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COPYWRITER

BASED AT 1 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONDON E1 in MARKETING DEPARTMENT – 5 DAYS PER WEEK

Reports to Head of Marketing  but with considerable liaison with Buying and Sales Teams

This is an exciting new role within the company, with huge developmental scope for a candidate with ambition, drive and creativity.

The written word is one of our most powerful communication tools and there is an ever-growing need for fresh and compelling content to inform and engage our customers and target audiences. The quality of our communications – both their content and tone – is critical to shaping C&B’s image and delivering its objectives in a highly competitive market. To meet this demand, we need a full-time copywriter to join the Corney & Barrow team. Sitting in the Marketing team but liaising directly with the Buying and Sales teams, the role will span overall C&B brand and producer-led projects.

The successful candidate will:

Interpret copywriting briefs to deliver key messages through engaging and channel-specific copy, using C&B’s tone of voice and authority, coherently and confidently.
Create copy that inspires, educates, promotes and sells. 
Project the image of C&B as the ultimate authority on all things wine, the trusted voice at all levels and at all points in the supply and value chains, in terms of wine, wine production and contemporary issues pertaining to the wine industry. 
 

Core Responsibilities: 

Outbound emails: Write copy for weekly short emails – sales or news-style bulletins, as well as monthly ‘long-reads’ (tbc) with an educational angle. 
Social Media: Extract the essence of a campaign or message and deliver it in the ‘right’ language - ie that will resonate with our social media audiences – (typically shorter, snappier but still consistent with C&B tone of voice and appropriate to the level of producer/topic).
Website: Provide text for banners, category and content pages and write copy following SEO principles, to include 
Producer-specific copy 
Copy about specific wines, grapes, regions (typically requires wine expertise).
Occasion-led pieces.
Blog: Lead the ‘blog agenda’, research, plan and write on specific themes. Coordinate with other contributors (internal or external) to keep our readership engaged and add depth, breadth and credibility to our blog.
Advertising: Write clear and concise copy for ads when needed.
Odyssey/other outbound services:
Write compelling copy as required.

Product-specific copy and other sales collateral
Marketing collateral eg trade/press tastings - write/adapt appropriate producer/product-specific copy.
 

Essential Qualities/Requirements of Candidate:

Proven experience as a senior copywriter or related role
Excellent research, writing, editing and proofreading skills. (nb: probably degree-educated)
A passion for wine and for the stories that make wine so compelling.
Experience in the Wine & Spirits industry/WSET Diploma level qualification or equivalent level.
Knowledge of online content strategy and creation; experience with SEO
Creative, collaborative, organized; detail-obsessive. Excellent time management. 
 

Additional Skills:

French important. Spanish and/or Italian a bonus
 

The role offers a competitive salary, annual bonus (subject to company profit and individual performance), generous company pension contribution, private medical insurance, Death-in-Service insurance cover (all subject to eligibility periods) 5 weeks holiday, wine discount, STL (subject to eligibility period) and WSET training support.

CVs plus covering letter explaining why you are the ideal candidate for the role to [email protected] ATTENTION CBK

Closing Date : Friday 9th June 2023

Fine Wine Sales Support

Permanent, Full-Time, 5 Days per week in office London E1W 1YZ

We are looking for a wine enthusiast who would relish joining our Fine Wine Sales Team in a support role.

Main Responsibilities : Supporting the Fine Wine Team with the day to day admin and requirements of customers. Maintaining regular communication with customers helping to build strong relationships between customers and the Fine Wine Team. Liaising and co-ordinating with other teams in respect of releases, offers, broking, events, producer visits etc. The support duties include phone/emails/letters/offers/processing orders/invoices – anything customer service oriented and needed. Generating Sales Reports/Reserve reports. Maintaining customer databases/offer loops. Booking meetings, Hotels/restaurants. Supporting producer visits. Active participation in sales campaigns. Keeping up to date with activities and relevant information. Invitations/tasting sheets/order forms and other supportive marketing for relevant events. Developing a sound knowledge of Corney & Barrow’s  portfolio in order to provide an efficient and educated service for customers

The successful candidate will be confident, well presented, positive, flexible and sociable, able to converse in a friendly and efficient way with customers, suppliers and colleagues. They will be proactive and enjoy working as part of a team but also independently. High standards of work and communication will be expected with great organisation skill, numeracy and accuracy in all things. They are likely to be interested in customer account management and selling.  A firm understanding and appreciation of customer privacy & confidentiality, diplomacy and discretion is vital. 

Skills needed : Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and, preferably, AX. Otherwise the ability to learn AX very quickly and effectively will be key. Previous experience in the wine industry will be very helpful but the candidate definitely needs to love wine, want to be educated in wine and want a career in selling fine wines. 

The role is available immediately. The salary is competitive and the package includes a discretionary annual bonus (subject to company & individual performance), 5 weeks holiday, pension, healthcare, death-in-service insurance, WSET training, STL (with qualifying periods) and a generous wine discount. 

