Chain Manager

Job Description:

Looking for a rewarding career? Johnson Brothers is a leading family-owned distributor of wine, spirits, and beer, delivering exceptional service since 1953. We proudly represent the world’s top beverage brands and are committed to excellence, innovation, and growth. Johnson Brothers offers exciting opportunities in a variety of areas. Join our passionate team and help shape the future of the beverage industry!

The Chain Account Manager is responsible for building relationships with new and existing national and local chain accounts, achieving sales and profit goals, while helping our clients succeed. The Chain Account Manager develops and executes tactical and strategic business plans that facilitate the implementation of chain management plans. The Chain Account Manager also provides analytical support to one or more assigned accounts by monitoring syndicated consumer insight data, financial and business research, and account transactional data to uncover sales trends, investigate product demand and optimize merchandising strategies to discover sales opportunities.

Job Description:

Monthly meetings to drive performance, gap closing, and opportunities with each division across the company to grow business every month. Consistently take ownership of customer relationships and serve as the primary point of contact, minimizing dependence on others for customer engagement. Develop new tools to help drive growth from the sales divisions to ensure the team has all the necessary information well in advance.

Proactively able to manage the business to get ahead of any potential business challenges and notice clear opportunities to drive business. Directly work with customers to understand their needs, to influence their management practices and create and make presentations as needed in a sales capacity. Work with supplier partners to help drive key performance initiatives to grow our respective businesses.

Provides sales data analysis and reporting to customers which includes interpreting and disseminating results to customers and helping identify business opportunities. Sells "Trade Marketing" concepts, philosophies and innovations to the retailer to drive sales performance. Manages the allocation of resources and oversees performance to meet business goals through coaching and consultation. Champion diversity initiatives to support innovation, inclusion, drive engagement, and career development/talent strategies.

Has detailed knowledge of distribution operations and operational opportunities. Is able to think strategically and communicate how specific operational issues may or should impact business relationships. Provides counsel on issues (sales or operational); creates customized business solutions and recommendations. Supports analytic projects from inception through completion; prioritizes and manages multiple projects. Identifies and drives continuous improvement opportunities to streamline processes and improve accuracy and efficiency within operations.

Champions adopting new technologies to better perform job functions and to support the customer base. Represents the department in cross-functional team-based activities and meetings with internal or external customers.

• 4-year College Degree (preferred).
• 3+ years of wine & spirits sales experience in a mostly retail chain environment preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, project management and analysis skills.
• Must be able to work successfully both independently and in a team environment.
• Strong experience completing multiple assignments that are broad in nature, usually requiring originality and ingenuity in a given time period.
• Skilled in solving practical problems and dealing with a…