Buyer, Rare & Fine Spirits (New Company launching in Q1 2024)

Launching in Q1 2024…

A new home of drinks is upon us – with the emphasis on home…

Building from what has already been a highly successful business, we are entering our fifth year of trading servicing sum 5,000 clients and having in excess of sixty-five million pounds of whisky under management.

We have invested a seven-figure sum into industry-leading technology and are about to launch a new E-commerce website that is aiming to distribute to lovers of fine wines & rare spirits. Think Net-A-Porter – but just for fine drinks…

With an already an established private client team, focusing solely on rare and desirable Whisky Casks, we have spent 2023 building our bottled reserves to launch our Fine Wine & Rare Whisky offerings to the market in 2024 for both consumers and collectors With over 12 engineers currently working full time for the business, technology is at the forefront of what we do and there are some exciting plans in place for 2024.

We are looking for an extremely well connected rare and collectable spirits buyer that can access only the  finest products from their highly developed network.

Moving into a newly refurbished prestigious offices in Mayfair, we will have dedicated client entertaining rooms, and we want to attract private clients from across the world to our new home of drinks…

 

Detailed information on this role

Buyer, Rare & Fine Spirits

 

We are  looking to recruit an experienced senior spirits buyer to source and create product for a new e-commerce drinks platform. This person will be solely responsible for purchasing rare, fine and collectible spirits for our clients and look to build our portfolio of stock. This role will require extensive experience within the spirits sector along with an industry leading contact base that can be relied upon to purchase premium and hard to find stock with guaranteed provenance.

 

Responsibilities

  • Lead the sourcing effort of desirable rare & fine spirits globally
  • Display a professional image in all forms of communication and interaction with suppliers, customers, and all colleagues
  • Build and establish lasting relationships with global and trusted providers of fine spirits, ensuring at all times that all products are from good provenance and sourced at competitive market prices
  • Liaise closely with operations team to ensure shipping deadlines are adhered to
  • Work closely with the CEO and FD to ensure cashflow relating to purchasing of fine spirits is intelligently managed
  • Providing market intelligence and trends to sales and marketing team and clients
  • Provision of market reports for clients to include market commentary, predictions, views, and advice on collectable and investable fine spirits
  • Be the company lead on fine spirits and work with the CEO to set the strategy and develop a market leading fine spirits division in an already successful business
  • Engage with and fully understand the technology used by the company to drive sales.

Remuneration Range

£70-£90k per base salary plus bonus and benefits.

 

 

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