Experience

Yealands Wine Group

• New Zealand
• Wine & Spirits
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Manager UK & Ireland

  • May 2016 - Present

  Overall responsibility for the Company performance in the UK and Ireland markets Overall responsibility for the Company performance in the UK and Ireland markets



Enotria Winecellars Ltd (T/A Enotria&Coe)

• United Kingdom
• Wine & Spirits
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of UK Bottling Operations

  • Jan 2015 - May 2016

  Covered all aspects of UK bottling including the selection and management of bottling sites, shipping contracts; bulk wine and dry material procurement, NPD, inventory management, production planning and the creation and development of Enotria’s Bulk Wine Code of Practice. My commercial responsibilities also included selling our UK bottling capability

• Director of Sales - Off Trade

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Responsible for 50% of the Company performance in the UK off trade, I had 2 direct reports and managed Enotria’s business with Asda and Sainsbury’s.



Lanchester Wines Sales

• Sales Director

  • May 2012 - Sep 2013

  Established and managed newly created division of the Lanchester Group aimed at servicing national on and off trade customers in UK and Ireland. Responsible for the sales, marketing, technical, wine buying and logistics operations of Lanchester Wine Sales as well as the national and regional sales team of Lanchester Wine Cellars - a second wine division of the Lanchester Group Established and managed newly created division of the Lanchester Group aimed at servicing national on and off trade customers in UK and Ireland. Responsible for the sales, marketing, technical, wine buying and logistics operations of Lanchester Wine Sales as well as the national and regional sales team of Lanchester Wine Cellars - a second wine division of the Lanchester Group



D&D Wines International Ltd

• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Director

  • Jan 2011 - May 2012

  Managed the sales, logistics and demand planning functions as well as being directly responsible for the commercial and operational management of DDWI's UK bottling programme Managed the sales, logistics and demand planning functions as well as being directly responsible for the commercial and operational management of DDWI's UK bottling programme



Australian Vintage Limited

• Senior Business Manager

  • 2008 - 2011

  Accountable for the company performance in the UK off trade and Business Manager for Sainsbury's, Co-op and Morrisons. A member of the McGuigan brand development team. Developed and implemented AVL's UK bottling programme, managing the transition from Australia to UK production Accountable for the company performance in the UK off trade and Business Manager for Sainsbury's, Co-op and Morrisons. A member of the McGuigan brand development team. Developed and implemented AVL's UK bottling programme, managing the transition from Australia to UK production



D&D Wines International Ltd

• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Manager UK Off Trade

  • Sep 2004 - Aug 2007

  Account Manager for Co-op, Sainsbury's and Booths Account Manager for Co-op, Sainsbury's and Booths



Brown Forman Wines

• Home Office

• National Account Manager - UK Convenience

  • Sep 2002 - Sep 2004

  Account Manager for Co-op, Costcutter, Londis, Nisa and Spar Account Manager for Co-op, Costcutter, Londis, Nisa and Spar



Matthew Clark

• United Kingdom
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Account Manager UK North

  • Mar 1999 - Sep 2002

  Key Account Manager for North of England Key Account Manager for North of England



Majestic Wine

• United Kingdom
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Nov 1996 - Feb 1999