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Now Hiring: Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Recent industry consolidation means even more growth for Click Wholesale!! We are aggressively adding top quality team members at several positions (also hiring: Chain/Off Premise Key Account Manager, Fine Wine Sales Reps, Office Manager, Office Assistant/Accounting Clerk, Warehouse Workers, Merchandisers, Driver/Sales Rep and Delivery Drivers).

We have an incredible career opportunity for the right, high impact individual to join our senior management team and contribute as a key architect in Click’s continuing development as a preeminent distribution company. This position would report directly to the two owners and with the right background, fit and performance could lead to an equity position in the future. This person will be responsible for top level development and management of Click Wholesale Distributing’s fine wine and specialty beer sales & marketing: brand acquisition, brand management, SKU & inventory management, sales department structure and staffing, product & sales education/training, performance & field management, key account & Chain HQ sales participation, sub-distributor relationships and a wide range of P&L, total organization, financial and operational duties.

A deep passion for fine wine, specialty beer and cuisine, coupled with an extremely high level of product knowledge is required. The right candidate will possess outstanding leadership qualities and customer/supplier relationships. Click Wholesale Distributing has a great company culture and an extremely solid business foundation in the market and is now poised for significant growth to the next level. The opportunity at hand is incredibly exciting. The work environment is stimulating, challenging, and fun. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about what they do and you will be able to have a great deal of impact in determining your own future.

This position could potentially be a General Manager role for the right candidate who also possesses significant operational and financial skills and experience.

ONLY INDIVIDUALS WITH DIRECTOR OR VICE-PRESIDENT LEVEL EXPERIENCE OR HIGHER IN WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION OF FINE WINE AND/OR SPECIALTY BEER (IN WESTERN WASHINGTON) WILL BE CONSIDERED.

BASED ON THE HIGH LEVEL OF THIS POSITION AND RESPECTING THE NEED FOR APPLICANTS CONFIDENTIALITY, ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED ONLY BY THE OWNERS.

About the Company
Click Wholesale Distributing is a steady and fast growing distributor of fine wine & specialty beer in the Western Washington market. Our six year-old, financially secure company has been generating a lot of excitement for bringing world class wines and beers to the market via a highly talented team of passionate industry professionals. We serve accounts in all channels of trade in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston Counties. We are a master distributor for many of our brands throughout the Northwest States and are garnering national industry attention for our unique go-to-market strategy. Click currently has 43 employees (we’re now going to 50+). Benefits include Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, 401K program, and paid vacation and sick leave.

Please send your resume along with compensation requirements (specify which position you are applying for in the subject line) to rsteckler@clickdistributing.com.
 

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