Associate Brand Manager - World Aged Spirits

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, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, 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.

As the Associate Brand Manager - World Aged Spirits, you will be responsible for supporting and/or managing assigned categories/brands. You will develop and execute strategies, activation plans/budgets and new business development (NBD) initiatives.  You will collaborate cross functionally with Sales, Trade Marketing teams, Business Intelligence, DCOE, Operations, Finance, Compliance, agencies and trade partners to achieve business and strategic objectives.

Priorities

• 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
• Design, implement a system of brand and state priorities - resulting in a brand / state priority matrix. Execute (work) on the priorities at a state / brand level
• Maintain a prioritized list of new initiatives and ensure projects are communicated and managed in order to achieve target ship dates and volumes.
• Strategic Brands have well documented strategic plans and annual plans and activities that support and achieve the long term goals.
• 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.

MUST

• Bachelor's degree - preferred degreed in business, marketing or communications
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Ability to communicate with all levels of an org
• Willingness to travel
• Strong computer skills and high comfort using technology and systems
• Ability to quickly learn new systems/processes
• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Budgeting, planning and/or financial analysis experience
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time
• Implementation or project management experience
• Experience in a fast paced environment

PREFERRED

• MBA
• Experience with three tier distribution system
• Experience in new business development
• Prior advertising agency experience

Physical Requirements

• A valid driver's license
• Ability to pay attention to detail

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