Liberty Wines Apprenticeship

Applications for the 2010 apprenticeship are now closed

Background

Liberty Wines was founded in March 1997 by David Gleave to supply quality premium wines to the all sectors of the wine market.  It has grown consistently to a company that:

• Will have a turnover of £30m this year
• Sells 450,000 cases from 128 suppliers
• Sell wines from all major wine regions
• Employs over 70 people

Liberty Wines aims to recruit one person already working in the Trade.  In WSET parlance, this person would have passed the Intermediate Certificate with Distinction.   The ideal candidate would demonstrate the potential to become a first class sales person, a marketer who understands the wine industry or a rounded back office manager.

Roles & Responsibilities Definition

The role will be a varied one with the aim to give the incumbent a detailed yet wide ranging knowledge of all aspects of the company operations whilst providing the various departments within the company with additional resource at times when they need it most.  Consequently the role will be very varied and will follow a program which will also encompass training through the WSET.

The apprenticeship programme would run for two years.  We expect the candidate to study for WSET Diploma during the apprenticeship.

The outline program is as follows:

Oct - Dec 2010        Customer Services
Jan - Feb 2011         Marketing
Mar - Apr 2011         Sales
May 2011                 Credit Control
Jun - Jul 2011           Marketing
Aug 2011                 Customer Services/Warehouse
Sep 2011                  Vintage at Liberty old world producer
Oct - Dec 2011        Sales and Sales Support
Jan 2012                  Finance/IT
Feb 2012                  Shipping
Mar - Apr 2012         Vintage at Liberty new world producer
May - 2012               Marketing
Jun - Sep 2012         Project

Given the wide ranging nature of this role, the position will report to the Chief Operating Officer.

Competencies

• Bright and enthusiastic, with an empathy for wine
• Strong written and oral communication
• Quick learner and good team player
• IT literate
• Minimum of WSET Intermediate Certificate
• Languages desirable but not essential

How to apply

Applications for this position must be eMailed to apprentice@libertywine.co.uk and be accompanied by a CV and a statement: “Why I should be the next Liberty Apprentice” in maximum 200 words. Short-listed candidates will be invited for interview.

To read more about the experiences of our previous apprentices, click the links below.

Nicola: Never a dull moment

Michelle: A giant leap in the right direction