Cellar Supplies is an independent drinks wholesaler dealing with the licenced trade. We pride ourselves on our service and support as well as offering a great range of products. My role within the business is probably one of the most enjoyable and varied that you can have that includes:• Managing and directing a sales team of 4 account managers. Supporting them in their roles and helping them to find opportunity and achieve targets.• Working closely with and supporting the director of Cellar Supplies with the day to day running of the business.• Developing Cellar Supplies cask ale, traditional cider and craft beer range. This also includes creating cask programmes for customers, dealing with brewery representatives and working with customers on food paring beers with their menus.• Developing new business and account management role. Identifying customers’ business needs and providing their own personalised service. Helping to support our customers from choosing the right brands for their outlet to helping them with technical issues. This also includes canvasing for new business in the market place.• Arranging promotions for our monthly flyer that I also build and design. This also includes managing a promotion budget so we can provide unique promotions in a competitive market place.• Promoting the business through advertising, sponsorship and social media representation.• Responsible for quoting for new business that I also build, design and price. • Working with customers on best practice with their staff. I have a BIIAB in cellar management so have on occasion provided technical service and cellar advice.• Sourcing unique products for customers.I love to get my hands dirty so you can on occasion see me helping on the vans, sorting tech service issues, tapping ales for beer festivals and replenishing stock when needed! We make sure as a business that we go the extra mile and proven that we support business’ where others won’t – no lip service!

Now serving up 2 delicious ciders; a traditional 4.9% clear cider with a refreshing apple flavour, and our limited edition for this year Gert Blush! Gert Blush is a quaffable 4.0% abv and a blend of refreshing clear cider and raspberry & peach juice, to create this proper tasty fruit cider best enjoyed in the sun! Both ideal for slurping all year round. Gert Lush and Gert Blush are available in 20ltr BIB. Distributed for us by Cellar Supplies Cheltenham Ltd, give us a call to get it onto your bar!www.gertcider.co.uk

I joined Hub Wholesale which at the time was the first branch of new independent Cash & Carry in Cheltenham. I started as running the front of house team, which soon developed into managing the floor and buying. After 2 years of trading the business had grown a considerable reputation and had 2 other sites outside of Cheltenham. The company was then bought by Booker who now as a result also started stocking keg product. My duties in this time included:• Managing the day to day running of both checkout and shop floor staff. Helping to provide a good quality of service and prioritising work. I was also a key holder and responsible for opening and closing of the branch.• Responsible for the cashing up of the tills and making sure the daily takings were correct. This also included banking the money for the company and sorting floats for each checkout operator.• Dealing with customer questions and complaints. Arranging for stock to be in and reserved for customers that made sure they got what they wanted when visiting us.• Buying/ ordering for the wines & spirits section. Ordering new lines and making sure that we always had sufficient stock. This also included stock taking and maintaining the pricing on these items.• Stock replenishment & merchandising. I was fully qualified on a reach truck so this also included bringing down stock and pallets for replenishment by others.• Responsible for recruitment and interviewing new members of staff for front of house. This also included training them in best practice and manual handling.In the early days of the company it also included cold calling, canvasing and organising trade events to help promote the business.

I started Booker part time at 16 to earn some extra money during my studies at sixth form & University. After University I worked full time for 6 months as I was applying for positions. My duties over the 6 years included:• Working with the full time produce manager in stock rotation and ordering over the weekend. I was also responsible for wastage and reduction over the weekend.• Temperature & date checks for both provisions, frozen and butchery sections. • Front of house supervisor which included dealing with customer queries, complaints and making sure that the checkouts ran smoothly.• Delivery Manager which included dealing with customer orders and making sure they were correct. I had to organise the picking team & drivers and prioritise deliveries. Part of this also meant making sure that the Tacographs were kept up to date and legal with Government requirements.• I also worked on checkouts, stock replenishment, merchandising & reception. • I have also carried out duties as a buyer, stock take and receiving purchase orders.