Wine Sales Account Manager - Private Clients

Thursday, 2 April, 2026
solved.    
Gauteng  

A respected fine-wine importer with a premium European and South African portfolio is seeking a driven wine professional to join their team. You will be responsible for managing sales targets for their private customer base.

The ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication, multitasking, problem-solving, time management, and commercial awareness skills.

Key responsibilities:

  • Increase sales and achieve set targets, by managing accounts of various personal clients
  • Continuously identify new sales opportunities and increase numeric distribution of products
  • Monitor and track your own sales performance
  • Manage customer relationships-key
  • Maintain up-to-date sales database
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key customer accounts
  • Plan and execute brand/wine tastings and presentations
  • Provide excellent customer service to both customers and consumers
  • Work collaboratively as part of a team to achieve overall sales targets
  • Stay informed of wine trends and industry developments
  • Investigate problems; prepare reports; develop solutions, and make recommendations to management to resolve customer complaints

Qualifications and skills:

  • Relevant tertiary qualification with 2–5 years’ experience
  • Wine certification (WSET preferred)
  • Strong sales, negotiation, and commercial skills
  • Proficient in MS office and CRM systems
  • Excellent communication, presentation, multitasking, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Customer-focused, well-networked, and knowledgeable about wine industry trends
  • Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.

Apply online - wine sales account manager – private clients – Solved