Regional Manager
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 70000 - 105000
Posted on:
12 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description Ozarks Regional Manager
Position SummaryThis is a field-based position dedicated to selling and developing the Precept Wine & Spirits Brands. Focus will be but not limited to the states of Texas Missouri and Louisiana covering both off & on-premise channels as well as select key accounts. Responsibilities include developing relationships with key customers and wholesaler sales team as well as calling on select headquarter buyers within these markets.
Responsibilities:
Market Execution
- Responsible for sales and distribution in specified list of 100 accounts as well as developing new business on premises.
- Identify sales opportunities e.g. compliance and sell in with feature and display mandates distribution authorizations and execution
- Measure the effectiveness of volume driving initiatives and suggest new approaches to improve the impact of these initiatives on sales results
- Provide support and follow through for key National and Regional account programming (e.g. program execution including closing mandated distribution gaps)
- Share execution best practices & consistent tracking communication to wholesalers
- Provide market intelligence to their Regional Director continuously improving Precept Wines
- Develop initiatives for local and regional key accounts
- Identify market specific business development opportunities
- Maintain calendar of industry events winemaker travel and marketplace activities
- Ensure required reports and expenses are turned in timely and as necessary
- Manage Travel & Expenses and non-price budgets to company guidelines and deliver on financial goals
Sales
- Achieve monthly quarterly and annual sales goals across all Precept Wine & Spirits Brands
- Visit and review a rotating sample of key accounts within area of responsibility based on sales goals
- Support local wholesaler with selling in all aspects of the monthly focus for distribution feature support
- Work with and assist the Region Director in building an annual business plan including sales distribution and promotional efforts
- Execute new product roll-out plans in conjunction with Regional Director and Strategic Account Managers
Distributor Management
- Outline and secure tools (pricing marketing strategy) to achieve plan goals for focus programs
- Ensure distributor alignment and commitment Collaborative practices with the distributors management and sales representatives
- Review and evaluate distributor depletions accounts sold inventory monthly and mid-monthly with distributors channel managers
- Review and evaluate distributor depletion and accounts sold in relation to Precepts goals quarterly with distributors channel managers
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or equivalent job experience
- Minimum fouryears experience in the beverage alcohol industry
- Proven track record in building good relationships with customers as well as internal associates
- Comprehensive knowledge of the market the wine industry products and competitive brands.
- Outgoing self-starter charismatic and articulate
- Willingness to work non-traditional hours as needed (including nights and weekends)
- Strong math skills with ability to understand wholesaler margin and retailer cost of goods calculation.
- Computer literate with the ability to use software applications including Microsoft Word PowerPoint and Excel
- Occasional local and overnight travel required within the region.
- Reside in territory - preferably Dallas or Houston.
- Demonstrates diligence and ability to follow through on all commitments
- Demonstrates strong oral written and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrates ability to achieve performance goals with a minimum direction
Compensation:
DOE Bonus Opportunity
Car Allowance Provided
Travel & M&E budget provided
Local candidates only. No recruiter inquiries.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Time Management
- area management
- Financial Concepts
- Management Experience
- Profit & Loss
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Operations Management
- LIHTC
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Property Management
- Supervising Experience
About Company
Seattle-based Precept Wine is the largest privately held wine producer in the Pacific Northwest and a top 13 American wine producer. With deep roots representing more than 30 years of Northwest investments in the wine industry, Precept owns and maintains nearly 5,000 planted vineyard ... View more
