About the position
At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day. This position is a critical leadership role, strategically building our brands at the local level in a dynamic business unit, Illinois & Wisconsin. This position will be a natural progression and training ground for future positions in US Brands, NA Commercial Marketing, or Sales. This position reports to Director, Field Marketing - Central and works closely with General and State Managers.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with Brand Marketing and Sales to deliver the highest quality programs and execution.
- Drive planned Volume, NSV, DGP, and distribution growth for Illinois & Wisconsin.
- Oversee and drive strategic local and national programs, local sponsorships, partnerships, and key strategic relationships.
- Ensure that sales and distributor teams are educated and inspired about brand strategy, innovation, consumer targets and execute programming with excellence.
- Set framework for State Planning and build plans that are on brand, locally relevant and drive volume.
- Collaborate with BI Analyst and Field Marketing Managers & Associates to ensure BI is appropriately planned against the right touchpoints.
- Lead team of Field Marketers, helping them navigate and optimize core processes and deliverables across Illinois & Wisconsin.
- Partner with other business units to share best practices and collaborate on programming.
- Drive diversity and inclusion within team and with the Consumer cohorts we are targeting.
- Lead brand programming for the Region.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in Commercial Marketing, Field Marketing, Trade Development or Brand Marketing.
- Alcohol beverage industry experience preferred.
- Strong influence, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
- Experience with effective cross-functional teams.
- People Management Skills & Experience of teams 2 or more.
- Financial Acumen: Field BI Budget Management.
- Proficient in MS Office, Salesforce, and SAP.
- Up to 50% travel.
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- 401K match
- Profit sharing
- Medical and wellness benefits
