Portfolio Director

Kentucky Eagle•Lexington, KY

About The Position

Kentucky Eagle is a family-built company, delivering the best wine, spirits and beer come hell or high water. Our team strives for excellence in everything we do. We are leaders in the industry and we’re proud of it. Full-time employees have access to a menu of great benefits including, medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, LTD, STD, life insurance and a 401k plan with a match up to 6%. We also offer paid vacation, paid sick, paid volunteer time and paid parental leave. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Plan, direct, negotiate, and coordinate the pricing and programming of all brands both wines and spirts for all business channels. Negotiate, plan, collaborate, and communicate pricing & supplier portfolio initiatives as well as manage supplier relationships throughout the organization. Manage accurate pricing and price reports, charge-backs, and timely supplier accounts receivable. Meet with all suppliers to plan out monthly, quarterly and, annual goals, etc. Review A.R, goals, pricing, support, incentives, supplier plan and reporting for timely and accurate record keeping. Execute programs/support to change trend in the channel(s) not producing up to agreed upon goals. Address supplier issues, goals, support changes, program updates/results. Be responsive to supplier needs and internal representation of reporting and meeting preparation. Manage meeting prep and meeting reports and recap notes. Structure everyday pricing and deal levels for retail on all brands. Create/assess the monthly charge-backs for all suppliers in On and Off Premise Channels. Work with suppliers to create deals for sales spikes or from brands changing price/support. Collaborate with Sales Management to drive improved programming and accuracy of programming and chargebacks .

Requirements

5+ years directly related experience managing multiple suppliers.
Experience evaluating and onboarding new wine & spirits suppliers.
Contract negotiation and administration.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Current Alcohol Permit
Valid Driver's License.
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of: Inventory software
Order processing systems
Microsoft Office Suite with Excel proficiency.
Diver reporting software

Nice To Haves

College degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, negotiate, and coordinate the pricing and programming of all brands both wines and spirts for all business channels.
Negotiate, plan, collaborate, and communicate pricing & supplier portfolio initiatives as well as manage supplier relationships throughout the organization.
Manage accurate pricing and price reports, charge-backs, and timely supplier accounts receivable.
Meet with all suppliers to plan out monthly, quarterly and, annual goals, etc.
Review A.R, goals, pricing, support, incentives, supplier plan and reporting for timely and accurate record keeping.
Execute programs/support to change trend in the channel(s) not producing up to agreed upon goals.
Address supplier issues, goals, support changes, program updates/results.
Be responsive to supplier needs and internal representation of reporting and meeting preparation.
Manage meeting prep and meeting reports and recap notes.
Structure everyday pricing and deal levels for retail on all brands.
Create/assess the monthly charge-backs for all suppliers in On and Off Premise Channels.
Work with suppliers to create deals for sales spikes or from brands changing price/support.
Collaborate with Sales Management to drive improved programming and accuracy of programming and chargebacks