note: we are unable to provide feedback on your application should you not be invited for interview. Unfortunately we cannot consider your application if you do not satisfy the required knowledge and experience criteria detailed above.

Equal consideration will be given to all candidates, irrespective of their gender, race, disability, marital status, religion, age or sexuality.

No Agencies Please – We thank you for your interest in working with Berkmann Wine Cellars, however, we have our own internal HR and Recruitment team who support our recruiting needs. We will not pay fees or acknowledge any CV’s supplied to Berkmann Wine Cellars unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of our HR Team. Thank you for your understanding in advance.

To fit our requirements you must be ambitious, confident, have a successful track record