Trade Development Manager - Montréal, Canada - Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits

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Montréal, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

What You Need To Know:

Open your future to incredible career potential. Work for an industry-leader who invests in their people.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits is North America's preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success.

We were named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and are included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

At Southern Glazer's, you'll enjoy an environment where continuous learning and growth are supported and experience a culture where you are respected, and your voice is heard.

If you're looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

Overview:

Serve as the primary liaison between the local market and designated suppliers; work to develop strategic direction for supplier priorities to meet volume and value targets through optimal allocation of resources and adherence to brand strategy/standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

Create marketing programs for use in the field, present new program ideas, and efficiencies, and obtain senior leadership buyin
Plan, execute and evaluate sales, promotions, and marketing of brands
Deliver marketing brand plans to management teams
Take a Lead role in Supplier Planning Initiatives, including supplier meetings, programming communication, and business review/planning meeting with SGWS leadership
Ensure all retail programs fall in line with standards regarding tracking and execution by coordinating with Pricing, Business Intelligence, and Finance
Set program objectives and measure ROI with a KPI scorecard
Ensure brand pricing and gross profit is aligned to strategy by channel
Oversee funds related to local marketing and brand planning
Utilize various available analytic tools (, Tableau, ACD, EzFocus, etc.) to identify local market intelligence and opportunities consumer shifts/trends, channel dynamics, key account dynamics, etc.

Additional Primary Responsibilities:

Ensure all program tracking is accurate, timely and aligns with regional and individual state reporting

- familiarize yourself with competition and remain apprised of market trends and development within specific product categories, geographic regions, and accounts

Support POS / VAP planning and buys
Coach, direct, and counsel team on overall performance; define expectations and monitor progress
Attract, retain, and motivate the team to maintain an engaging work environment and ensuring sound policies and procedures adhered to
Perform other jobrelated duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Five years of relevant experience
Able to obtain and meet industry licensing requirements as needed
Must possess a valid driver license and secure and maintain autoliability insurance by state laws
Overnight travel as required
Good knowledge of Commercial Finance and Pricing practices
Knowledge of applicable state regulations and adult beverage market dynamics
Presentation skills necessary to effectively communicate, update, persuade, and facilitate discussions with all levels of management
Understanding of wine and spirits to include regions/varietals, product/food pairing techniques, basic production, and service
Ability to manage multiple projects/priorities on tight deadlines and maintain a high level of quality output
Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills

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, squatting, and stooping
Critical nature of this job may require extended hours, overtime, and weekends
May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement:

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees.

Unless otherwise