Market Manager

Are you passionate about exceptional bourbon, building relationships, and sharing the story behind a truly unique Wisconsin brand? We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Market Manager to help grow our presence, strengthen partnerships, and bring our award-winning Wisconsin Straight Bourbon & Rye to more whiskey enthusiasts.

We're looking for someone who loves the spirits industry, thrives on connecting with people, and is excited to represent a family-owned, farm-to-bottle bourbon brand.

If you're ready to turn your passion for whiskey into a rewarding career, we'd love to hear from you!

The Role: What You’ll Do

The Market Manager will be responsible for the field execution of on and off premise strategic initiatives in the Illinois market. This position will evaluate, implement, and execute programs within our brand strategies, and will lead, train and manage local distributor sales teams.

  • Support management of distributors on a day-to-day basis, ensuring adherence to our brand policies, distribution objectives are achieved and promotional activity is taking place.

  • Train distributor sales teams, observe competitive market activity and evaluate distributor execution against our initiatives.

  • Support local sales team.

  • Manage & Coordinate with Brand Ambassadors within your market.

  • Create and Manage local marketing budgets.

  • Meet with key on-premise and off-premise accounts within assigned area to develop strong working relationships.

  • Present and leverage our brands for increased volume and assist distributor in attaining our goals and objectives.

  • Be visible at the distributor office, meeting with sales representatives and management to ensure share of mind.

  • Align with key local events and participate where the opportunity fits our strategy, including execution of national initiatives in your local market.

  • Act as contact for distributor sales teams to ensure they are informed of local and national objectives and programs while providing support for all sales-related activities.

  • Execute product seminars at accounts and with the distributor sales teams.

  • Provide Mandate compliance updates as they are required.

  • Stay informed of customer and consumer trends.

  • Maintain calendar of activities and promotions ensuring distributor and third party agencies have successful communications.

  • Provide market activity reports to supervisor, including list of objectives, accomplishments, competitive activity, special projects and/or any specific needs.

  • Provide market and competitive brand updates to supervisor, including timely and accurate communication of changing field conditions that may affect volumes, as well as staffing changes at distributor and competitors.

  • Review programs and execution updates with distributor management.

  • Provide feedback on effectiveness of marketing and sales initiatives including programs, POS, advertising, etc.

  • Assist on special projects such as verifying pricing and or distribution at accounts as assigned

What We Are Looking For

  • Age Requirement: Must be 21 years of age or older.

  • Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related discipline; may substitute equivalent years of work-related experience. Five (5) plus years’ work-related experience in distilled spirits/wine supplier industry.

  • Skills: Proficient in using Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

  • Work Ethic & Professionalism: Analytical skills, in particular, gathering data from a wide variety of sources, and presenting it in formats suitable for a wide variety of audiences. Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems

  • Composure: Good managerial and effective presentation skills. Strong oral and written communication skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Emphasis in Management and/or Marketing.

  • Physical Requirements: Stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, and use of computer; reach with hands and arms. · Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Live in the Chicago Metropolitan Area VALUED, BUT NOT REQUIRED.

Why You’ll Love Working For Us

  • Competitive Pay: Base Salary + Yearly Growth Based Bonus

  • Employee Discount: Discounts on J. Henry products and merchandise.

  • Perks: 3 weeks Paid Vacation. Company Vehicle. 6 Paid Holidays. Health, Dental & Vision eligibility.

  • Growth: 401k & 401K match. Profit share.

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