[Hiring] Regional Sales Account Manager @Boutinot

Role Description

We are looking for a Regional Sales Account Manager to join our team, developing existing customer relationships and winning new business across Thames Valley and Anglia. You will have the freedom to manage your own territory while representing Boutinot’s broad and distinctive portfolio of wines and working alongside knowledgeable colleagues who share a genuine passion for wine and for helping our customers succeed.

As Regional Sales Account Manager, you will:

• Manage and develop trusted relationships with existing customers.
• Take time to understand each customer’s business, objectives and local market.
• Identify, develop and win new business opportunities.
• Create account plans that support sustainable sales and profitable growth.
• Recommend wines that reflect customer needs, consumer demand and commercial opportunities.
• Use market and category insight to support customer buying decisions.
• Introduce relevant new wines, ideas and product innovations.
• Deliver agreed sales, distribution and profitability objectives.
• Plan and manage your territory effectively.
• Maintain accurate customer information and sales activity using our CRM system.
• Provide excellent customer service and take ownership of issues through to resolution.
• Represent Boutinot professionally at customer visits, tastings and trade events.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Boutinot to support our customers and achieve shared goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in a field-based sales, account management or business development role.
• Experience within the wine or wider alcoholic drinks industry.
• Good wine knowledge and a genuine enthusiasm for the industry.
• Enjoy developing long-term customer relationships and winning new business.
• Demonstrates strong commercial awareness and effective negotiation skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated and comfortable managing a territory independently.
• Organised, reliable and accountable for delivering results.
• Holds a full UK driving licence.
• A WSET qualification, experience working with independent wine merchants and experience using CRM systems would be advantageous, but are not essential.

Requirements

• Experience in a field-based sales, account management or business development role.
• Experience within the wine or wider alcoholic drinks industry.
• Good wine knowledge and a genuine enthusiasm for the industry.
• Proactive, self-motivated and comfortable managing a territory independently.
• Holds a full UK driving licence.

Benefits

• Salary of £40,000–£50,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Car allowance.
• Home-based working when you are not visiting customers or attending meetings.
• Funded WSET training opportunities and support to develop your wine knowledge.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus UK bank and public holidays.
• A paid day off for your birthday.
• Four paid wellbeing days each year—one per quarter.
• Private health insurance after the qualifying length of service.
• Workplace pension with a 7% employer contribution.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Electric vehicle scheme after the qualifying length of service.