Senior Wine Specialist - Auctions & Consignments, Paris

Christie´s; Paris; In loco; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Christie’s in Paris is seeking a Senior Specialist, Wine to source and inspect wine consignments for auction, acting as the France contact specialist.

You will build relationships with private and trade clients, coordinate cataloguing and photography, and lead the life cycle of an auction while negotiating terms. Fluency in French and English is required, with WSET L3 and USPAP preferred.

Competenze

• 6+ years of professional experience in wine auction or related role.
• Extensive knowledge of domestic and international wine markets.
• Strong communication and diplomacy.
• Ability to build relationships with clients and producers.

Mansioni

• Source and inspect wine consignments for auction.
• Price evaluation and consignment securing for domestic and international auctions.
• Act as the contact specialist for France.
• Coordinate on-site client visits and collection pack-ups.
• Enter lot information into cataloguing databases.
• Project manage auction life cycle, including photography.
• Write catalogue essays and producer headers.
• Develop relationships with private, trade and wine producing clients.
• Negotiate competitive deals and follow approval matrices.

Conoscenze

Wine knowledge

Client relationship management

Project management

Negotiation

Formazione

WSET Advanced Certification (L3)

USPAP

Descrizione del lavoro

Christie’s in Paris is seeking a Senior Specialist, Wine to source and inspect wine consignments for auction, acting as the France contact specialist.

You will build relationships with private and trade clients, coordinate cataloguing and photography, and lead the life cycle of an auction while negotiating terms. Fluency in French and English is required, with WSET L3 and USPAP preferred.