Commercial Sales Manager Opportunities

Bacardi-Martini; Florida; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Career development programs

Travel discounts

Medical insurance

Job summary

Bacardi is seeking a Sales Manager to drive commercial results across key on- and off-premise accounts in Florida. You will strengthen relationships with restaurants, bars, hotels, retailers, and distributors while developing strategies to grow distribution, visibility, and sales.

You will lead promotions, activations, trainings, and customer programs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and analyze performance trends to identify opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in beverage alcohol, hospitality, food & beverage, or consumer goods industries.
• Strong ability to build and maintain influential customer relationships.
• Commercial acumen and a passion for driving sales results.
• Experience working with distributors, wholesalers, on-premise accounts, retailers, or hospitality operators.
• Strong presentation, influencing, and communication skills.
• Experience executing activations, promotions, events, or customer programs.
• The ability to analyze business opportunities and develop account growth strategies.
• Entrepreneurial thinking and an ownership mindset.
• A passion for Bacardi brands, culture, and consumer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Building and strengthening relationships with key customers, accounts, distributors, and industry stakeholders.
• Developing and executing customer business plans that drive distribution, visibility, consumer engagement, and sales growth.
• Identifying new business opportunities and expanding Bacardi's presence within assigned territories and accounts.
• Executing promotional programs, activations, trainings, events, and consumer engagement initiatives.
• Collaborating with distributor partners and cross-functional teams to achieve commercial objectives.
• Leading account presentations, business reviews, and brand education sessions.
• Analyzing sales performance, market trends, and competitive activity to identify growth opportunities.
• Managing account investments, promotional budgets, and performance metrics.
• Supporting local, regional, and national brand initiatives within the market.
• Training and educating customers and account staff on Bacardi brands and portfolio offerings.
• Maintaining accurate reporting and tracking of customer activities, account objectives, and business results.
• Delivering against sales, distribution, activation, and execution goals while building long-term customer partnerships.
• Representing Bacardi at industry events, trade shows, community activations, and key customer engagements.
• Staying informed on consumer, hospitality, and beverage alcohol trends to help identify emerging opportunities.

Skills

Relationship building

Sales

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Account management

Job description

At Bacardi, we are continuously building relationships with exceptional commercial talent who are passionate about hospitality, spirits, sales, and brand building. By joining our talent community, you'll be considered for current and future opportunities across our U.S. Commercial organization. If you have experience in beverage sales, distributor management, account development, or spirits activation, we'd love to hear from you. By joining our talent network, you'll be considered for current and upcoming opportunities across our U.S. markets.

What You'll Do

As a Sales Manager, you'll be responsible for driving commercial results and strengthening relationships within key on and off premise accounts, including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, hotels, chains, independent retailers, and or more.

Responsibilities may include:

• Building and strengthening relationships with key customers, accounts, distributors, and industry stakeholders
• Developing and executing customer business plans that drive distribution, visibility, consumer engagement, and sales growth
• Identifying new business opportunities and expanding Bacardi's presence within assigned territories and accounts
• Executing promotional programs, activations, trainings, events, and consumer engagement initiatives
• Collaborating with distributor partners and cross-functional teams to achieve commercial objectives
• Leading account presentations, business reviews, and brand education sessions
• Analyzing sales performance, market trends, and competitive activity to identify growth opportunities
• Managing account investments, promotional budgets, and performance metrics
• Supporting local, regional, and national brand initiatives within the market
• Training and educating customers and account staff on Bacardi brands and portfolio offerings
• Maintaining accurate reporting and tracking of customer activities, account objectives, and business results
• Delivering against sales, distribution, activation, and execution goals while building long-term customer partnerships
• Representing Bacardi at industry events, trade shows, community activations, and key customer engagements
• Staying informed on consumer, hospitality, and beverage alcohol trends to help identify emerging opportunities
  

What We're Looking For

• Experience in the beverage alcohol, hospitality, food & beverage, or consumer goods industries
• A proven ability to build and maintain influential customer relationships
• Commercial acumen and a passion for driving sales results
• Experience working with distributors, wholesalers, on-premise accounts, retailers, or hospitality operators
• Strong presentation, influencing, and communication skills
• Experience executing activations, promotions, events, or customer programs
• The ability to analyze business opportunities and develop account growth strategies
• Entrepreneurial thinking and an ownership mindset
• A passion for Bacardi brands, culture, and consumer engagement

Why Join Bacardi?

Whether your experience comes from behind the bar, managing accounts for a distributor, developing business for a supplier, or leading teams in hospitality, Bacardi offers opportunities to build iconic brands, strengthen customer partnerships, drive commercial growth, and create memorable consumer experiences.

Please note: This is an evergreen talent community posting intended to build our pipeline of future Commercial Sales Manager talent. While an immediate opening may not be available, qualified candidates will be considered for future opportunities as they arise.

leadership agility

At Bacardi we care deeply about finding brilliant talent who can bring the following personal attributes to help elevate our 3Fs: Fearless, Family, Founder culture to the next level.

• Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become
• Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others
• People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance
• Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.
• Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you’re presented with
• Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience

Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person's identity.

At Bacardi, we are committed to providing our Primos (employees) with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well-being, and much more to meet the needs of themselves and their families. It goes beyond just Cash! The total rewards program is based on pay for performance, whereby the incentive programs are linked to company and individual performance.

Compensation, Paid Time Off & Retirement

• Competitive Pay Package
• Competitive Holiday/Paid Time Off, plus additional days offered ( i.e, volunteer day, allowing you to give back to the community)
• Retirement/Pension Plan
• Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Best-in-class, family-friendly, and inclusive leave policies

Additional Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements (depending on role/office/site location)
• Access to E-learning Platforms and Career Development programs
• Travel Discounts ( i.e., hotel and car rental)
• And much more!

