The California Wine Institute, with its HQ in Sacramento, California, is the trade organization of California wineries, currently with 1100+ members. The objective of its Export Program is to increase knowledge of, interest in and sales of California wines worldwide. The European office in Den Haag, The Netherlands, manages promotional programs all over Europe. These include wine trade tastings and educational seminars, trade shows, trade visits, retail promotions, restaurant promotions, trade & media relations, consumer events, social media, trade servicing, market research, etc. For more information, see www.discovercaliforniawine.com, www.wineinstitute.org and https://californiawines.events/?lang=nl
We are looking for a person to complement our small team of two people and assist with the planning, organization and execution of our promotional programs. Office location is Den Haag, but partially working from home may be possible. This is a 30-40 hour per week job, to be discussed.
Duties include:
– Overall co-ordination of events and activities
– Communication with California wineries about event participation
– Communication with European importers, retailers and restaurants about promotional programs
– Handling wine shipment logistics and distribution of promotional materials
– Sourcing wine samples, collecting tasting notes
– Vendor negotiations (venue rental, tasting equipment, trade show organizers)
– Creating and distributing member winery reports, newsletters and press releases
– Database management (importer and press lists)
– Some minor accounting
– Representing California Wine Institute at tastings and international trade shows
What are we looking for:
– This job would be a great next step for a person with a few years of relevant experience in the wine business (import, retail, horeca), catering, event organization, PR or advertising
– Professional, reliable, flexible, pro-active and representative person with can-do attitude that functions well in a small team. You also need a good sense of humor
– Extremely meticulous in planning and managing multiple events simultaneously
– Very strong communication and organizational skills, good writing skills
– Excellent English and Dutch (both not just good, but excellent!). Some German and French would be good
– Good overall wine knowledge, familiarity with California wines is a definite plus
– Computer skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and social media savvy (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)
– Able to and interested in modest travel to international trade shows
What we offer:
– A dynamic job in the international wine industry; while our offices are in Den Haag, most of our work is international
– Demanding but casual working environment with lots of opportunity for self-initiative
– Flexibility regarding hours and work location
– 26 vacation days
– Travel allowance (we are looking for a person in the greater Den Haag area)
– Some international travel
– Opportunity to taste great wines
– Salary indication €3,400-4,000 FTE (working on ZZP basis is negotiable)
Interested?
Please send a resume with photo to europe@discovercaliforniawines.com, before end of March 2024. No phone calls please.
