Plan, develop, and implement long and short-term strategies and marketing programs for a sales force covering a large territory, district, or region
Manage a team of sales representatives; define expectations, monitor progress, and counsel if expectations are not met
Develop and implement strategic sales plans to achieve company goals and initiatives, sales territories, quotas, and goals
Conduct sales meetings, product presentations, train, develop, and motivate the team to foster the success of the overall sales team
Call on key accounts in designated territory/region and work with sales management to develop overall sales strategies
Collaborate with key accounts in a geographic region to improve the distribution of products within set accounts
Align with supplier representatives to understand their brands, sales goals/projections, and support in securing additional market share through the team's effective selling approach
Meet with key clients, assisting sale consultants with maintaining relationships and negotiating and closing deals
Analyze and control expenditures of division to conform to budgetary requirements
Prepare periodic sales reports showing sales volume, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion
Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Bachelor’s degree plus five years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Three years of demonstrated management experience
Comprehensive understanding of wine and spirits to include regions/varietals, product/food pairing techniques, basic production, and service
Must be at least 21 years of age

Area Manager – On Premise, Emerald Division

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