Strategic Key Accounts Lead — Premium Spirits

Women of the Vine & Spirits; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Bonus potential

Medical and wellness benefits

Job summary

Suntory Global Spirits (Beam Suntory) in Chicago, IL is seeking a role focused on driving end-to-end commercial execution and distributor partnerships. You will work with dedicated distributor marketing and sales teams and manage key off-premise accounts to grow the business through best-in-class execution.

The role emphasizes local programming, budget oversight, and landmark events and activations in a dynamic premium spirits environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 1–5 years of work experience in consumer goods.
• Ability to influence and build partnerships across the business.
• Understanding of distribution, promotion and selling techniques with strong analytics.
• Knowledge of Off-P Premise Key Accounts and growth levers.
• Excellent planning and self-management skills.
• Budget development and management experience.
• Valid driver license and ability to travel intermittently.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end commercial responsibilities with NSV, DGP, market share and KPI targets.
• Assess distributor execution and competitive pricing/programming actions.
• Lead local programming strategy and resource management.
• Execute on-premise events and samplings with tracking and recaps.
• Manage budgets for self and team.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Distributi on knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Suntory Global Spirits (Beam Suntory) in Chicago, IL is seeking a role focused on driving end-to-end commercial execution and distributor partnerships. You will work with dedicated distributor marketing and sales teams and manage key off-premise accounts to grow the business through best-in-class execution.

The role emphasizes local programming, budget oversight, and landmark events and activations in a dynamic premium spirits environment.