Beverage Program Manager

Bethesda, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

IMI Agency
Beverage Program Manager

Wine Beer & Spirits USA

CO TX D.C. GA IL TN MD

(Two Openings)

Status: Full-time Remote w/ travel

Mission:

IMI Agency specializes in Building Better Beverage Business for our Hospitality Clients through cutting-edge marketing programs and promotions interactive food & beverage merchandising and operations tools staff training and recognition/reward programs for all channels in the Hospitality industry. IMI programs create brand value and opportunities with consumers while driving food and beverage sales and profits for our Hospitality Operator clients.

Job Summary:

We have an opening for a trend-finding data-prone efficient and methodical Beverage Program Manager Lead to work within IMIs world-leading hotel client. This person will work with IMIs Director of Accounts and the Client Beverage team to enhance the beverage program through analyzing data program practices and industry trends to develop train and deploy scalable beverage efficiency procedures. The BeverageProgramManager will track and assess post-training performance and adjust as needed across the Clients Hotel Brands. The BeverageProgramManager will lead beverage data compilation research and development presentations training program launches & revisions live openings program compliance and remediation programs. This includes but is not limited to maintaining property relationships sustaining accountability across menus to ensure brand standards are being met supporting new rollouts and beverage initiatives and managing key vendors and stakeholders performance and interactions. This person must be well-rounded and able to hold their own with Senior Leadership Stakeholders and internal departments while leading property-level Managers.

Responsibilities will include:

Lead R&D for branded cocktails programs including seasonal updates for brand hotels (e.g. new menus & use records imagery seasonal specials PR opportunities etc.)
Compile and present associated beverage program data
Refresh training material and programming for optional bar items
Inspire properties to drive revenue by leveraging trends and fads across the beverage industry
Own U.S. beverage deployment
Facilitate beverage training and events in Clients Bar Development Studio located at Headquarters
Support bar activation for halo openings & brand activations (conferences and special events)
Provide training and sustainable programming for underperforming properties
Identify experiential beverage programs for lifestyle brands
Lead beverage-related POCs across all Brand spaces

Education & Qualifications:

Advanced knowledge and experience in developing deploying and assessing National Beverage Programs across brands.
Proven working experience in beverage trend spotting and beverage data analysis staying current with present and future trends; Boosting revenue per fad.
Expertise in cocktails spirits and a variety of beverages (i.e. beer wine non-alcoholic beverages).
Bachelors degree in marketing Communication Hospitality or related field is preferred.
Solid understanding of developing programs for working bars.
Expertise in training and coaching including remediation programs.
Experience creating and presenting presentations to groups of all sizes in-person and virtually.
Experience deploying large-scale materials to personnel of all levels.
Proficient in Excel PPT Teams Outlook PowerPoint Word and other Microsoft tools.
Experience running promotions & activations on the property level.
Strong presentation interpersonal organizational and writing skills.
Strong time management and organization skills.
Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and balance priorities.
Works well under pressure and with tight deadlines.
Flexible and able to work with different management styles.
Takes initiative and is a part of the solution to issues and problems.
High-energy people skills and a professional demeanor.
Hospitable with a service-prone client-first mentality.
Follow-up and follow-through must be your mantra!
Ability to travel as needed 50%.

If this describes you and you can work in a macro-managed environment and complete tasks with spot-on accuracy we want to hear from you!

Contact:

IMI Agency is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

IMI Agency (Incentive Marketing Inc.) specializes in Building Better Beverage Business for our Hospitality Clients through cutting-edge marketing programs and promotions interactive food & beverage merchandising and operations tools staff training and recognition/reward programs for all channels in the Chain Hospitality industry. IMI programs create brand value and opportunities with consumers while driving food and beverage sales and profits for our Hospitality Operator clients. For over 30 years we have maintained a singular focus: to manage in the best interests of our clients. We exist as an extension a partnerthere to simplify the complex to be transparent to offer a unique perspective that goes beyond the bottom is always completely aligned with you!

Required Experience:

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IMI AgencyBeverage Program ManagerWine Beer & Spirits USACO TX D.C. GA IL TN MD(Two Openings)Status: Full-time Remote w/ travelMission:IMI Agency specializes in Building Better Beverage Business for our Hospitality Clients through cutting-edge marketing programs and promotions interactive food...