Applications should include an up to date CV plus a covering letter explaining the candidate’s motivation for applying for the role and should be sent to [email protected] marked attention CBK

Closing date Friday 9th June 2023

SENIOR BUYING ASSISTANT - MERCHANTING BUYING TEAM

Reporting to Associate Director/Head of Merchanting Buying

BASED AT 1 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONDON E1 -  5 DAYS PER WEEK

To support the growth of our business, we are looking for an additional Senior Buying Assistant to join our close, hardworking and mutually supportive team.

This is a demanding and diverse role, encompassing ‘traditional’ buying responsibilities and brand management, with day-to day responsibility for producers in a number of key wine regions in France and elsewhere, depending on the profile of the candidate.

The successful candidate is likely to have a solid 3+ years’ track record of wine buying, ideally with Supply Chain experience, with direct exposure to suppliers, price negotiations, product development, quality control issues and brand management.

The candidate will probably be qualified to WSET Diploma standard (or equivalent).

They MUST speak and write fluent English and French. Spanish or Italian language skills would be an added advantage.

We need a positive communicator, able to represent Corney & Barrow & Merchanting Buying both externally and internally in a way that develops new relationships and nurtures existing ones.

The main responsibility headlines of the role are:

• Producer & portfolio management (some French regions + 1-2 other regions tbc)
• Managing producer relationships on a day-to-day basis
• Managing the portfolio of wines pertaining to those producers/geographical areas, including range sourcing and product development, negotiating pricing and terms, forecasting and allocations, product administration, QC and compliance
• Brand management – internal and external
• Act as champion of your producers and their wines
• Help develop brand stories and content
• Help develop brand plans and instigate promotional activities to enhance producer profile and support sales development
• Support for Head of Merchanting Buying and colleagues

If you recognise yourself in all of the above, love wine with a real passion and want to work with a great team and superb wines  then we want to hear from you.

The role offers a competitive salary, annual bonus (subject to company profit and individual performance), generous company pension contribution, private medical insurance, Death-in-Service insurance cover (all subject to eligibility periods) 5 weeks holiday, wine discount, STL (subject to eligibility period) and WSET training support.

CVs plus covering letter explaining why you are the ideal candidate for the role to [email protected] ATTENTION CBK

Closing Date :   Friday 9^thJune 2023

BUYING SUPPORT COORDINATOR - MERCHANTING BUYING TEAM

Reporting to Associate Director/Head of Merchanting Buying

THIS ROLE IS BASED AT 1 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONON E1 -  5 DAYS PER WEEK

To support the growth of our business, we are looking for an additional Buying Support Coordinator to join our close, hardworking and mutually supportive team. This is a demanding and diverse role, with significant responsibilities, requiring strong administrative skills and attention to detail under pressure.

The successful candidate will be supporting the team in delivering a number of key objectives.

Super-organised, energetic, with a ‘can-do’ attitude and maniacal attention to detail, you love organising others, multi-tasking and GETTING STUFF DONE. You will have an interest in wine and maybe have some wine education but this is not a pre-requisite. You speak and write fluent English, though European languages particularly French would be a great bonus. Appreciation of quirk and off-beat sense of humour very important.

Responsibilities will include:

Coordination of private label wines

Liaising with colleagues in the Buying team, Sales team, Supply Chain and designers/printers; reviewing sales and aiding in the demand planning process. Negotiating design and print costs.

Coordination of producer and customer itineraries

Organising producer visits (field trips) in the UK, based on a clear brief, liaising with Buying, Sales and Marketing colleagues, and with the producer. Organising customer visits to see suppliers, as briefed.

Compliance & product management

Joint responsibility for administrating key compliance areas and maintaining records: Quality Control, Allergens, Organics, Deposit Return Scheme barcodes

Sustainability projects

Helping administrate our initiatives with suppliers in this key developmental area.

Junior buying responsibilities

‘Shadowing’ colleagues on a portfolio area - ‘cutting teeth’ and gaining insights into the buying process, with a view to potential future progression into a buying role.

Reporting

Joint responsibility: supporting the Buying team in running details sales and listings reports, including analysis, to review sales performance, and in preparation for supplier meetings.

General administration – general support for the team.

If you recognise yourself in all of the above, love organising things and people, are interested in learning more about wine, want to work with a great team then we want to hear from you.

The role offers a competitive salary, annual bonus (subject to company profit and individual performance), generous company pension contribution, private medical insurance, Death-in-Service insurance cover (all subject to eligibility periods) 5 weeks holiday, wine discount, STL (subject to eligibility period) and WSET training support.

CVs plus covering letter explaining why you are the ideal candidate for the role to [email protected] ATTENTION CBK

Closing Date :  Friday 9^th June 2023

REGIONAL ON-TRADE SALES EXECUTIVE – SOUTH EAST ENGLAND (FOCUS ON SUSSEX & SURREY)

Reporting to Head of Merchant Sales

Home Based Role – Reporting to & Attending London Head Office as and when Required

Corney & Barrow has good regional sales coverage across Southern England but we believe we require a greater focus across Surrey and Sussex with additional scope into Kent. This is an ideal opportunity for the right candidate to develop these areas from scratch.

