Market Development Representative - Louisville

Sazerac Company • Louisville, KY

3d • $60,000 - $70,000

About The Position

Join Sazerac as a key partner to vibrant on-premise (think lively restaurants and bars) and bustling off-premise locations (grocery stores, convenience stores, and liquor stores) to achieve volume and distribution sales goals for our brands across Sazerac's diverse spirits portfolio! What You’ll Be Doing: As a Market Development Representative, you and your team will play a pivotal role in our success story. The role involves: Crafting Solutions for Growth: Implement and manage innovative solutions to boost business for assigned accounts, ensuring Sazerac brands soar in market share. Brand Building: Use consumer and category trends as your toolkit to educate customers, solve challenges, and skyrocket sales – building brands is an art. Distribution: Lead distributors with in-store selling, marketing, and account execution. Volume Objectives: Help achieve volume objectives for the core brands in our diverse portfolio. Strategic Programs: Implement and execute programs that deliver on distribution, merchandising, display, and retail promotional goals – turning plans into results. Rapport Building: Develop mutually valuable rapport with assigned customers by understanding their needs and requirements. Communication & Collaboration: Take center stage as the communication lead between key customers, wholesalers, and our internal dream team. KPI Monitoring: We track established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure we consistently reach our goals. Job responsibilities may vary by state depending on regulatory requirements for the state.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 1 year of professional field sales experience in alcohol-beverage or CPG (consumer packaged goods) industries. New college graduates require a sales/marketing internship or full/part-time sales role (preferably in consumer-packaged goods) and/or sales competition experience.
• Proven volume achievements and ability to deliver on distribution and retail promotional goals.
• Demonstrated successful use of sales data analytics and tools to drive sales results, identify market trends, and produce measurable results.
• A valid driver's license and ability to travel within an assigned territory is required.
• Flexibility to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Live in or near the territory.
• Ability to personally cover ordinary and essential business expenses that will be promptly reimbursed.
• Required to obtain a solicitor’s permit in any state.
• Standing for an extended period of time
• Ability to pick up and/or move objects up to 35lbs without assistance
• Ascend or descend stairs
• Ability to drive and visit multiple accounts in one day
• Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage innovative solutions to boost business for assigned accounts
• Use consumer and category trends to educate customers, solve challenges, and skyrocket sales
• Lead distributors with in-store selling, marketing, and account execution
• Help achieve volume objectives for the core brands in our diverse portfolio
• Implement and execute programs that deliver on distribution, merchandising, display, and retail promotional goals
• Develop mutually valuable rapport with assigned customers by understanding their needs and requirements
• Act as the communication lead between key customers, wholesalers, and our internal team
• Track established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees