Introduction
Welcome to Wineconnect, a fast growing innovative direct selling wine company. Our aim is to be the best at what we do, offering our clients them an exceptional selection of wines, service and delivery. You are joining us at a very exciting time: with 28 million UK wine drinkers and the UK, the country has been identi-fied as the World’s third largest e-commerce market for alcohol behind China and France with a turnover of £2 Bil-lion.
“We believe wine will continue to dominate as opposed to spirits, partly because [volume] turnover is much higher in terms of home consumption. When we asked consumers why they buy alcohol online, convenience was the key driver. Wine is being done in cases, and no one wants to buy a big case of wine and get it home from the supermarket. In the UK, 25% of shoppers are willing to spend more than 15% higher online than in store.
Almost half of UK consumers purchase alcohol online at least once a week and they also tend to have more loyalty
to their online retailer rather than wine brands, “The overall impact of market trends and growth insights lead us to
believe that the volume of alcoholic beverage sales across UK ecommerce platforms will increase by over 7 million
cases in the next five years, which will be notably greater growth than the offline market.
Stats from IWRS.COM October and December 2019
Our aim is to support, empower and educate you to achieve your goals and build a sustainable business that fits
into your life whether its part or full time.
Job Description
You will be highly motivated, have an outgoing personality and be a good communicator with previous selling experience that will enable you to build a client base and more importantly maintain those relationships. A passion for wine is a prerequisite, as well as a willingness to learn and take Level one course in WSET to enable you to recommend wines from our portfolio and go through our full in house training programme. You will have the opportunity to motivate and build a team of your own if this is something you are looking to do.
Direct Selling
Benefits of being a Direct Seller
Direct selling is the UK’S largest provider of part-time earning opportunities. It is a flexible option for over 400,000 people in the UK, allowing them to run their own business around existing commitments, putting in the hours they choose. It contributes £2 billion to the economy with 9 sales every minute and 5.9 million sales per year.
Low Entry Cost and Low Risk
The only start up cost would be the WSET Level One and in house training cost £120.00 + VAT = £144.00, the in house training programme is free and the two programmes will give you the confidence to sell from our Wine Portfo-lio.
Earn Extra Income
Direct selling through Wineconnect is a way of earning an extra income or additional income stream for some. The amount you earn is based on the time and effort put in by you. Be your own boss / flexible income Work part-time or full-time. Direct selling allows you to do the hours you choose, fitting around any other commitments such as a job, family or study. It is highly flexible entrepreneurial way of working, Wine Consultants can start and stop anytime and there is no penalty.
Ongoing Support and personal development
Wineconnect offers advice, training, marketing and administration support to help you achieve your business goals. Our focus is that you feel inspired, supported and empowered to achieve your ambitions.
Open to everyone
Wine Consultant opportunities are open to all people over 18 regardless of gender, background, education or race. Socialising Direct Selling for Wineconnect is a great way to meet people and socialise, especially for those living in remote areas, people often develop long standing friendships. Member of the DSA This will give you and your clients a higher level of assurance as the DSA offers above legal trading standard requirements for both consumer and seller. www.dsa.org.uk
WINECONNECT TRAINING PROGRAMME
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust, often referred to as WSET, is a global organisation which arranges courses and exams in the field of wine and spirits. WSET was founded in 1969, is headquartered in London and is generally regarded as one of the world’s leading provider of wine education.
Please have a look at their website it is very informative www.wsetglobal.com
WSET Level One Course Content
- Wine Tasting : Taste and describe wines using the WSET® Systematic Approach to Tasting
- Food and Wine Matching : A practical guide to the key considerations when matching food and wine success-fully
- Wine Service and Storage : Learn the correct way to store and serve wine and recognise common faults found in wine
- Social Responsibility : A guide to sensible drinking • Types and Styles of Wine : Learn about what makes wines taste different
- Grape Varieties : Learn about the characteristics and styles of wines produced from the main grape varieties
- Main white grape varieties : Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling
- Main black grape varieties : Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah/Shiraz • Named Wines : White: Pinot Grigio, Muscadet, Sancerre, Chablis, Sauternes
- Red: Claret, Beaujolais, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rioja, Chianti
- Number of Wines Tasted : 9 wines will be tasted as part of the course
- Study Materials : Students will receive the Foundation Certificate Study Guide
- Level 1 Course Specifications • Duration of course : 1 day inclusive of examination. Lunch also included
- Examination : 30 multiple-choice questions to be answered in 45 minutes. A mark of 70% required to pass
Certification : All students who pass will be issued with a certificate suitable for framing and a lapel pin. Please note training of WSET level one will be held at Tennent’s Training Academy in Glasgow, Scotland.
WINECONNECT In house Training Programme Content
The aim of the training programme is to equip you to -
- Familiarise you with office procedures
- Outline how our distribution network operates
- Build and maintain a client base
- Profiling you clients
- Networking
- Capitalising on sales from our Wine Portfolio
- Recruiting Wine Consultants
- Cover all aspects of your Contract
- Detailing the Commission structure
WINECONNECT COMPENSATION PLAN
The Wineconnect compensation plan offers the opportunity to earn an income your way. The time, effort and activity you devote to your Wineconnect business will determine your income and success. Whether you want to focus on personal sales or also expand your sales by building a team to leverage your time and effort, there are benefits for you. The more you help others on your team grow their sales volume, the more you will be rewarded.
How you can earn an income
Wineconnect Wine Consultants earn in three ways. Each wine consultant starts at first tier level.
Discount on product range
10% discount across the product range with excepting a Grand Marque Champagne 5% discount as we require to be very competitive on this product.
Client Commission
10% commission across the product range with exception to Grand Marque Champagne 5% commission as we require to be very competitive on this product. Please note the commission is calculated on sales net of VAT.
Cash Bonus
Cash Bonuses are available based on personnel and/or team product sales.
Wineconnect Wine Manager earns in four ways.
Discount on product range
10% discount across the product range with excepting a Grand Marque Champagne 5% discount as we require to be very competitive on this product.
Client Commission
10% commission across the product range with exception to Grand Marque Champagne 5% commission as we re-quire to be very competitive on this product. Please note the commission is calculated on sales net of VAT.
Commission on recruited Wine Consultants
3% commission across the product range and no commission on Grand Marque Champagne - please note I will be working on this over the coming months to make commission available . Please note the commission is calculated on sales net of VAT. Cash Bonus Cash Bonus are available based on personal and/or team product sales. Commission will be paid directly into your bank account monthly. Periodically, we will put on Sales incentives to win fully paid trips to wine regions around the world that money could not buy and prizes of cases of wine to best achievers .
Areas of further support
As the number of Wine Consultants grow, we will be striving to offer better pricing in the following areas
- Financial Planning and Pensions
- Insurance - House , Travel, Car and Personal Life Insurance
- Private health care
- Utility Bills
- Accountancy firm to assist with filing accounts etc