“I’ve worked with RecruitmentJunky for a few months, but the service has been second to none.” – Katie Potts, Virgin Wines.

We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of finding niche sales talent for Virgin Wines! Read the full case study below on how we efficiently solved their hiring in Norwich, Norfolk and how our partnership has grown.

O B J E C T I V E S .

As one of the UK’s largest direct to consumer wine retailers, Virgin Wines PLC is taking a big step to become the country’s leading drinks company. Due to this growing demand, it needed to expand its Norwich-based sales team with two more Wine Advisors (sales professionals). With RecruitmentJunky’s expertise in recruiting local sales consultants, we got in touch to fulfil these needs fast.

P R O C E S S   A N D   S O L U T I O N .

Acting quickly, Recruitment Manager Terry Myers met with Katie Potts, Personal Wine Advisor at Virgin Wines. As part of RecruitmentJunky’s headhunting approach, Terry collaborated closely with Katie to understand the ideal candidate for the role and the package offered.

After the initial collaboration, Terry and Katie agreed that the ideal candidates needed:

• A proven track record in exceeding sales targets.
• Experience in high volume outbound calls.
• The ability to deliver excellent customer service.
• To matching the company values: candidates had to be proactive, driven and personable.

In addition to this essential criteria, an interest in wine was also a plus!

Similarly, Terry worked to thoroughly understand the company’s hiring processes and any challenges to meeting their goals. This was so he could work efficiently and create a smooth process for Virgin Wines. He then set to work on headhunting talented, suitable sales candidates using his expertise and local market knowledge.

R E S U L T S .

Using our local knowledge, expertise in headhunting, and experience hiring talented sales and customer service staff, we filled the first role within six days! It wasn’t long before the full brief was fulfilled.

Since this initial success, we have successfully continued fulfilling available Wine Advisor roles and expanded into find Virgin Wines a Commercial Partnerships Manager and Business Development Manager too.

“I cannot speak highly enough of Terry, who has gone beyond the basics to understand the culture and vision of our business, ensuring he finds candidates who align with our values. Terry is attentive without being pushy, is a pleasure to work with and I couldn’t be happier with the service RecruitmentJunky are providing for us.” – Katie Potts, Personal Wine Advisor, Virgin Wines.

Another happy client!

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