Craft Beer Manager

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Time Type:

Full time

Remote Type:

Job Family Group:

Sales

Job Description Summary:

The Manager, Beverage Development is responsible for overseeing the beverage development department. This role will execute and develop beverage creations, deliver comprehensive trainings and serve as the cocktail and spirits expert for internal and external stakeholders. The Beverage Development Manager will partners with suppliers and sales teams to create marketing strategies to meet supplier goals.

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities or Essential Functions:

• Partner with sales team to develop and execute comprehensive beverage program to local and national accounts (fine dining, regional chains, hotels, clubs and bars).
• Manage departmental processes and create systems to maximize efficiency and impact.
• Provide comprehensive trainings on new brands, cocktails, and basic skills to accounts.
• Serve as expert consultant on innovation brand assessment for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain and enhance account relations. 
• Partners with suppliers in developing plans to meet marketing strategies and supplier goals.
• Works alongside supplier beverage experts and/or ambassadors to deliver full-service to accounts and internal teams. Identifies potential new suppliers and assesses opportunities.
• Implement monthly reporting and review meetings with managers to assess progress and identify opportunities. Establishes projects and works with purchasing to adjust projections and/or orders based on shifts in the market such as new accounts, promotions, impact of other brands.
• Provide weekly recaps to internal stakeholders identifying trends, reporting past and upcoming developments and communicating calls-to-action to drive market impact.
• Develop, manage and maintain spirits and cocktail database for internal and external stakeholders.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Job Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or equivalent training and work experience
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in bartending/management in high-end cocktail/bar establishment or experience in specific commodity; supplier experience a plus
• Written and verbal communication skills to communicate with internal and external stakeholders
• Analytical skills and must be proficient PC skills using MS Office and other various computer programs including presentation software
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and/or within a team, pay attention to detail and meet deadlines
• Utilize sound judgement and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume, team environment
• Ability to execute large-scale cocktail-driven events, managing self and others
• Empathy and accountability: genuine care for customers and sales teams while achieving goals
• Ability to manage ambiguity and to also extract the necessary information to achieve one’s goals
• Ability to develop and deliver cocktails with little to no notice

Work Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• Frequent hand motion with answering and dialing phones, computer work.
• Occasional carrying and lifting of 15 pounds to perform various duties
• Occasional immediate reaching and overhead reaching to perform various duties
• Occasional standing for short amounts of time to perform various duties
• Occasional walking for short amounts of time to perform various duties
• Extended sitting for long periods of time at desk or workstation

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of this position, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks and duties. Responsibilities, tasks, and duties of individual jobholders may vary from the above description.

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