Associate Brand Manager at Glen Head

Job Description

ABOUT US

Banfi Vintners, a family-owned company, is America’s leading wine importer. The Mariani family, proprietors of Banfi Vintners, also wholly owns the Castello Banfi vineyard estate and winery in the Brunello region of Tuscany. Banfi is as well a partner of leading Chilean winery Concha y Toro, in the importation and distribution of wines from Chile, Argentina and California. The family also owns and operates Vinmotion, a leading producer of Riesling and other wines from Washington State. Our headquarters office is located in Old Brookville, Long Island, NY. The Company offers a competitive benefits package, including medical and dental coverage, life insurance, auto allowance, a profit sharing and 401(k) plan. This is a great opportunity to join a highly respected leader in the wine industry. Please visit our websites at http://www.banfivintners.com and http://www.castellobanfi.com. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Participate in the development of brand strategies and annual plans in order to achieve marketing objectives and financial goals.
• Assist in the development, execution, and coordination of trade and consumer promotions, working with internal marketing services group and outside professional agencies.
• Perform detailed analyses of business trends and performance utilizing internal reports, syndicated data, and outside research.  Develop recommendations from those analyses 
• Manage and develop relationships and idea exchanges with marketing counterparts at Banfi suppliers, which include issue resolution and general business communications and marketing collaboration.
• Work as part of brand teams and marketing support services in order to prepare and develop selling materials, Point-of-Sale, and brand presentations for use by field sales and/or Banfi customers/retailers.
• Includes frequent contact with internal departments, external agencies, and foreign suppliers in order to coordinate and communicate information.
• Some overnight travel.  Purposes would include, but not be limited to, attending trade functions, market visits, and meeting with suppliers.
• Develop product description sheets, tech cards, shelf talkers, tasting cards and other related support materials for all brands within the portfolio.
• Develop and delivery brand presentations to internal and external groups.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Requirements

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE and SKILLS

• 4 year college degree and/or equivalent work experience, enabling incumbent to perform job responsibilities as required.

• Proven track record of success.

• Strong analytical, oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong negotiation and organizational skills.
• Ability to think creatively to solve problems and to apply learned knowledge to new situations.
• Knowledge of PC, working within Microsoft Office – Word and/or Power Point is critical to the success of this position.

 

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE and SKILLS (con’t)

• Independent worker – Incumbent must be able perform job responsibilities without daily supervision.
• Ability to handle concurrent tasks.
• Motivation and desire to take on more responsibility in the future.
• Brand or agency account working on beverage and/or consumer product brands is desirable.
• Passion for wines and the wine industry is desirable.
• Bi-lingual skills (Spanish and/or Italian) a plus.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to use their hands and eyes for PC use; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.  The incumbent is required to stand; sit; stoop, kneel, crouch; see, taste and smell wine products in particular.  The incumbent must be aware that the job involves distribution of alcohol beverages and recognizes that the company in no way encourages excessive or unnecessary drinking of alcoholic beverages while exercising the duties of this job.  The incumbent must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds at a time, the approximate weight of a case of wine. 

 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Willingness to work flexible hours as needed
• Current valid driver’s license, current valid passport (may be obtained after employment begins)
• Good time management skills
• No DWI offenses
• No illegal drug use
• Must be able to travel as job requires
• Employee must comply with all federal, state and local laws and regulations which govern the alcoholic beverage industry and maintain at all times the highest ethical business standards and fiduciary duty on

behalf of the company and its customers

NOTE: Please submit your resume in Microsoft Word format, include your salary requirements and reference Job #133-13-CB.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Kathryn Carnesi, Asst. Manager, HR
E-mail:  [Click Here to Email Your Resum]

Fax:  516-686-2608

Country: USA, State: New York, City: Glen Head, Company: Banfi Vintners.