Senior Manager, Refreshment Strategy & On-Premise Growth

Suntory Global Spirits; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Suntory Global Spirits is seeking a senior leader to drive the refreshment strategy within the On-Premise channel and to scale signature refreshment services across key accounts. You will collaborate with U.S.

and global brands, insights, and R&D to identify and test compelling offerings that improve speed-to-service and customer experience. The role requires 5–10 years in beverages, 50% travel, and a proven track record in coaching sales and field teams, plus experience implementing scalable

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ experience in Beverage Alcohol industry, proven experience in the spirits category.
• Willing to travel 50%
• Proven experience coaching, developing and influencing sales and field teams.
• Experience designing and implementing commercial capability-building programs, training curricula and field toolkits.

Responsibilities

• Lead Refreshment PDCA (Plan Do Check Act) and Commercial Coaching.
• Cross functional collaboration with U.S. and Global Brands, Advocacy, and R&D teams to identify signature refreshment serves.
• Target key refreshment occasions and consumption moments where SGS brands can win.
• Set clear roadmap and plan for refreshment solution execution across metrics.
• Establish structured feedback loops between sales, customers, distributors and brand.
• Lead bi-weekly and monthly meetings to prioritize actions that drive business impact.

Skills

Coaching & leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Sales enablement

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Suntory Global Spirits is seeking a senior leader to drive the refreshment strategy within the On-Premise channel and to scale signature refreshment services across key accounts. You will collaborate with U.S.

and global brands, insights, and R&D to identify and test compelling offerings that improve speed-to-service and customer experience. The role requires 5–10 years in beverages, 50% travel, and a proven track record in coaching sales and field teams, plus experience implementing scalable