Senior Wine Specialist – Auctions (Paris, FR)

CMW Ltd Company; Paris; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Christie’s in Paris is seeking a Senior Specialist, Wine, to source and inspect wine consignments for auctions and act as the France contact for clients. The role involves building strong relationships with local collectors, trade clients, and producers, and acting as the on-site inspector for consignments arriving at the Paris warehouse.

Fluency in French and English is required, and the candidate will lead the end-to-end process from consignment intake to cataloguing, photography coordination,

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in a comparable spirits related role, preferably auction.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a business-getter, evaluating, pricing, and securing wine lots for domestic and international auctions.
• Arrange and coordinate on-site client visits and collection pack-ups.
• Attend regular warehouse visits and inspections - entering information into Christie's cataloguing databases.
• Project manage the life cycle of an auction, including coordination of lot photography and with marketing/creative teams on auction initiatives.
• Write and prepare catalogue essays and producer headers.
• Establish and cultivate long term relationships with novice and seasoned collectors of wine as well as local trade clients and producers; organize and attend networking tasting and dinner events.
• Negotiate competitive deals that are both compelling to the seller and financially sound for the company.
• Continue to follow existing processes and approval matrix for structuring and negotiating deals.

Skills

Wine industry experience

French language

English language

Client relationship management

Project management

Valuations

Negotiation

Education

WSET Advanced Certification (L3)

USPAP or equivalent

Job description

Christie’s in Paris is seeking a Senior Specialist, Wine, to source and inspect wine consignments for auctions and act as the France contact for clients. The role involves building strong relationships with local collectors, trade clients, and producers, and acting as the on-site inspector for consignments arriving at the Paris warehouse.

Fluency in French and English is required, and the candidate will lead the end-to-end process from consignment intake to cataloguing, photography coordination,