Business Support Manager
Business Support Manager – leading Italian Food and Wine Importer – North London - £35,000 + perks
My client is an established London-based importer and distributor of premium Italian wines and specialist food products, working with a portfolio of producers and trade customers from across Italy. For 50 years they have been bringing us the best Italy has to offer.
This role combines producer and supplier relationship management with commercial coordination and business administration. It covers diary management, travel planning, industry fair coordination, OCM (EU wine promotion) funding administration and sales analysis. You will also act as a key point of contact for the senior team, helping them navigate busy days and plan schedules.
Working closely with producers, suppliers and internal teams, you will keep day-to-day operations running smoothly, manage relationships and coordinate key business activities. You will provide vital secretarial support to the internal team, making things tick from day to day.
Fluent Italian is ESSENTIAL. Please do not apply if you are not a native or fluent speaker. This role requires you to be i the office 5 days a week.
What the role offers:
Competitive salary.Work alongside the leaders of the company.Exposure to a leading F&B importer.Team environment.Career progression.Key responsibilities
Provide PA and secretarial support to the Sales Directors and senior team members, managing diaries, meetings and confidential information.Act as the day-to-day contact for producers and suppliers, building strong relationships and keeping accurate records.Plan travel and coordinate attendance at industry fairs, exhibitions, supplier visits and events.Monitor supplier and product performance, preparing sales analysis to support pricing, promotions, launches and negotiations.Administer OCM funding applications, claims and reports, tracking deadlines and chasing missing information.Handle office administration, including team calls, general inboxes, shared diaries and visitors.Follow up commercial commitments and actions across internal teams and suggest process improvements.Be the key link between multiple team members giving everyone access to everyone.Key Business Support Manager qualities:
2-3 years’ experience in a PA, account management, sales support or commercial coordination role is essential.Fluent Italian speaker.Highly organised, able to manage diaries, travel and multiple priorities at once.A confident relationship builder with excellent written and verbal communication.Numerate and analytical, comfortable with sales data in Excel and Outlook.Strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping.Commercially aware, proactive and solutions focused.Discreet with confidential information and works well both in a team and independently.If you are interested in having a chat about this role, please forward updated CV’s to Rupert at COREcruitment or call 0207 790 2666.