Brand Ambassador - Juliette Liqueur

Charles Jacquin et Cie, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Charles Jacquin et Cie, Inc. in Chicago seeks a Part-time Brand Activator to grow our luxury liqueur brand in on-premise accounts. You will influence bartenders and managers to gain point-of-sale placements and drive case volume.

You must live in the Chicago area, have strong relationship skills, and be comfortable with non-traditional hours. This role combines sales, events, and digital promotion to elevate brand presence in the market.

Qualifications

• Live within the Chicago, IL area.
• Part-time sales and marketing role in on-premise settings.
• Must have experience with luxury brands and on-trade relationships.

Responsibilities

• Call on on-premise accounts to sell initial distribution and drive volume.
• Engage with distributor sales teams to align local and national objectives.
• Develop target on-premise account lists with sales teams.
• Amplify brand activity across social channels (Instagram/Facebook).
• Participate in tastings and events, evenings or weekends.
• Provide monthly market reports to supervisor.
• Track budgets and measure results weekly.
• Maintain calendar of market activities and promotions.

Skills

Brand activation

Sales

Relationship building

Social media

Event promotions

Budget tracking

Time management

Luxury brands

Communication

Independent working

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Word

CRM tools

Job description

The Cooper family, the country’s oldest producer of cordials, has a long history creating premium liqueurs, including Domaine de Canton, St. Germain, and Chambord. The newest addition to this portfolio of category defining French liqueurs, Juliette Peche de Vigne, is the world’s only artisanal, ultra-premium peach liqueur handcrafted near Bordeaux in Southwestern France. In support, brand specialists will be placed in key US markets. Brand Specialists are entrepreneurial-minded, yet business-savvy beverage professionals who are versed in luxury. Our mission is to help spread the word, raise awareness, gain POD’s/menu placements, drive volume and amplify the brand’s activity in a sustainable manner.

*Please note, you must live within the Chicago, IL area

POSITION SUMMARY

The Brand Activator position is a part-time sales and marketing role responsible for building our brand in the on-premise. The position requires the ability influence key decision makers and gain brand loyalty amongst the bartending community. The Brand Specialist is responsible for the following:

• Leveraging on-trade relationships to gain PODs
• Directly engage with accounts to drive case volume and reorders
• Engage with local distributor partner to support market activity
• Raise awareness within strategic target group
• Be the local voice to drive conversation around the brand
• Create opportunity for consideration and trial
• Deliver brand message
• Support local commercial team/distributor partners
• Support National Brand Advocate/Ambassador

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS

• Call on on-premise accounts within the assigned territory to sell in initial distribution and develop strong working relationships that generate reorders and case volume
• Serve as the primary contact for the distributor sales teams to ensure they are informed of local and national objectives and programs
• Work with VP- Brand Director and local sales teams to develop target on-premise account lists
• Amplify brand/brand activity across social channels (Instagram/Facebook)
• Actively participate in brand promotions, tastings and events, which often occur in the evenings or on weekends, at least once per week
• Provide monthly market and competitive brand reports to supervisor to include key success stories, competitive activities, market trends, distributor feedback and key lessons learned
• Maintain calendar of market activities and promotions to ensure effective utilization of brand building activities.
• Track, measure and report on results and budgets on a weekly basis
• Complete special projects as needed
• Prior experience working with luxury brands is a must for this position.
• Strong local market knowledge
• Existing relationships with key on-premise accounts
• Ability to work independently and to plan their own time and activities
• Comfort working on a high-performance, fast paced entrepreneurial team
• Detailed oriented, highly organized with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Willingness to work non-traditional hours
• Customer driven and consumer focused
• Comfortable with cold calling on accounts to sell in distribution and programming
• Past experience working with a major distributor in the market
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence and partner with customers and co-workers
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
• Ability to understand, manage and responsibly track assigned budgets
• Demonstrated computer proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and web-based reporting tools
• Ability to conduct oneself in an ethical and professional manner at all times
• Clean driving record and good credit history
• Must be able to provide own transportation to and from accounts and events