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William Grant & Sons

Channel Manager - So Cal

William Grant & Sons, California, Missouri, United States, 65018

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What We Can Offer You

We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.

Our employees enjoy a generous vacation entitlement.

Comprehensive Private Healthcare that includes Medical, Dental & Vision

Our employees can join our 401(k) savings plan. The company matches employees’ contribution up to 5%, in addition to a Discretionary Contribution.

Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.

Our Life and AD&D cover is a multiple of three times your annual basic salary.

Product allowance so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands with your family and friends.

Every employee has the opportunity to claim funding each year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.

Learning resources to help you be your best self.

Main Responsibilities The Channel Manager is responsible for driving market level sales activities and channel specific programs in conjunction with distributor/broker activities in order to achieve predetermined brand, volume, KPI (Key Performance Indicators) objectives. They manage and oversee all local activities to ensure that the Division Commercial team and Distributor/broker efforts are focused on appropriate accounts and territories in order to achieve WG&S long‑term objectives.

Our Ideal Candidate Our ideal candidate is a strong relationship builder. They develop strong relationships with our distributor partners and other key members of the trade. They have analytical skills to evaluate and report on market results as well as provide recommendations to the Distributor Manager on needed market actions to align with objective plan achievement. They also provide educational trainings as needed with partnership of WG&S brand ambassadors and manage distributor teams to leverage and ensure flawless execution of all promotion activity in the market. They manage their budget to ensure that promotion monies are effectively spent and maximize value creation. This salary range for this role, based in Orange County, CA, is $94,640 - $111,775.

Additional Required Skills And Qualifications

They will have a strong understanding of the alcohol beverage and spirits industry, with a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience; working on the supplier side and experience in both on and off premise channels will be highly valued.

A proven track record of developing working relationships and a strong business acumen.

Understanding of financial budgeting

Excellent communication and influencing skills

Effective problem‑solving skills and good analysis skills

Ability to manage difficult, complex markets and achieve business objectives

Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills including data analysis

Excessive travel might be necessary, occasionally requiring air travel

Must have a valid driver’s license

Bachelor’s Degree is strongly preferred

This role is not eligible for international or domestic relocation.

Full job description of the role can be found below by clicking on the PDF attachment.

About William Grant & Sons A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive. We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions. At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. We’re proud to provide equal opportunity to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, family medical history or genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”. Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams. We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process. INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. If you have any questions or need some support with your application we’d love to hear from you. So please get in touch with our HR team at recruitment.enquiries@wgrant.com.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Sales and Development

Industries: Beverage Manufacturing

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