Position Summary:
Join Cork Capital as a Wine Sales Consultant and immerse yourself in the rich world of wines. We offer the unique opportunity not only to represent our diverse portfolio in Florida. You will also gain extensive knowledge, travel to meet diverse clients, collaborate with our distributors, and directly impact our growth. This is an exciting opportunity for dynamic individuals passionate about wine and spirits, especially those looking to cement their place in the wine industry.

Responsibilities:
- Drive sales by establishing, developing, and maintaining positive business relationships with wine stores, restaurants, chains, and other potential clients.
- Understand customer needs and provide suitable wine recommendations.
- Collaborate with our distributors’ salesforce and portfolio managers to coordinate the marketing and sales of our wines to the end customers.
- Frequently travel within Florida to meet potential clients, present our portfolio, and secure orders.
- Use data-driven strategies to optimize the sales pipeline and make informed decisions on sales tactics.
- Utilize our CRM effectively by entering customer information and leveraging the tool for route planning, monitoring retention, and effective follow-up.


Requirements:
- Ability to prioritize tasks and set your own daily and weekly goals to meet our global sales targets.
- Confident, self-starter, and creative thinker, a must.
- Deep passion for wine and spirits, a basic understanding of French, Italian, and Domestic wines and spirits.
- 1-2 years of previous wine-related experience, such as working at a wine retailer, restaurant, wholesaler, or importer.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work asynchronously with the team.
- Flexibility to travel within assigned regions.
- Need to have a transportation vehicle.


Preferred:
- Basic understanding of inventory management and data analytics.
- Wine-related education, such as a sommelier course, a viticulture/enology degree, or a hospitality degree.

Commission and Variable Compensation Opportunities:
- Commission structure based on wholesaler depletions achieved and account visits with a tasting. This is not capped.
- Bonuses based on set milestones.
- $400 monthly gas allowance