Business Development Manager - Signature Fine Wine (Tacoma, WA)
Women of the Vine & Spirits · Tacoma, WA · 1 mo ago
Business Development$60k–$80k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the posting.
First, remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Apply" etc.
We need to preserve all substantive info.
Let's extract content:
Company: Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Location: Tacoma, WA
Other Sales Apply (maybe irrelevant)
What You Need To Know: "Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people - and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the preeminent wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer's isn't just one of Forbes' Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933. Southern Glazer's is proud of its well-earned positive reputation, continually achieving accolades for our outstanding workplace culture. We take pride in creating a culture where our people are valued, supported, and provided opportunities for growth and belonging."
That's about the company, could be "About the role" or "About the company". Use heading "About the role". We'll put that paragraph.
Next: "Southern Glazer's offers a competitive package with starting salary between $60000 - $80000 / year (includes fixed and sales variable compensation) plus eligibility for sales incentives and auto allowance. This salary range is an average range for this position. In determining a final offer, the company will evaluate a specific candidate's education, skills and experience and will make an offer appropriately."
That's Pay info.
Next: "As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more."
That's Benefits.
Next: "By joining Southern Glazer's, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job - it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people."
Could be part of About.
Next: "Additional Information: Must have in-depth wine knowledge."
That's a requirement.
Next: "Overview The Business Development Manager (BDM) is responsible for managing and strategically growing SGWS's business through influential leadership."
That's about role.
Next: "Primary Responsibilities" list.
Let's extract bullet points:
- Accountable for achieving revenue, margin, and gross profit targets as set by the Sales Director.
- Communicate local program spending effectiveness to maximize the company's profits.
- Help determine the ROI on outlined focused initiatives
- Responsible for accurately analyzing and projecting quarterly and monthly business for assigned territory
- Strategically provide the shared team with conflict resolution, removal of performance obstacles, and/or relationship concerns among key accounts in the region
- Identify market trends and developments in product categories, geographic regions, and among the entire account base, so you are at the forefront when compared to the competition
Then "Additional Primary Responsibilities" maybe duplicate? Actually after that there is "Additional Primary Responsibilities Minimum Qualifications". Might be formatting error. Let's see: The text after that: "Additional Primary Responsibilities Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field or 3-5 years of industry related sales experience3-5 years of industry-related sales experiencePossess a dependable vehicle, valid driver's license, proof of state registration and insurance, and an acceptable driving recordManage and stay within a budget that may be assigned on behalf of the companyMust demonstrate a strategic, analytical thought processPossess a clear understanding of financial acumenAbility to analyze data available to anticipate potential issues and proactively model potential solutionsStrong communication, organization, and commercial planning capabilitiesProficient using Compass, Diver, Excel, and ProofAbility to understand supplier strategies and capability of aligning with internal and external teamsMust be at least 21 years of age"
So we need to separate responsibilities and qualifications.
Let's parse:
After "Additional Primary Responsibilities" maybe they meant "Additional Primary Responsibilities" then "Minimum Qualifications". But the text lumps them.
We need to extract qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field or 3-5 years of industry related sales experience
- 3-5 years of industry-related sales experience (duplicate)
- Possess a dependable vehicle, valid driver's license, proof of state registration and insurance, and an acceptable driving record
- Manage and stay within a budget that may be assigned on behalf of the company
- Must demonstrate a strategic, analytical thought process
- Possess a clear understanding of financial acumen
- Ability to analyze data available to anticipate potential issues and proactively model potential solutions
- Strong communication, organization, and commercial planning capabilities
- Proficient using Compass, Diver, Excel, and Proof
- Ability to understand supplier strategies and capability of aligning with internal and external teams
- Must be at least 21 years of age
Also "Physical Demands" section: list physical demands.
Physical Demands:
- Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include sitting and typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or mobile device
- Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
- Work week will often exceed 40 hours including working mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays when required
- May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 40lbs
That could be Schedule? Actually schedule is about hours. But we have work week >40 hours, mornings, nights, weekends, holidays. That's schedule info. So we can put Schedule section.
Physical demands maybe not needed as separate section; could be part of Requirements? But we have no specific heading for physical demands. Could include under Requirements or Qualifications. But we can keep as part of Requirements maybe.