The benefits /perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Bacardi, your work location, and are subject to change.

Some benefits may be subject to an employee contribution.

Some benefits may be fully or partially subsidized. Incentive plans are linked to the nature of your employment and can vary based on region, market, function or brand.

BE Fearless

We empower our teams to question, challenge and innovate.

This means adopting an agile mindset, being comfortable with trying new things and taking risks, without being reckless.

BEHAVE LIKE Family

We treat each other, and our communities, like family. Always.

We are all ‘Primos’ (Spanish for cousins) at Bacardi. Being part of the family gives you the support you need to be the best you can be.

The spirit of entrepreneurship is at the heart of everything we do.

Everyone at Bacardi sees this business as their own. We do the right thing for the business and take accountability for our work.

Life Inside Bacardi

Be Fearless, act like a Founder.

Follow our Primos on their journey to success. Where did they start and what’s it like to work for Bacardi? You too can be part of our story.

Bacardi is the world's largest privately-held international spirits company. We are a brand-led growth company with over 200 brands and labels. More than 8,000 people across the globe work toward a common purpose to Make Moments Matter. At Bacardi we are guided by our 3Fs culture of being Fearless, treating each other like Family, and having a Founders mentality. And have plenty of fun along the way!

You will hear us refer to each other as a “Primo” which means cousin in Spanish, and it´s our way to referring to employees. It´s also a reminder that we are a family-owned business with Latin heritage since 1862.

Primos are empowered to embrace diversity of thought and a global mindset to grow the Bacardi business and be future fit.

Leadership at Bacardi listen to Primos through pulse surveys, town halls, action team forums and development training sessions.

We get to enjoy social events, brand days, celebrate in trade with customers and have the opportunity to give back to the community through local initiatives like My Inspirit Day. We stand by doing the right thing and foster a culture of wellness and prioritizing Primo wellbeing through impactful resources and initiatives.

If this sounds like a culture you wish to join, check out our current opportunities.

How can I stay on top of the latest Bacardi news?

Our Global headquarters is based in Bermuda. Our Regional headquarters are Amsterdam for Europe & Latin America & the Caribbean; Dubai for Asia, Middle East & Africa and Coral Gables for North America. For Global Marketing, our teams are based in London, UK. In addition, we have offices, distilleries, production sites and brand homes around the world.

What careers are possible at Bacardi?

Our portfolio boasts more than 200 brands and labels and we sell in more than 160 markets. That global scale offers opportunities across functions and markets. From those who craft and produce our brands to those who market and sell them to everything in between.We also have opportunities across levels of experience from those who are starting their professional career (and are of local legal drinking age) to those who have decades of experience under their belt.

Does Bacardi run an Internship or Graduate program?

From time to time, we contract talent for specific functions and markets on a paid internship basis. We do not run a recurring global internship and rather allow markets and team to determine local needs and opportunities.

Does Bacardi offer training and development opportunities to grow your career?

We are there for the moments that matter in our Primos’ careers - the times they need to step outside of their comfort zone and grow. Whether that’s when they step through our doors as a new Primo, take on a new role, want to learn new skills and develop, or take that opportunity of a lifetime abroad to gain experiences across different cultures, functions, and markets.

We have world-class resources to support you every step of the way. From our Becoming Bacardi onboarding to global mentorship programs, mixology sessions, regular “lunch and learns” and coaching and development programs, there are many ways to expand your skills and opportunities. Learning never ends and that’s why we even continue development at the most senior levels with global programs at Harvard Business School and the University of Miami, among others.

Do I need to drink alcohol to work at Bacardi?

The simple answer is no candidates do not need to drink alcohol to be considered for a role. The Bacardi portfolio of products includes alcohol, low alcohol and no alcohol products. Bacardi promotes balanced, moderate drinking as part of a mindful lifestyle. The decision whether or not to drink alcohol is a personal one and we respect lifestyle choices.

What we value most is high performing talent with an ability to understand how to engage with our brand consumers and business partners.

We do, of course, only hire people who are of legal drinking age in their market.

What language should I submit my application in?

English is the official and primary language at Bacardi. Our Hiring Teams are located worldwide. Please submit your resume and other materials in English. Only consider using a local language for your application if the job positing specifies this request.

What are the stages of an interview process?

The first step is submitting your application which will be reviewed by our Hiring Team. Should your experience meet the qualifications and expectations of the open role, you will begin the interview process. Generally speaking, you can expect a few stages of conversations. The timing of the interview process will vary and our focus will be on ensuring that the key stakeholders get to know you and that you get to know us. You will be expected to do a face-to-face interview in person or over video call in some cases, at least once, during the hiring process.
Sometimes we do ask candidates for customer facing roles or more junior candidates to complete an automated online video interview. You will self-record answers to our automated questions and this will be reviewed by the Hiring Team.

For Management and Leadership roles we may request an additional assessment that takes a deeper dive into your potential leadership style.

If your hiring journey is successful, we'll make it official with a job offer letter and be ready to welcome you to the team.

How long does the interview process take?

The process will vary and usually depend on different factors such as the volume of applications received, seniority level of the role and stakeholder availability within the hiring team. Our recruiters are in-house and will be in touch as soon as possible to inform you of next steps. We appreciate your interest and patience.

Can I receive additional support or reasonable adjustments during the interview process?

We want everyone to enjoy their Bacardi interview experience and will consider requests for personal requirements (be that the interview environment or other adjustments). Please make your recruiter aware via email when invited for interview. We will do our best to accommodate your needs at each stage and make your experience a supportive one.