Brand Development Manager - Iowa

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Support accounts in trade channels including Off-Premise, regional, and national customers.
• Drive brand success via leadership selling against trade channels and actively supporting the selling efforts of sales reps, district managers, and key account specialists within the wholesaler.
• Lead all parts of the sales process including targeting appropriate accounts, lead selling, education and positioning brands for success within the account.
• Monitor field implementation and execution of programs within assigned accounts to ensure product pricing and promotion.
• Regularly interact with field management for updating programming and brand priorities, brand standards and best practices leading to successful execution in the market.
• Provide detailed tracking reports of wholesaler performance against agreed-to supplier objectives.
• Develop key account relationships that deliver measurable results.
• Work with key assigned teams to deliver monthly goals (work-withs, product training samples, etc.).
• Create, coordinate, and attend on-site promotional functions at established customer accounts (e.g., winemaker dinners, product launches, and tastings).
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five years of industry related sales experience within the distribution, hospitality or supplier community.
• Valid state motor vehicle operator's license and ability to obtain and maintain auto liability insurance by State laws.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Physical demands include frequently sitting and operating a motor vehicle.
• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping.
• May require lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 56lbs.