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Cobblestone Brands

Field Sales Manager - Florida

Cobblestone Brands, Tampa, Florida, us, 33646

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The Company: Cobblestone Brands: We create and grow premium beverage brands with strong heritage and contemporary relevance. It starts with exceptional liquid, made with natural, ethically-sourced ingredients, carefully crafted as expressions that are true to their roots.

The brands we build around them tell their authentic stories in a way that honours the work that has gone into the liquid. We believe a brand is only as memorable as the story being told over a sip of it. That's what will linger long after your glass is empty.

Our Brands: Knappogue Castle Single Malt, Clontarf Irish Whiskey, Star & Key Rums, Four Corners American Gin, and Irished Up Cold Brew RTD.

Essential Functions:

Executes velocity-creating activities in key on-premise and key retail accounts.

Independently visits assigned accounts to build and maintain key relationships, executes staff training, and performs consumer sampling.

Works within key accounts to earn menu placements, features, and sampling opportunities.

Distributor management including inventory management, weekly recaps, work-withs, trade shows, GSMs.

Works with the Management Team to identify relevant local events and leads Cobblestone Brands activation at these events.

Planning and Organizing:

Manages time effectively; prioritizing velocity-creating activities

Monitors performance against deadlines and goals

Identifies and organizes resources needed to accomplish tasks

Reporting

Provides weekly preplans to Management Team

Continually updates KPIs and assigned programming

Manages and reports activation and T&E budgets

Provides recommendations against the target account list and updates every 6 months

Presenting and Communicating Information:

Projects credibility- speaks clearly and fluently with skill and confidence to both trade (bartender, bar manager, store buyer, etc.) and consumer

Expresses opinions and key points of a challenge clearly

Responds quickly to the needs and feedback of an audience

KPI Achievement:

Velocity goal within assigned accounts

Consumer Sampling: Qualified consumers of the account eg:

Dinners and other in-account tasting events

In-store Tasting demos

Brand Programming: Brand-led programs designed to reach consumers at the account

On-Premise- Menus, Features

Retail- Displays, website features

Trade Programming: Bartenders, waitstaff, store managers feel positive about recommending Cobblestone Brands

Staff trainings- Staff can articulate key attributes of the brand

Staff incentives- Staff recommends Cobblestone Brands on target occasions

Trade events- Engaging educational and fun events with trade

Qualifications:

Minimum of 3 years spirit sales experience

2+ years within Florida with established relationships on key account list

Knowledge of the local spirits market, including local laws & statutes, the brand, category, and industry.

Experience in selling to both on and off-premise

Located within Florida

Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Web-based reporting tools

Demonstrated strong coaching and sales training skills

Demonstrated excellent customer service

Post-offer background check

Travel and Time Management:

10% of time allocated to administrative duties

90% of time allocated to Field Sales work

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