Assistant Business Development Manager

UpSkill MNL; Taguig; On-site; PHP 279,000 - 390,600; Full time

Job summary

A leading business development firm is seeking an Assistant Business Development Manager in Taguig. This role involves identifying commercial opportunities, achieving sales targets, and building effective relationships with the trade. Candidates should have a college degree and at least one year of sales experience, with a strong knowledge of spirits and mixology. The position requires a self-starter, focused on brand advocacy and consumer engagement, working closely with diverse teams and customers.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of account management/sales experience.
• Strong knowledge of spirits, both international and domestic.
• Ability to set goals and evaluate performance against measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Identify commercial and development opportunities.
• Achieve sales targets/KPIs for brand advocacy and distribution.
• Build effective relationships with trade, influencers, and media.
• Drive drink development for your brands across all sectors.

Skills

Account management

Sales experience

Spirits education

Mixology knowledge

Customer relationship management

Education

College Graduate

Job description

About the job Assistant Business Development Manager

Key Responsibilities:

The Assistant Business Development Manager is to be a self-starter, self-motivated and personable character who will continually identify commercial and development opportunities, maintain a high internal and external presence, along side constant interaction with brand and commercial teams, as well as customers at the highest level.

Specifically:

• Set up a monthly customer call plan by identifying key strategic and new accounts and adhere to our sales call procedures and standards.
• Achieve sales targets/KPIs and develop implementation plan to grow brand advocacy, distribution, visibility and rate of sale for your brands mostly within the on-premise channel, but also includes off-premise channel.
• Build effective relationships with the trade, influencers and media.
• Conduct tastings to industry leading standards, achieving marketing and commercial objectives.
• Be the face of your brands in dealing with trade/press / PR activity.
• Host your trade events leaving participants feeling highly engaged with your brands.
• Respond promptly to customer enquiries and effectively and diplomatically handle customer complaints.
• Drive drink development for your brands across all sectors of the trade.
• Deliver monthly updates of all Artisanal spirits project activity including competitor and trade activity updates.
• Place POS material/activations prominently and creatively throughout outlets.
• Responsible for the sales target of given territory.
• Integrate and develop the brands within the Artisanal Spirits portfolio into strategically selected accounts in the on-premise and selected premium retailers by driving trade and consumer advocacy. Key sales and ambassador skills/tools are to be utilized to drive visibility, distribution and rate of sale of the portfolio including training, customer relationships and PR.

Job Qualifications:

• College Graduate
• At least 1 year of account management /sales experience
• Experience in Spirits education/brand ambassador work
• A good understanding of mixology Demonstrate ability to set goals and evaluate performance against measurable outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of spirits (both international & domestic)

Location: 22nd Floor, Menarco Building, 32nd Street, BGC, Taguig City.