Head of Merchandising, Europe
Vivino, United Kingdom
Job Description
As the Head of Merchandising, you will manage the European Merchandising strategy for Europe and build new processes to ensure the availability of our most important wines.
Leading and developing strategic processes while liaising with stakeholders
In this role, you will manage the European Merchandising team and help Vivino evolve through planning and implementing relevant merchandising strategies.
Your key responsibilities as Head of Merchandising, Europe will be:
- Helping to identify our most important (core) wines across Europe
- Ensuring the availability of our identified core wines across the whole of Europe
- Responsible for building processes and tools from scratch and embedding them across our Country Managers and Ops teams
- Responsible for one direct report
An analytical and proactive leader who can build and advance new initiatives
We are looking for a candidate who can build and advance initiatives by creating new processes and motivate others towards a common objective. Moreover, we hope to see that you are analytical solid and have the ability to assimilate knowledge from a wide range of sources quickly and accurately. You should also be adaptable and use an open communication style to effectively establish and maintain key cross-functional partnerships.
Adding to the above, we also envision that you have and can demonstrate:
- 5+ years experience in merchandising within the wine industry
- Track record in building new tools and processes and successfully implementing them across multiple teams
- Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Working knowledge of the capabilities and setup of merchandising tools
Working at Vivino
Over the next ten years, the global market for online wine sales is expected to grow significantly, and Vivino will be at the forefront of this growth. Now is the time to join a fast-paced and evolving team. Working at Vivino is both challenging, fun, and rewarding. We have an incredible, multicultural, and truly international work culture where we take care and look out for each other.
Who are we?
TRUSTED BY MILLIONS TO DISCOVER AND BUY THE RIGHT WINE EVERY TIME
Vivino is the world's largest online wine marketplace and most downloaded wine app, powered by a community of millions. Vivino's unique wine shopping experience leverages community data to suggest personalized wine recommendations for each individual user. In addition to making wine discovery fun and effortless, Vivino is the best place for wine drinkers to buy wine. The Vivino app is available for download on Android and Apple devices.
We are a fast-paced, growing team with offices in San Francisco, California, and Copenhagen, Denmark. We also have teams worldwide in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Ireland, Australia, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
Our team is passionate about our core purpose - to empower people everywhere to enjoy wine to the fullest. We do that every day by building technology and leveraging data that puts the power back in the hands of the consumer. We do not see wine as a commodity but as an offering of a cultural experience that was once out of reach for many but is now open to everyone.
Our five core values are:
- Always Strive for Better
- Work Together
- Earn and Offer Trust
- Be Approachable
- Lead with Data
Commitment to diversity and inclusion
Vivino is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, and veteran status any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Application deadline: July 16, 2021