Brand Manager
Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area
Responsible for Vanguard’s relationships with our direct import partners, purchasing negotiations, writing purchase orders, building shipping containers and coordinating pickups at wineries in France, Italy, and Spain. Report analyzation a priority. Travel to Indiana, Kentucky, and throughout Ohio also required to bridge relationship between management and our customers while also working with the Sales Representatives. In March of 2020, title changed to Old World Brand Manager by adding National Importers with stateside inventory to my responsibilities. This addition includes wine portfolios from Austria, Greece, Spain, Hungary, Italy and France. Additional responsibilities include the management of our social media accounts and e-newsletter content.