Market Development Representative Missouri- Springfield On-Premise

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 Goldschläger 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 Sazerac as a key partner to vibrant on-premise (think lively restaurants and bars) to achieve volume and distribution sales goals for our brands across Sazeracs diverse spirits portfolio!

Sazerac is exponentially growing our U.S. salesforce with Market Development Representatives as part of a strategic company expansion. This opportunity is great for someone looking to begin and accelerate their sales career within a fast-paced high-growth industry and will have a direct impact on the success of the company.

Additional responsibilities for theMarket Development Representativeinclude:

• Directly manage solutions to grow their assigned accounts business while driving results that deliver market share growth for Sazerac brands.
• Build brands by utilizing consumer and category trends to educate customers solve problems and maximize sales.
• Lead in-store selling merchandising marketing and execution for accounts.
• Achieve volume objectives for priority brands in the portfolio
• Plan and implement programs to deliver distribution merchandising display and retail promotional objectives.
• Develop mutually valuable relationships with assigned customers through understanding their key needs and requirements.
• Serve as the communication lead between key customers wholesalers and internal teams.
• Monitor agreed upon Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with key customers.
• Support Market Development Manager with brand building programming and distribution activities with customers.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Business or equivalent experience
• Minimum 1 year of relevant professional experience or for new college graduates a sales internship or full/part-time sales role (preferably in consumer goods)
• A valid drivers license
• Ability and willingness to work non-traditional hours (nights/weekends)
• Strong planning & organizational skills
• Willingness to travel
• Must be able to obtain a relevant solicitors permit in any state
• Candidate must reside in or near the territory
• Must be able to personally pay or charge ordinary and necessary business expenses that will be timely reimbursed

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years sales experience
• Market development and sales analysis experience
• Strong ability to self-manage and manage schedule to achieve results
• Experience building customer relationships

Physical Requirements:

• Standing for an extended period of time
• Ability to pick up and/or move objects up to 35 pounds without assistance
• Ascend or descend stairs
• Ability to drive and visit multiple accounts in one day
• Strong communication skills

A career at Sazerac offers you the opportunity to reach your full potential as part of a creative decisive high-performance team. Sazerac values the needs and wants of our team members and offers inclusive benefits to attract and retain the best talent. Our culture is built upon the values of hard work diligence and personal responsibility.

Sazerac Team Members enjoy:

• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits from Day One including medical dental vision disability and life insurance.
• Family Coverage:Options to cover family members including domestic partners.
• 401(k) Plan:Immediate access to a matching 401(k) plan.
• Flexible Time Away:Enjoy paid time off (PTO) holidays and parental leave.
• Mental Health and Wellness:Access to mental health care and wellness incentive programs.
• Educational Support:Benefit from tuition reimbursement and our scholarship program for dependents of Sazerac team members.
• Fun Extras:Enjoy branded apparel fun events and a team member bottle purchase program.
• Training and Development:Opportunities for professional growth and development.

Benefits salary range and programs may vary by role or location. For roles within our commercial team - the Salary range refers to base salary only and does not include car allowance annual bonus fuel or cell phone ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package. Sazerac is committed to equality of opportunity without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin veteran status age gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation genetic information physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status