Brand Manager for France - London

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Brand Manager for France – London

We are proud to be the largest family owned and family-run wine importer in the UK. We’ve been selling premium wine since 1964 and our expertise has grown along with our portfolio. The wineries we represent are like us – progressive and fiercely independent.

Testament to our success in this field of endeavour, Berkmann has recently won distribution of several extremely prestigious wine brands, to augment what is already an award-winning portfolio.

To help further our success and accomplishments, we are on a search for a Brand Manager who will be responsible for our French category looking after some fantastic brands such as Drappier, Brocard, Duboeuf, Brocard and Minuty. If you can speak fluently in French and English, are an experienced brand marketeer, have excellent communication skills, and have the ability to work creatively and inspirationally then we want to hear from you!

Whilst ensuring you develop and maintain a strong and effective working relationship with the brand owner, you  will  be responsible for developing strategic and cost-effective plans which deliver brand aspiration and volume. Working alongside our Brand Ambassador, Trade Marketing and Sales teams you will ensure that strategic objectives are achieved  and the wines you represent are marketed to the consumer effectively.

To be able to do this job successfully, the appointable candidate will have working knowledge of the UK drinks sector (on-trade experience is essential and off-trade experience is desirable) and strong experience in being able to identify and exploit consumer insights.

Offer:

• A salary of up to £45000 per annum, dependent on experience plus bonus
• 25 days annual leave rising to 26 days after 5 years’ service and 27 days after 10 years’ service, plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Contribution to Dental Costs
• Generous staff discount on our wine
• A bottle of wine on your birthday and Berkmann anniversary
• £500 referral scheme

Working Pattern

This role is 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day Monday to Friday (plus an unpaid break of 1 hour).

Work Location

Our London office is based in Clerkenwell. The Company is currently operating a hybrid work pattern, with a mixture of work from home/office. You will be required to work from the office 3 days a week and this is subject to change.

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

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If this job excites you and you feel that you meet the criteria mentioned above then please forward your CV to [email protected].

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.

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