Main Responsibilities :                 

To deliver On-Trade focussed sales for Corney & Barrow in food led pubs,  restaurants, hotels, golf clubs etc with a focus in Sussex and Surrey, This is a new region for us so the emphasis is on new business acquisition. The successful candidate will need to

demonstrate outstanding customer service & relationship skills.

Whilst the role will be On-Trade focussed, there is scope for different types of customers as part of a healthy sales mix. Examples include private and corporate customers.

Specific Responsibilities:             

To work as part of the merchant sales team to develop new opportunities with an absolute focus on developing new business. The role will require an ability to identify new business opportunities, to develop these into leads and ultimately into new accounts and

customers.

An overall responsibility to hit pre agreed budgets based on developing new business in this region.

To play a flexible role within the Merchant team and work towards the greater good of Corney & Barrow.

Essentials:                                         

Good relationship skills and the ability to adapt to specific customer needs.

A proven track record in the development and delivery of new business

Dynamic, personable, ambitious, independent and able to work alone but also as a team player, self-motivated, commercially astute with a passion for wine and food.

Good numeracy & IT skills, along with exemplary organisational skills

Qualified to at least WSET level 3

Previous on-trade sales experience essential, ideally with a good working knowledge of this region.

Knowledge of other languages advantageous

The role offers a competitive salary, annual bonus (subject to company profit and individual performance), generous company pension contribution, private medical insurance, Death-in-Service insurance cover (all subject to eligibility periods) 5 weeks holiday, wine discount, STL (subject to eligibility period) and WSET training support.

CVs plus covering letter explaining why you are the ideal candidate for the role to [email protected] ATTENTION CBK

Closing date :  Friday 9th June 2023

COPYWRITER

BASED AT 1 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONDON E1 in MARKETING DEPARTMENT – 5 DAYS PER WEEK

Reports to Head of Marketing  but with considerable liaison with Buying and Sales Teams

This is an exciting new role within the company, with huge developmental scope for a candidate with ambition, drive and creativity.

The written word is one of our most powerful communication tools and there is an ever-growing need for fresh and compelling content to inform and engage our customers and target audiences. The quality of our communications – both their content and tone – is critical to shaping C&B’s image and delivering its objectives in a highly competitive market. To meet this demand, we need a full-time copywriter to join the Corney & Barrow team. Sitting in the Marketing team but liaising directly with the Buying and Sales teams, the role will span overall C&B brand and producer-led projects.

The successful candidate will:

• Interpret copywriting briefs to deliver key messages through engaging and channel-specific copy, using C&B’s tone of voice and authority, coherently and confidently.
• Create copy that inspires, educates, promotes and sells.
• Project the image of C&B as the ultimate authority on all things wine, the trusted voice at all levels and at all points in the supply and value chains, in terms of wine, wine production and contemporary issues pertaining to the wine industry.

Core Responsibilities:

• Outbound emails: Write copy for weekly short emails – sales or news-style bulletins, as well as monthly ‘long-reads’ (tbc) with an educational angle.

• Social Media: Extract the essence of a campaign or message and deliver it in the ‘right’ language - ie that will resonate with our social media audiences – (typically shorter, snappier but still consistent with C&B tone of voice and appropriate to the level of producer/topic).
• Website: Provide text for banners, category and content pages and write copy following SEO principles, to include

• Producer-specific copy
• Copy about specific wines, grapes, regions (typically requires wine expertise).
• Occasion-led pieces.

• Blog: Lead the ‘blog agenda’, research, plan and write on specific themes. Coordinate with other contributors (internal or external) to keep our readership engaged and add depth, breadth and credibility to our blog.
• Advertising: Write clear and concise copy for ads when needed.
• Odyssey/other outbound services:

Write compelling copy as required.

• Product-specific copy and other sales collateral

• Marketing collateral eg trade/press tastings - write/adapt appropriate producer/product-specific copy.

Essential Qualities/Requirements of Candidate:

• Proven experience as a senior copywriter or related role
• Excellent research, writing, editing and proofreading skills. (nb: probably degree-educated)
• A passion for wine and for the stories that make wine so compelling.
• Experience in the Wine & Spirits industry/WSET Diploma level qualification or equivalent level.
• Knowledge of online content strategy and creation; experience with SEO
• Creative, collaborative, organized; detail-obsessive. Excellent time management.

Additional Skills:

• French important. Spanish and/or Italian a bonus

The role offers a competitive salary, annual bonus (subject to company profit and individual performance), generous company pension contribution, private medical insurance, Death-in-Service insurance cover (all subject to eligibility periods) 5 weeks holiday, wine discount, STL (subject to eligibility period) and WSET training support.

CVs plus covering letter explaining why you are the ideal candidate for the role to [email protected] ATTENTION CBK

Closing Date : Friday 9^th June 2023