Commercial Operations Manager

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, Blanton’s, Traveller, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Svedka, Wheatley, BuzzBallz, Southern Comfort, Seagram’s V.O., Myers’s, Goldschläger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.

We’re 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 “world’s most award-winning distillery” through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.

The Commercial Operations Manager leads the team of Commercial Operations Specialist. The focus of this position is ensuring excellence in the area of customer setup, customer maintenance, buy list setup/maintenance, commissions, depletions reconciliation, as well as other areas that help to support the sales and marketing teams.

Priorities

• PDS system design and implementation to include active PDS evaluation for each team member with regular feedback sessions between team member and manager, overall grid rating for each team member, 360 degree feedback program. Identify the #1 Skill to be developed by each team member.
• Grow sales volume, manage and optimize cost of goods and overheads - while delivering highest quality products. Priority Brands will grow in volume and profit at a faster rate than the total business, and will comprise more than 65%. Strategic and annua
• Increasing Sazerac's profitability. Utilize the new price structure system to more accurately measure Sazerac's financial contribution with the distributor, increase efficiency with retail pricing and identify financial opportunities. Our Division Managers will be able to supply consistent pricing models for key brands in key markets based on consumer pricing worked back to the FOB and be able to make coherent proposals for new brands in new markets using that same technique.

MUST

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting or relevant experience.
• 3+ years relevant experience (minimum)
• Experience in a fast paced environment
• Management experience
• Demonstrate the ability to work as a team as well as self-directed
• Ability to quickly learn new systems/processes
• Detail oriented
• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Strong computer skills and high comfort using technology and systems
• Strong analytical and technical skills

PREFERRED

• Experience in alcohol beverage industry or cpg overall

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The Commercial Operations Manager leads the team of Commercial Operations Specialist. The focus of this position is ensuring excellence in the area of customer setup, customer maintenance, buy list setup/maintenance, commissions, depletions reconciliation, as well as other areas that help to support the sales and marketing teams.

Priorities

• PDS system design and implementation to include active PDS evaluation for each team member with regular feedback sessions between team member and manager, overall grid rating for each team member, 360 degree feedback program. Identify the #1 Skill to be developed by each team member.
• Grow sales volume, manage and optimize cost of goods and overheads - while delivering highest quality products. Priority Brands will grow in volume and profit at a faster rate than the total business, and will comprise more than 65%. Strategic and annua
• Increasing Sazerac's profitability. Utilize the new price structure system to more accurately measure Sazerac's financial contribution with the distributor, increase efficiency with retail pricing and identify financial opportunities. Our Division Managers will be able to supply consistent pricing models for key brands in key markets based on consumer pricing worked back to the FOB and be able to make coherent proposals for new brands in new markets using that same technique.