Market Development Manager - Illinois Southern

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton's, and Sazerac Rye.

Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Southern Comfort, Seagram's V.O., Myers's, Goldschläger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka. We’re proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the "Best Places to Work in Kentucky" four times, and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of "world's most award-winning distillery" through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years.

Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.

Southern Illinois

The Market Development Manager will be a field leader that manages a team of Market Development Representatives to drive results in on and off premise accounts. This role will develop and execute Impact Selling programs to drive key sales objectives in their markets.

• Lead and manage a team of Market Development Representatives to build brands, maximize distribution, solve customer challenges and maximize Sazerac merchandising and space-to-sales.
• Motivate and develop internal and wholesale team in delivering brand and individual goals.
• Establish and implement strategic programs to guide distribution, innovative launches, displays, feature ads, and retail promotions that produce effective presentation of the brand state priorities.
• Achieve volume objectives for the brand state priorities.
• Plan and execute consistent sales calls with key accounts.
• Develop, implement and monitor agreed upon Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) as it relates to their team.
• Work with internal teams to course correct any brands that are off brand state priority plan.

Do you have an achievements-based resume? We want to see your successes. Highlight your accomplishments and the impact you've made in your sales career!

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 3 years of professional sales experience in the consumer-packaged goods industry (CPG).
• Leadership
  
  Experience:
  
  Proven success in managing and leading people.
• Technical Savvy:
  Demonstrated successful use of sales data analytics and tools to drive sales results, identify market trends, and produce measurable results.
• Mobility: A valid driver's license and ability to travel within an assigned district is required.
• Schedule:
  
  Flexibility to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Travel:
  Ability to travel up to 50% overnights when necessary.
• Location:
  
  Candidate must reside in or near the district.
• Expenses:
  Ability to personally cover ordinary and essential business expenses that will be promptly reimbursed
• Compliance:
  Must be able to obtain a relevant solicitor's permit in any state.

• 3+ years in customer or distributor management
• On-Premise and Off-Premise sales experience
• Market development and sales analysis experience

• Standing for an extended period of time
• Ability to pick up and/or move objects up to 35lbs without assistance
• Ascend or descend…