Sales, Administration

**Join a Successful Family-Owned SA Liquor Distributor Established In 1993**:

- ** Wholesale Distributor and Importer of Premium Beer and Wines Across Australia**:

- ** Small Dedicated and Experienced Team Working with Highly Awarded and Future Super Star Brands**:

- ** Purveyor of Iconic Beers from Britain and Germany**:

- ** Located in Edwardstown, South Australia**

You will be the first point of contact with our customers and suppliers providing high-level administrative support to our sales and logistics teams.

**Empire Liquor** is a privately owned wholesale liquor distributor situated in Edwardstown, 6 km southwest of the Adelaide CBD. The business, now in its 30th year, operates from an air-conditioned and insulated 1,100 sqm office/warehouse facility with a dedicated small team of twelve sales, administration, and logistics staff.

We proudly represent an extensive range of leading, well respected local, interstate and international wine brands including d'Arenberg, Pauletts, Glaetzer, Mike Press, Mr. Riggs, Trentham Estate, Zonte's Footstep, Artwine, Break Free, Curator, Elysian Springs, Koonara, Marley Farm, Pindarie, Vintage Longbotttom.

In addition to our great wine portfolio, we also represent a respected range of premium international and domestic beer.

Our range brewed in the United Kingdom include Old Speckled Hen, Greene King, Belhaven Wychwood Hobgoblin and Innis & Gunn.

We have enjoyed a 20+ year partnership with the beer of Bavarian Kings - Hofbrau Brewery from Munich, Germany.

Our Australian beer brands include Rehn Bier and Walkerville Brewing.

We have twice been awarded Product Supplier of the Year by Restaurant and Catering SA, Empire Liquor's customers include leading hotels, bottle shops, restaurants, cafés, and clubs across Australia.

The position on offer is the chance for an enthusiastic, team oriented individual to join us.

We need a person with a "hands-on" team approach, confident in learning new procedures, possessing great memory retention and the ability to re-prioritise in a fast-paced environment. You will enjoy a diversity of daily tasks, providing a
superior level of outcomes to three key areas in the business
- Sales support/administration - inbound and outbound customer based
- Sales support/administration - to the Owner, Sales Manager and Field Sales Team
- On-line marketing/social media

We believe that you will require the following skills, knowledge and attributes to be suited to this role;

**Sales & Sales Administration**
- Sales - Outbound and Inbound phone contact with existing customers (taking orders, processing invoices etc.)
- Sales - Outbound phone contact to potential customers, creating leads for the Field Sales Team
- Ability to formulate agenda, take meeting notes and follow through on actions required.
- Experience in extracting, analysing and presentation of sales data using "Ezywine" software program & MS Excel
- Preparation and management of proposal letters and other communications to clients and suppliers
- Preparation and delivery of Trade Portfolio for internal and external use - printed and on-line
- Preparation and maintenance of price details to major customer groups
- General Administrative support and activities as required.
- Management and coordination of interstate stock and warehouses
- Efficient user/operator of all office equipment and peripherals

**Marketing**
- Graphic design skills - for brochures, reports, flyers, for customer promotions (e.g. table cards/product posters)
- Coordinate and manage PR and promotional events for customers and consumers as required.
- Experienced in social media - strategic development for the business and its brands (Facebook, Twitter etc.)
- Experienced in Website Creative and Management (Updates &presentation)
- Skilled in design and maintenance of database for direct marketing program to wholesale customers (new project)

**Software Experience**
- Intermediate to Excellent standard in all MS Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Demonstrated knowledge and practical skills in social media - program development, integration, and delivery.
- On-line sales development - manage and update of website and shopping cart.

This is a great opportunity to develop your career with a respected SA company that genuinely values its people and encourages an environment of teamwork, cooperation, and respect.