Thibaut Marquis
Student Sommelier, The Sommelier Society of America
Experience:
- Student at The Sommelier Society of America in New York City.
- Brand Ambassador in Greater New York City Area at FAIR. Spirits.
- Master's Degree in International Management and Marketing.
- North American Ambassador for the Alumni Association at
M'INT Alumni.
- Vice-Président Association Idealement Autre at TEDxLoire.
- 5 months in South Africa in Marketing and wine and spirits industry (internship).
- 4 months in Argentina in International Business Development (internship).
- Bachelor's Degree in Trade and Development and a minor in Spanish. University of Tennessee & University of Angers (France).
- Florida State University Schools (High School Diploma)
- Hospitality Management in Spain (5 months) and France's finest vacation spot (Atlantic Ocean / Britanny).
Me:
- High tolerance for multi-tasking.
- Able to work in a fast-paced executional environment.
- Strong creative sensibilities, interpersonal skills.
- Organizational skills
- Able to ‘get my hands dirty’
- Active in the ON-premise and marketing world.
- Strong ability to ‘manage through people’ i.e. working with internal and external human resources ‘to get stuff done.’
- ‘Bootstrap’ mentality, finding DIY (do-it-yourself) and creating solutions quickly and easily.
- Self-starting, go-getter make-it-happen person.
197 contacts2012 - 2012- Pairing wines with food
- Maintaining and updating extensive wine lists
- Recommending wine based on a customer's palette and price range
- Maintaining a wine inventory, ordering wine, and checking in shipments
- Negotiating purchase prices on wine and determining restaurant and retail prices/profit margins
- Keeping up with wine and food trends and industry developments
- Educating people about wine
- Grape varieties
- Climate and geography
- Grape-growing and wine-making techniques
- Soil industry statistics
- Blind tasting techniques
2011 - 2012March 2011 – Present Greater New York City Area
FAIR. Spirits - www.fairspirits.com
• Collaboration with Field Marketing and agency team on the development, production, coordination and execution of branding material including inventory management and fulfillment of brand POS and other internet initiatives.
• Coordination of brand’s representation at special events, including: Corporate Events, media added-value events, brand or portfolio sponsorships.
• Coordination of weekly status reports, tracking key projects and timelines and facilitating the sharing of plans, assets & files.
• Preparing marketing, sales and distributor presentations for the brand.
• Working with the team to plan, code, track & report brand marketing budgets across the portfolio.
• Coordination of key meetings with brand owners, Field Marketing and Field Sales teams on brand performance, activity tracking and planning.
FAIR. Spirits:
We are a small and dedicated crew who travel around the world to associate and work with independent farming communities who grow, cultivate and harvest the finest ingredients from the earth, the rich soil their unique richness and legacy. Because our savoir-faire is a matter of passion and independence, because we stand against large scale productions, because we fight for fairer deals in trade and dignity, we have created a concrete project to give the farmers real opportunities.
The World's First Line Of Fair Trade Certified™ Spirits includes FAIR. Quinoa Vodka, FAIR. Goji Liqueur and FAIR. Café liqueur.
Retailers, Bars and Restaurants at http://www.fairspirits.com/find_us.html
2010 - 2010Interned on different projects of *mdp marketing. *mdp marketing is a marketing consultancy that specialises in marketing, design and publicity.
marketing
marketing strategy, customer relationship management, branding strategy, online marketing.
design
corporate image development, newsletters, websites.
publicity
events, personal branding, public relations.
2008 - 2008Serveur à The Roman Oasis Restaurant: restaurant anglais basé sur la Costa del Sol en Andalousie (Espagne).
Missions réalisées: Customer Relationship Management.
Coordonné une équipe de 10 serveurs de nations différentes.
Mis en place des campagnes publicitaires.
2008 - 2008Stage en entreprise : Bairexport, Le réseau des Exportateurs de Buenos Aires (Argentine). ONG dédiée à l’aide aux PME pour qu’elles développent leurs marchés d’exportation, tout en augmentant leur compétitivité à des fins durables : - Organisation d’études de marchés et de recherches de nouveaux marchés étrangers.
- Développement de relations commerciales et institutionnelles
(Ambassades).
- Préparation et organisation de réunions de travail et conférences.
