Red Bull Brand Manager

Summary

Position is responsible for providing focus and support to our sales and merchandising teams on our high-end, craft, import, and non-alcoholic product lines. This position is also responsible for maintaining a healthy relationship with all of our suppliers by cascading brand growth targets and incentives that align with our companys direction.

Responsibilities

• Verify compliance with distribution agreements ensuring all brewer and supplier standards are continually met.
• Train, develop, and coach sales reps and merchandisers on our high-end, craft, import, and non-alcoholic product lines.
• Maintain an accurate inventory for all products ordered and have a process in place to properly order all products that maintains product quality and freshness with as few out of stocks as possible.
• Maintain a detailed promotional calendar for the sales team and the administrative staff. This is to include historical promotional calendars to aid with forecasting product.
• Work closely with our supplier partners and other branches to coordinate the logistics of receiving and transferring product as efficiently as possible.
• Fill out and submit new item set up forms to the corporate office before receiving the product.
• Create informative sell-in sheets for the sales teams for all new products.
• Responsible for developing call frequencies on assigned accounts to ensure that the proper amount of time and energy is being given to the right brands in the right accounts.
• Work with the sales teams to ensure that they are properly selling in placements and displays.
• Build business relationships with retail decision makers and license owners.
• Responsible for ensuring product freshness standards are being followed in the market.
• Inspect retail advertising execution in the market.
• Increase shelf space and position for all products within our portfolio.
• Assist in the process building of monthly sales objectives for all sales teams to ensure that the proper account level goals are being set.
• Attend all sales department and company meetings.
• Sit in on scheduled sales team meetings to add focus to our high-end, craft, import, and non-alcoholic product lines.
• Positively communicate and work with other team members to build a cohesive team.
• Execute company and supplier partner assigned surveys.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Direct experience in wholesale beer distribution and/or brewer/supplier operations
• Good communication skills and ability to partner and collaborate effectively with others
• Time management skills
• Knowledge of iPad/Computer applications and operations
• High School Diploma or GED
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Proficient in Microsoft office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including some nights, weekends and holidays
• Ability to work and drive positive results in a fast-paced team environment
• 2 years of prior sales experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Field and retail sales experience in the beverage industry or other consumer product industries
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage time and multiple projects
• Proven track record of leadership, team building and sound decision making

Physical Requirements

• Ability to move products weighing up to 165 lbs.
• Hang merchandise as needed
• Repetitive lifting, up to 50 lbs. overhead
• Bending, pulling/pushing up to 340 pounds on a two-wheeler
• Ability to continuously stand or walk
• Ability to bend and occasionally squat

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage in addition to life and disability insurance plans
• Paid Vacation and Paid Holidays
• Retirement and Savings (401K) Plan