Market Development Representative - Garden Grove

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world including Buffalo Trace Pappy Van Winkle Eagle Rare Blantons and Sazerac Rye. Additionally Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits including Fireball Southern Comfort Seagrams V.O. Myerss Goldschlger Parrot Bay 99 Brand and Platinum Vodka.

Were proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky four times and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of worlds most award-winning distillery through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether youre a recent graduate or an experienced professional Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting entrepreneurial industry.

Join us in being the key partner for off-premise locations (grocery stores convenience stores and liquor stores) to achieve volume and distribution sales goals for our brands across Sazeracs diverse spirits portfolio! Each day in your assigned territory brings new opportunities to connect consumers with their favorite brands.

What Youll Be Doing:

As a Market Development Representative you and your team will play a pivotal role in our success story. The role involves:

• Crafting Solutions for Growth: Implement and manage innovative solutions to boost business for assigned accounts ensuring Sazerac brands soar in market share.
• Brand Building: Use consumer and category trends as your toolkit to educate customers solve challenges and skyrocket sales building brands is an art.
• Distribution: Lead distributors with in-store selling marketing and account execution.
• Volume Objectives: Help achieve volume objectives for the core brands in our diverse portfolio.
• Strategic Programs: Implement and execute programs that deliver on distribution merchandising display and retail promotional goals turning plans into results.
• Rapport Building: Develop mutually valuable rapport with assigned customers by understanding their needs and requirements.
• Communication & Collaboration: Take center stage as the communication lead between key customers wholesalers and our internal dream team.
• KPI Monitoring: We track established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure we consistently reach our goals.

*Job responsibilities may vary by state depending on regulatory requirements for the state.

Do you have an achievements-based resume Highlight your sales accomplishments!

• Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of professional field sales experience in alcohol-beverage or CPG (consumer packaged goods) industries. New college graduates are required to have a sales/marketing internship or full/part-time sales role (preferably in consumer-packaged goods) and/or sales competition experience.
• Results Driven: Proven volume achievements and ability to deliver on distribution and retail promotional goals.
• Technical Savvy: Demonstrated successful use of sales data analytics and tools to drive sales results identify market trends and produce measurable results.
• Mobility: A valid drivers license and ability to travel within an assigned territory is required.
• Schedule: Flexibility to work non-traditional hours including evenings and weekends.
• Location: Live in or near the territory.
• Expenses: Ability to personally cover ordinary and essential business expenses that will be promptly reimbursed.
• Compliance: Required to obtain a solicitors permit in any state.

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