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Breakthru Beverage Group

Manager, Commercial Strategy

Breakthru Beverage Group, Linthicum, Maryland, United States

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Job Description Summary The Commercial Strategy Manager plays a critical role in driving strategic initiatives across Breakthru’s commercial organization. This position provides robust project management support and thought partnership to key workstreams—including Commercial Strategy & Sales Excellence, Digital, Supplier Business Development, and National Accounts—ensuring alignment, progress, and high-quality execution.

The Manager also contributes to the development of Breakthru’s multi‑year commercial roadmap by collaborating with the Senior Director, Commercial Strategy and cross‑functional teams to assess opportunities, conduct analysis, build presentations, and shape strategic recommendations that support sustainable, profitable growth.

Job Responsibilities

Support the development and implementation of Breakthru’s multi‑year commercial roadmap.

Perform detailed quantitative (market analysis, consumer trends, etc.) and qualitative (case studies, surveys, etc.) analyses to support project work and recommendation development.

Develop analytical approaches to transform information into thoughtful, actionable insights.

Develop commercially viable solutions & recommendations to problems we are trying to solve.

Build “executive‑ready” presentations for the Executive Team and Board of Managers to communicate findings & strategy recommendations to Leadership & Ownership.

Conduct on‑going industry analyses to identify commercial opportunities for BBG (e.g., Route‑to‑Market, Portfolio, Customer, Consumer).

Support the coordination and execution of strategic commercial workstreams, including Trade Development, Analytics & Commercial Capabilities.

Support selected workstreams through strategic analysis, presentation development and delivery of business case recommendations.

Effectively manage stakeholders and timelines to ensure key deliverables are completed on time & at a high level.

Support Supplier Business Development & National Account teams on critical projects.

Lead RFP and Pitch Response (nationally and locally) from timeline & stakeholder management, analytics support and presentation building in partnership with the SBD Team & Markets.

Support the streamlining and enhancement of supplier‑facing communications (e.g., Top‑to‑Top, Supplier pitches and defenses, RFPs, etc.) to create efficiencies & increase consistency.

Support the National Accounts organization on key strategic priorities.

Serve as internal consultant and business partner to the BBG Commercial Organization & Leadership Team.

Effectively respond to time‑sensitive requests for ad‑hoc analyses; translate business inquiries into actionable reports and presentations on behalf of Commercial Organization.

Maintain an external mindset, including staying on top of consumer, competitive & macroeconomic trends that could impact BBG’s business.

Other duties, as assigned by the jobholder’s supervisor, may also be required.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and/or equivalent training and work experience.

Minimum of 5 years of business experience.

Proficient PC skills using MS Office and other computer programs including presentation software, with a strong emphasis on PowerPoint and MS Excel.

Ability to communicate effectively to various audiences & augment the messaging/content accordingly.

Ability to access, organize and analyze complex data sets to identify thoughtful and actionable trends & insights.

Ability to communicate findings verbally & visually through high‑quality “Executive‑Ready” PowerPoint decks & verbal presentations.

Analytic and reporting skills.

Utilize sound judgment and problem‑solving skills.

Ability to work in a fast‑paced, high‑volume team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Management and/or Executive Communication experience.

Project Management experience.

Prior Consulting experience.

Knowledge of the 3‑Tier System, and prior Beverage Alcohol experience.

Experience utilizing syndicated data sources (e.g., Nielsen) for analysis.

MBA.

Physical Requirements While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone.

Competencies

Resolve issues which are often varied and non‑routine; undertake analysis and investigation to solve issues, making decisions without all the facts.

Influence decision makers through effective written and verbal communication & logic.

Effectively manage projects & stakeholders to deliver high‑quality work on time.

Multi‑task, work independently and/or within a team, pay attention to detail and meet deadlines.

Think two‑to‑three steps ahead, understand downstream implications and dependencies with other functions/workstreams.

Salary and Benefit Statement

Salary range: $0 - $130,000.00 (exact salary to be determined per internal equity).

Eligible for a bonus program; metrics and level of participation determined annually.

Eligible for health‑care benefits, life insurance, time‑off benefits and participation in the company’s 401(k) plan.

Breakthru Beverage Group is an equal‑opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please call (708) 298‑3536 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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