We need to avoid duplication.
We need to output sections only if they have real specific content.
Potential sections:
- About the role (company overview, role overview)
- Responsibilities (list)
- Requirements (maybe minimum qualifications)
- Qualifications (maybe preferred? but we have only minimum)
- Skills (maybe list of skills like communication, analytical, etc.)
- Benefits (list)
- Pay (salary range)
- Schedule (work week >40 hours, varied shifts)
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
First, About the role: combine company overview and role overview.
Paragraphs: maybe two
tags. Responsibilities:
- each bullet. Requirements: maybe list of qualifications (education, experience, vehicle, budget, strategic thought, financial acumen, data analysis, communication, proficiency, supplier alignment, age >=21). Also maybe include "Must have in-depth wine knowledge." That's a requirement. Qualifications: maybe we could separate education vs experience? But we have overlapping. Could combine. Skills: list of skills like strong communication, organization, commercial planning, analytical, financial acumen, data analysis, proficiency with Compass, Diver, Excel, Proof, understanding supplier strategies. Benefits: list. Pay: paragraph with salary range. Schedule: paragraph about work week >40 hours, mornings, nights, weekends, holidays. Physical demands maybe could be part of Requirements or separate but we don't have a heading for Physical Demands; we could include under Requirements as a bullet. But we need to avoid creating sections with filler. Physical demands is specific content; we could include under Requirements or maybe under a separate section "Working Conditions". But not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings are only those given. So we must fit into those headings. Could put physical demands under Requirements or maybe under Schedule? Not ideal but okay. Better to put under Requirements as a bullet. Now ensure we don't duplicate. Let's extract exact sentences. About the role: "Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people - and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the preeminent wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer's isn't just one of Forbes' Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933. Southern Glazer's is proud of its well-earned positive reputation, continually achieving accolades for our outstanding workplace culture. We take pride in creating a culture where our people are valued, supported, and provided opportunities for growth and belonging." Also "By joining Southern Glazer's, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job - it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people." We can combine. Responsibilities bullets: - Accountable for achieving revenue, margin, and gross profit targets as set by the Sales Director. - Communicate local program spending effectiveness to maximize the company's profits. - Help determine the ROI on outlined focused initiatives - Responsible for accurately analyzing and projecting quarterly and monthly business for assigned territory - Strategically provide the shared team with conflict resolution, removal of performance obstacles, and/or relationship concerns among key accounts in the region - Identify market trends and developments in product categories, geographic regions, and among the entire account base, so you are at the forefront when compared to the competition Requirements bullets: - Must have in-depth wine knowledge. - Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field or 3-5 years of industry related sales experience - 3-5 years of industry-related sales experience (maybe duplicate; we can keep one) - Possess a dependable vehicle, valid driver's license, proof of state registration and insurance, and an acceptable driving record - Manage and stay within a budget that may be assigned on behalf of the company - Must demonstrate a strategic, analytical thought process - Possess a clear understanding of financial acumen - Ability to analyze data available to anticipate potential issues and proactively model potential solutions - Strong communication, organization, and commercial planning capabilities - Proficient using Compass, Diver, Excel, and Proof - Ability to understand supplier strategies and capability of aligning with internal and external teams - Must be at least 21 years of age We could deduplicate the experience line: keep one. Skills bullets: maybe we can extract skills from qualifications: strong communication, organization, commercial planning capabilities; strategic, analytical thought process; clear understanding of financial acumen; ability to analyze data; proficiency with Compass, Diver, Excel, Proof; ability to understand supplier strategies; etc. But we might overlap with Requirements. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But we have headings for both. We need to decide. We could put education/experience/vehicle/etc under Requirements, and skills under Skills. Let's do that. Skills: - Strong communication, organization, and commercial planning capabilities - Strategic, analytical thought process - Clear understanding of financial acumen - Ability to analyze data to anticipate issues and model solutions - Proficiency with Compass, Diver, Excel, and Proof - Ability to understand supplier strategies and align with internal and external teams Benefits bullets: - Comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage - Dental and vision plans - Tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts - Disability coverage - Life insurance plans - 401(k) plan - Tuition assistance - Wellness program - Parental leave - Vacation accrual - Paid sick