Senior Wine Educator

We are proud to be the largest family owned and family-run wine importer in the UK. We have been selling premium wine since 1964 to our ever growing customer base which includes both the on and off trade.

Veraison is Berkmann’s independent training department, specialising in wine education for hospitality staff. The Veraison programme focuses on unique in-house developed training modules which are designed to make hospitality staff more comfortable when it comes to wine knowledge and service. Veraison is also an Approved Programme Provider for WSET courses, offering these to our trade customers in addition to our Veraison training modules.

Reporting to the Wine Training Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing bespoke training plans for key accounts, delivering the tailored Veraison wine training sessions, as well as managing the WSET program for both internal and external candidates. In addition, you will manage large elements of the marketing plan, including social media opportunities and interactions.

We require a self-starting individual with a minimum of two years’ wine education experience, sublime communication skills, excellent wine knowledge and the commercial understanding of working for a wine distributor.

The successful applicant will need to hold a minimum of WSET Level 4 in Wines and be a certified WSET Course Educator. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and willing to travel around the UK on a regular basis, in addition to holding a passport as international travel may be occasionally required.

Working Pattern

This role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. Whilst the core hours are 9 : 00 to 17 : 30, there will be some evening or weekend work required.

Work Location

Hybrid working, 3 days minimum either in Head Office in Clerkenwell or in trade at customer venues throughout the UK

Offer

The appointed candidate will be given the below package :

• Salary of up to £35,000 per annum dependent on experience
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 26 days after 5 years and 27 days after 10 years)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Contribution to Dental Costs
• Company pension
• Generous staff discount on our wine
• A bottle of wine on your birthday and Berkmann anniversary
• 500 referral scheme
• Being part of a diverse and successful family owned and run company