Brand Development Manager - Houston
Core Responsibilities and Activities
The Houston Brand Development Manager is responsible for:
- Brand Representation
- Industry Education
- Identify, Execute and Recap Local Events
- Social Media Presence
- Secure New Opportunities
- Maintain Brand Placements
- Legal and Compliance Accountability
- In Field Activities and Travel
- Travel/Entertainment and Promotion Budget Management
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with distributor sales representatives, district managers, and leadership teams.
- Conduct regular work-withs and market visits with distributor personnel to drive account execution and brand awareness.
- Influence distributor priorities and secure support for key account initiatives and promotional programs.
What this Role Requires
The role requires:
- A dynamic, outgoing personality and the courage to drive a new brand with the trade and consumers.
- A strong, competitive spirit and a passion for building a new, national brand and being part of a winning team that shares in its success.
- Frequent moving of product cases, event materials and barware, up to 50 pounds.
- This position requires regular evening and weekend work. Candidates must be available to attend consumer events, account activations, tastings, staff trainings, and industry functions outside traditional business hours.
What Success Looks Like in Houston
Success in this role includes:
- Growth in active account base and account engagement.
- Increased menu placements and feature activity.
- Consistent achievement of monthly depletion goals.
- Strong distributor relationships, management, and programming.
- Successful planning and execution of consumer activations.
- Consistent visibility in market and account coverage.
- Timely completion of reporting, expense management, and follow-up activities.
- Active on social media platforms to drive engagement with the target audience, including trade and consumers.
Required Qualifications
- Reside in the Greater Houston market.
- 3+ years beverage alcohol industry experience.
- Supplier, distributor, or agency experience preferred.
- Proven success building distributor relationships.
- Experience managing both on-premise and off-premise accounts.
- Ability to work independently in a remote field-based environment.
- Availability to work evenings and weekends.
- Strong presentation and account management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong social media influence.
- Ability to manage an ad hoc schedule.
- A valid driver’s license and automobile or other form of transportation (travel within territory).
- Outgoing, competitive personality with superior presentation skills.
- Excellent budget management skills.
- Must be able to thrive in a team setting.
- Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Additional Information
The annual base compensation for this position is $80,000 - $90,000 per year. Subject to company bonus plan terms and conditions.
This is an exempt position (not subject to overtime). The position offers a highly competitive benefits package including premium medical, dental, vision, 401k, monthly auto allowance, and flexible paid time off.
At Round 2 Sprits, LLC we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Flexible work from home options available.