Senior Wine Buyer (Maternity leave cover)

C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe. You probably know us best from brands like Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s.

About the Role

This is a 12-month FTC to cover Maternity leave.

This role forms a key part of a high performing Commercial team responsible for supporting all parts of the C&C business - Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Bibendum Off Trade, Walker & Wodehouse and Tennent’s. The responsibilities for the team are to manage and develop our wine supply base ensuring market-leading wine quality, price and innovation, and ways of working across the GB On and Off Trade.

Accountable for the selection and sourcing of wine, negotiating cost pricing and managing the category of suppliers from a specific region and/or country, ensuring alignment with business strategy. Key to this role is the commercial performance of every sku and supplier to service all On and Off Trade requirements.

Clear ownership of all commercials, sales performance and supplier income, including funding support, is integral to the success of the role with the objective to improve both sales and margin in line with business targets

The Senior Wine Buyer will have some reports with responsibility for managing their performance and development.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for selecting a portfolio of wines within allocated regions and countries. (The senior buyer going on maternity leave currently has responsibility for Italy)
• Accountable for the negotiation of all supplier terms and contracts, including price and marketing support.
• Ensuring supplier aligns with standard Group Payment Terms.
• Own the relationship with suppliers, holding regular reviews to ensure defined service, plans, and quality is delivered, and we are maximising the potential of each supplier we work with.
• Work with the wine agency marketing team and other internal functions to deliver agreed supplier strategy and any associated JBP’s
• Collaborate with the sales teams to launch new wines, supporting the sales journey and providing education to ensure optimal customer proposition.
• Complete range reviews to ensure optimal range for the MCB business taking into account market and business performance, business objectives, the competitor landscape, and other internal range objective parameters. Supporting your team through the same process.
• Host wine tastings for suppliers, sales team and customers where required.
• Conduct competitor reviews and tastings for all channels to ensure we deliver the highest possible quality at all times.
• Ability to blend wines in order to produce the best product for a specific price point, quality level or defined market aligned with Technical team’s objectives and protocols.
• Accountable for range changes (new products, delisted lines) ensuring that overstocks are managed effectively through the supply chain.
• Analyse and report on category performance to key stakeholders, identifying risks, opportunities and proposals.
• As a subject matter expert both internally and externally, provide inspiration, education and training as required.
• Build and maintain networks both internally and externally keeping abreast of trends. Represent the organisation with trade and industry bodies including participation at external tastings.
  Travel required to buying regions to develop current and future business relationships.
• Responsibility for some direct reports ensuring there are clear performance measures and personal development opportunities for them.
• Key part of the senior wine team working with the wine buying director to help implement our wine strategy with the wider team/s.

About you

• WSET Diploma or equivalent experience in the trade
• Degree educated or equivalent education / experience

About Us

Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves.

From grass to glass, and everything in between, we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig.

We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together.

We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.

C&C Group (and inclusive companies) do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to any of our roles. For help, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]. All applications need to come through the candidate portal https://careers.candcgroupplc.com/vacancies/