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Join The Virgin Wines Crew

Here at Virgin Wines, we believe that life is for living to the fullest, and this applies to our work ethic as well as our desire to enjoy top quality wine. We’re very passionate about what we do and how we work, which comes pretty easily when you’ve got such an awesome product to talk about every day.

If you’d like to find out more about what it’s like to work here and opportunities to become a member of the team, you’ve come to the right place.

Juicy Details About Us

Since launching in 2000, we’ve sold over 100 million bottles to wine lovers across the UK, offering every style imaginable, catering to all palates and preferences.

Voted Specialist Online Drinks Retailer of the Year 2022, we pride ourselves on sourcing and crafting great tasting wines with talented, independent producers across the globe, and bringing our customers exclusive, exciting wines they won’t find anywhere else (more than 90% of our wines by volume are exclusive to us!).

From grape to glass, we like to build meaningful connections along the way, be it strong working relationships with winemakers, suppliers and corporate partners, or through the heartfelt service we provide our customers.

We take wine seriously, but never ourselves. What makes us unique in the wine world is that we turn our complex specialist subject into something that’s accessible and enjoyable for all.

Whether someone is at the beginning of their wine journey or a seasoned pro, we break down complex topics into easy-to-digest information and have a little fun with it! This applies to our staff too, as we’re always offering opportunities to learn more about wine on the job.

Being Part of the Team

If you’re a driven, glass half full kind of person, Virgin Wines might just be the place for you.

Grow

Invest your time and effort in an environment where you can really establish yourself and develop.

Blossom

Have the support and freedom you need to flourish and climb high in your career.

Bunch

Be part of a sociable team that get on well inside and outside of work.

We're committed to being an inclusive workplace that respects everyone's individuality, background and experience, and we place a lot of importance on creating a culture where we all feel empowered and valued for what we bring to the table. That’s why we give all members of staff access to our Employee Assistance Program, which provides advice on a variety of personal and workplace issues, including free counselling sessions and legal advice. We also have many other great perks such as official WSET qualifications funded by us, regular social events and, of course… heavily discounted wine!

Other key things to know are that we're part of the iconic Virgin family and we were the first online wine retailer to be certified carbon neutral. Find out more about our pledge to have a positive impact on our planet here.

Job Vacancies

If you like the sound of us, we'd love to hear from you. We've popped our current job opportunities below, but if you don't see anything that fits what you're looking for, drop us an email at careers@virginwines.co.uk to express your interest in joining our crew. We look forward to hearing from you!

Overview:

Virgin Wines is part of the iconic Virgin brand, and as part of our aggressive growth strategy we're on a mission to be the biggest and best specialist, online drinks retailer in UK. Right now, we're looking for someone to join our successful Partnerships Team.

The Partnerships team plays an integral role in Virgin Wines' customer recruitment strategy, helping to introduce new customers to Virgin Wines through affinity partnerships with like-minded brands/organisations in UK. As our Account Manager you'll be responsible for the successful and efficient management of some our biggest and highest profile partnerships with a range of iconic brands. This involves building solid relationships with senior decision-makers and negotiating mutually beneficial promotional campaigns that introduce new customers to our business.

You don't need to know your Claret from your Beaujolais to join our Partnerships Team, but you will need to be a tenacious Account Manager who thrives on being pro-active, staying organised, continually creating new opportunities with exciting partners, building solid relationships and closing deals.

You'll have individual targets and activity related KPI's to meet, and will make extensive use of Salesforce to self-manage your partner database. The contacts and accounts are provided to you along with full training and ongoing development but we encourage creative minds along with big and bold new ideas, and to thrive in this role you'll be capable of thinking outside the box. Virgin Wines is a very cross-functional business, so you must be a team-player who can work collaboratively with colleagues and other departments towards collective organisational objectives.

The package includes a competitive salary with uncapped commission, performance related incentives, 25 days annual leave and hybrid working (3 days in the office). Perks including huge staff discounts on wine, WSET training, summer and Christmas company parties, regular team night's out…and perhaps a trip abroad to a vineyard and winery. For the right person there are also opportunities for career progression.

So, if you're good at forming relationships and want to work in a fun and stimulating environment with great people, and at a growing company, then this might just be the role you've been waiting for.

A bit more detail:
  • You'll have a blend of office and home-based working, making use of your company phone and laptop to set up video-calls and face-2-face meetings to schmooze partners, pitch the Virgin Wines proposition, negotiate and close deals.
  • You'll create and deliver impressive and engaging marketing campaigns via our partners channels to drive customers to Virgin Wines best in market offerings, in line with both brands' objectives.
  • You will oversee the seamless transition of new partners into the Account Management team, taking full responsibility of the Partner and its campaigns.
  • You will utilise your impeccable organisation skills to ensure that every partner is serviced to the highest degree and campaigns are delivered efficiently, effectively and accurately.
  • You will work in a full 360 manner, executing campaigns, reviewing the results and implementing improvements to continually grow our key accounts.
  • You will use your extensive interpersonal skills to build solid working relationships both internally and externally to ensure that you and Virgin Wines are consistently successful.
  • You'll work at a few of our hugely popular LIVE wine tasting events across UK.
Your skills:
  • Star-like qualities; lots of energy, passion and creative flair.
  • A strong work ethic, performs well under pressure, with a proven track record in a B2B Account Management environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, especially verbal communication and rapport building.
  • A skilled negotiator; tenacious with enthusiasm for closing deals.
  • Highly organised and pro-active.
  • Proven history in effective and successful Account Management.
Experience:
  • 2+ year's B2B Account Management experience essential.
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365; Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
  • An understanding of direct response marketing is desirable.
  • Organised, efficient, effective, trustworthy and reliable.
How to apply:

If you feel you possess the right skills and would like to apply for this position please send a CV and covering letter to us at Rheanne.Smith@virginwines.co.uk.

Data Protection:

During the recruitment process we may collect, store and process personal information about applicants and we recognise the need to treat this information in an appropriate and lawful manner. The information, which may be held on paper, on a computer or other media, is subject to certain legal safeguards specified in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other regulations. The Act imposes restrictions on how we may use that information. If you consider that any of those restrictions has not been followed in respect of personal data about yourself or others please raise the matter with us.