Job Description:
PortoVino seeks to hire a full-time representative based in Los Angeles to represent Southern California.

PortoVino: We are a small-medium sized national importer of mostly Italian wines, with a growing selection of French, German, and Austrian producers.

We are looking for a candidate:
-Willing and able to visit accounts 4 days a week with the flexibility for light travel and some evening availability.
-Outgoing, with an energetic personality and genuine love of selling European wine, especially Italy.
-Involved and connected within the wine scene. Someone who floats between many circles within the wine world.
-Excited about all of the parts of our portfolio: edgy geeky wines, cool daily drinkers, traditional producers.
-Confident in assessing and discussing a range of styles of wine: natural, classic, fine, etc.
-Eager to engage, learn and enjoy all phases of the sale and promotion cycle: prospecting, courting, presenting, closing, maintaining, tracking.
-Self-manager who learns from peer critique.
-A life-long learner with constant improvement of soft and hard skills.
-Fluid in all communication mediums: social, email, phone, text, and in person.

Required Prerequisites:
-Must have lived in the city for at least the past year.
-Ability to lift a 12-pack case of wine.
-A car with proof of valid driver’s license and insurance.
-2 years of experience working in the wine industry.
-Detailed knowledge, passion for, and weekly drinking of European wines at home and/or work.
-Professional and/or personal connections to a range of wine industry people, including in restaurants and retail shops.

Compensation:
Base salary; insurance stipend; commission on sales; bonuses; monthly expenses. Staff trips to Europe.

Application Procedure:
If you meet the prerequisites listed above, please send an email titled:
[YOUR NAME] PortoVino Representative Position [YOUR CITY]

Include a brief update in the email body of what your current or last work arrangement was and why PortoVino would be a good fit for you now.
Please attach a copy of your CV. Don’t include a formal cover letter.

We will respond to qualified applicants to schedule a quick screening interview.

Grazie,
PortoVino