Channel Developer, Off-Premise

Enthuse Marketing Group, LLC; Naperville, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Full benefits package

Paid time off

Job summary

Enthuse Marketing Group, LLC is seeking a Channel Developer, Off-Premise to drive commercial performance across a territory of spirit brands. The role requires proximity to designated market and involves engaging accounts with brand programming and sales strategies.

Reporting to the Field Performance Manager, you will build long-term relationships, analyze performance data, and coordinate agency initiatives, budgets, and assets while expanding knowledge of spirits trends.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of bev-alc industry experience.
• Knowledge of liquor laws and regulations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel to accounts; own transportation.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights/weekends.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Legal and compliance: maintain all guidelines.
• Drive brand presence and velocity in accounts.
• Plan, track, and implement engagement using data.
• Gain consumer insight to inform sessions.
• Manage agency budget, reporting, and assets.
• Serve as liaison between portfolio, distributor and customers.
• Develop knowledge in spirits and presentation skills.

Skills

Beverage alcohol industry

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Remote work ability

Bilingual English-Spanish

Job description

• Compensation: USD 60,000 - USD 72,000 - yearly

Company Description

Enthuse is an education-led marketing agency. We're a passionate team of marketers, educators, and instructional designers all dedicated to a singular mission - we teach the world to love our client's brands.

We're also one of the fastest growing WBENC-certified, 100% women-owned and led marketing agencies in the United States. So,join us and help createengaging content, delivered by world-class storytellers through unforgettable experiences that drive real business results. And do so while taking pride in the fact that each year, we devote a portion of our profits to help empower other women entrepreneurs who often don't have equitable access to resources like capital, mentorship, and community.

Job Description

Must be based within a 30-minute commuting distance of the designated market.

TheChannel Developer Off-Premise is responsible for driving commercial performance across a territory of off-Premise accounts for a large portfolio of spirit brands using strategic business solutions and hospitality industry expertise.

Reporting to the Field Performance Manager, the Channel Developer, Off-Premise will leverage brand programming, education and agency resources to provide value for customers/account gatekeepers in turn building a long-term relationship for the portfolio.

Core Responsibilities/Activities:

• Legal and Compliance Accountability. Maintain all legal and marketing code guidelines
• Customer Engagement. Drive brand presence, share, and velocity in accounts using strategic engagement activities and business-focused solutions
• Commercial and Performance Strategy. Plan, track, and implement brand and portfolio engagement using performance data
• Consumer Strategy. Gain insight to consumer trends to inform customer engagement sessions
• Identify merchandising opportunities by understanding portfolio priorities
• Agency Accountabilities. Complete accurate and timely management of agency initiatives including:
  • Budget and expense management
  • All reporting responsibilities
  • Tracking and management of performance data using agency-appointed platforms
  • Participation in all internal training initiatives
  • Point of Sale, asset and warehouse management
  • Brand, market, competitive and customer insight curation
• Network Partnership. Serve as key liaison between the portfolio, distributor, manager and customers for the accounts within the coverage territory
• Learning. Develop/deepen knowledge in spirits across several categories and skills in verbal and written presentation

What Success Looks Like:

• Commercial growth (exceeding goals) within territory
• Delivery of program activities
• Positive 360 feedback from manager, market team and client partners
• Share of success stories through strategic communications such that progress is clearly communicated to and understood by both agency and client
• Increasing brand and category knowledge

The physical demands of this role require the following:

• Bending, squatting, crouching and reaching,climbing, kneeling, and stooping including to arrange and display point of sale
• Frequent lifting and moving cases of product and other objects of 50 pounds or more

The above is not a complete listing of all miscellaneous, incidental, or similar duties which may be required from day to day.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in the bev-alc industry
• Distributor or broker experience is a plus
• Growing network of industry professionals in market
• Knowledge of liquor laws, regulations, and rules
• Interest in growing knowledge in spirits history/production and cocktail culture
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Persuasive selling and negotiation skills are required to develop and maintain strong relationships
• Ability to tailor communications for a variety of on-premise environments
• Deep understanding of market and industry trends
• Ability to work remotely
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel on an ad hoc basis including nights and weekendsrequired
• Must have access to reliable transportation to travel to and from accounts
• Desire for mentorship and willingness to contribute to team culture
• Bilingual (English and Spanish-speaking) a plus
• Manage administrative tasks with attention to meeting agency compliance guidelines and standards

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this job classification is between $60,000.00-$72,000.00 annually. The determination of what a specific employee in this job classification is paid depends on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, prior employment history/job-related skills and qualifications, length of service, brand program, and geographic location. This job classification is bonus-eligible, with bonus potential subject to applicable bonus plan terms and conditions.

This position offers incentive opportunitiesplus full benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with match, PTO time and more!

Enthuse Marketing is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, disability, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Enthuseis committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilitiesand for other reasonsin the employment application and hiring process,in accordance with applicable law.To request an accommodation please contact [e-mail] .

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