Market Manager

Location: Ventura County, California

Salary: $90K-$100K

Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual? Do you excel at forming relationships and providing excellent customer service? Do you enjoy great food and better yet, great whiskey? Do you want to grow professionally with a rapidly expanding brand? If so, you could be an excellent candidate for our Market Manager position.

We are seeking a Market Manager in Ventura County, California to join a rapidly growing team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide exceptional service to foster ongoing and lasting customer relationships

• Present and sell our whiskey to restaurants and grocery stores within the sales territory

• Prospect and contact potential new customers

• Continuously improve product knowledge

• Host in-store promotional events, such as tastings and/or staff trainings, wine dinners, etc (may include some night/weekend activities)

• Assist customers with proper and effective merchandising, including preferred shelf placement, merchandising, promotional collateral, etc.

• Attend monthly sales meetings

• Review each customer's individual needs and understand how to tailor sales efforts for maximize ROI

• Provide after-the-sale follow-up and support to ensure customers' success with the product(s)

• Monitor customer receivables and facilitate timely collections

Job Requirements:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)

• 2-3 years of experience in sales, restaurants, or wine and spirits retail

• Basic whiskey knowledge

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work experience

• Ability to build rapport with customers and close a sale

• Entrepreneurial drive; must be motivated to work independently

• Impeccably well organized and detail oriented

• Able to formulate creative and innovative strategies to develop business

• Valid driver's license and reliable properly registered and insured vehicle

• Smartphone & computer skills are essential

• Existing knowledge of territory is important; you must reside in the territory