Sales Manager (Southeast USA)

Canton Cooperage • Full-time • Virginia, United States • 2w ago

Chene & Cie is looking for a candidate with experience in the wine or spirits industry to sell barrels and oak alternatives and represent all four of our brands—Taransaud, Canton, Kadar, and XtraChêne—across the Southeastern U.S.

Responsibilities:

Meet with customers and offer personalized oak solutions
Build long-term relationships and manage accounts and customer activities
Regularly visit each market yearly
Enhance our market recognition and introduce our products to potential customers
Devise a sales plan with VP of Sales to expand and revitalize initiatives in each market
Prepare RFQs with VP of Sales for specific projects
Coordinate with the Cooperage in regards to production, logistics, and billing
Report on market trends, customer feedback, and actionable industry needs

Qualifications:

3+ years of experience in the wine or spirit industries
Working knowledge of oak products
Working understanding of wine and spirits production
Business development skills
Travel flexibility to spend time on the road visiting each market

This position offers the opportunity to represent some of the industry’s leading cooperages while taking ownership of the development of an important territory. To apply and hear more about salary and benefits, please send us a brief description along with your resume to cbouteillon@cantonwood.com