State Manager – Alabama & Mississippi

Socket.dev; Mississippi; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Paid Time Off

Retirement/Pension Plan

Insurance (Medical/Life)

Employee Assistance Programs

Inclusive leave policies

Job summary

Bacardi is seeking a State Manager to steer sales strategy and execution across designated markets in the U.S. You will lead a team, manage broker/distributor relationships, and drive profitability through data-driven planning and accountable leadership.

In this role, you will build strategic partnerships, lead high-impact programs, and deliver monthly performance reviews to ensure brand objectives are met with franchise partners and key accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or related field.
• 5+ years field sales experience in Spirits/Beverage.
• Supervisory/management experience and winning teams.
• Ability to build strong relationships with accounts and distributors.
• Track record of performance against KPI’s and targets.
• Founder mindset with strong financial acumen.
• Influential communicator across executives and partners.
• Proficient in MS Office and data analysis.
• Based in Alabama/Mississippi.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and achieve fiscal year sales goals for the market.
• Create sales programs and pricing strategy; review account performance.
• Plan quarterly/annual reviews with Franchise distributors and address opportunities.
• Manage distributors, KPI monitoring, pricing, orders, shipments, and POS.
• Lead and develop direct/indirect reports for collaboration on goals.
• Build relationships with top off and on-premise accounts and distributors.
• Present quarterly market updates and communicate brand objectives to distributors.
• Conduct market analyses and provide regular status reports to leadership.
• Own region P&L and forecast profitability with value-chain insight.
• Demonstrate financial acumen on marketplace pricing and strategy.

Skills

Sales leadership

Beverage industry knowledge

Strategic planning

Account management

Financial acumen

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

As a State Manager you are responsible for articulating Bacardi’s vision and roadmap in your designated state/region through development and execution of market strategy to achieve maximum performance with broker/distributor management and relationship building with strategic accounts. You will lead, guide, and develop a successful sales team to drive results through actionable strategies, plans and programs. You will serve as the primary contact for local distributor leadership and partners, and lead business management.

ABOUT YOU

You are a fearless leader who consistently puts forward a Do The Right Thing mentality for Bacardi brands, brokers, distributors, customers, and consumers.

You are a cultivator of strategic partnerships and developer of people to achieve goals and objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES - WITH OUR CONSUMER AT THE HEART YOUR KEY FOCUS WILL BE

• Develop, implement, and achieve fiscal year sales goals for specific market focused on tactics and set Action Plans


• Develop, implement, and execute sales programs and pricing strategy as well as review monthly account performance, including Revenue and Value Creatio.


• Conduct quarterly and annual planning and review meetings with Franchise distributors to actively identify areas of market opportunity and address accordingly


• Ongoing distributor management responsibilities including monitoring of KPI’s, price points (including competitive set), orders, shipments, samples, training, and POS management


• Supervise and Develop Direct Reports & provide guidance and direction to indirect reports (Influencers & Ambassadors) to ensure collaboration to achieve market goals & objectives


• Build and maintain close working relationships with the top off & on-premise accounts, both regional chains and independents


• Build and maintain close working relationships with Franchise Distributors (CDI / Brescome & 3 others) and Management personnel


• Deliver fact-based selling presentations & Monthly GSMs as a way to communicate BUSA objectives / brand strategies and keep brands at the forefront at Multiple Franchise Distributors (CDI/Brescome and 3 others)


• Conduct quarterly market analysis surveys/KPI audits in all major markets, as well as provide weekly/monthly reports and status/accomplishments recap to the Regional Director


• Take accountability and full ownership of your region’s P&L and produce effective forecasting to increase profitability and demonstrate a strong understanding of value chain economics


• Demonstrate strong financial acumen with an understanding and ownership of the marketplace pricing, structure, and strategy


• Analyze and understand the competition. Stay informed on key competitor offerings that may affect volumes as well as staffing changes at distributors and competitors

SKILLS - THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR LEGACY

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, or related area.


• Ideally you will have 5+ years field sales experience, preferably in the Spirits and/or Beverage industry.


• Ideally you will have supervisory/management experience and positive track record of developing winning teams.


• Ability to create, maintain and build long lasting relationships with key accounts, distributors, vendors & cross-functional teams.


• Demonstrated track record of performance and delivery against KPI’s and annual goals & targets


• With a Founder’s mentality, you demonstrate exceptional financial acumen and decision making to achieve results.


• You are influential and excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills. You will have opportunities to display excellent written and verbal communication skills while also being relaxed, giving presentations in front of small groups of people including executives, distributor partners, Bacardi Primos, vendors and customers (both internal and external) at all levels of an organization.


• You are computer proficient working in MS Office Products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook and can use advanced computer functions, including navigating the Internet


• You will be based in Alabama/Mississippi.

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.

U.S. applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.

Perks of Working for us

At Bacardi,we arecommitted toprovidingourPrimos (employees) with a comprehensive Total Rewards package ofcompensation, 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

Health & Wellbeing

• Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance


• Employee Assistance Programs


• Best-in-class, family-friendly, and inclusive leave policies

Additional Benefits

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.