Kentucky Eagle, Inc.
Spirits Portfolio Director
Kentucky Eagle, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, us, 40201
This position can be located in Louisville or Lexington, KY.
Kentucky Eagle
is a family-built company, delivering the best beer, wine, and spirits come hell or high water. Our team strives for excellence in everything we do. We are leaders in the industry and we’re proud of it.
Full-time employees have access to a menu of great benefits including medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, LTD, STD, life insurance, and a 401k plan with a match up to 7.5%. We also offer paid vacation, paid sick, paid volunteer time, and paid parental leave.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Plan, direct, negotiate, and coordinate the pricing and programming of all
Spirits brands
for On and Off Premise channels for our Wine and Spirits division.
Negotiate, plan, collaborate, and communicate pricing & supplier portfolio initiatives as well as manage supplier relationships throughout the organization.
Maintain pipeline of new supplier, brands and packages.
Coordinate new supplier/brand launch.
Manage accurate pricing and price reports, charge-backs, and timely supplier accounts receivable.
Meet with all suppliers to plan out monthly, quarterly and, annual goals, etc.
Review A.R, goals, pricing, support, incentives, supplier plan and reporting for timely and accurate record keeping.
Manage inventory levels to meet customer demand.
Manage SKU rationalization process for all brands and packages.
Through Sales Management teams, implement corrective programs/support to change trend in the channel(s) not producing up to agreed upon goals.
Address supplier issues, goals, support changes, program updates/results.
Be responsive to supplier needs and internal representation of reporting and meeting preparation.
Manage meeting prep and meeting reports and recap notes.
Structure everyday pricing and deal levels for retail on all brands.
Create/assess the monthly chargebacks for all Spirit suppliers in On and Off Premise Channels.
Work with suppliers to create deals for sales spikes or from brands changing price/support.
Collaborate with Sales Management to drive improved programming and accuracy of programming and chargebacks.
Education and/or Experience
5+ years directly related experience managing multiple suppliers.
Experience evaluating and onboarding new spirits suppliers.
Contract negotiation and administration.
College degree preferred.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Current Alcohol Permit
Valid Driver's License.
Computer skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of:
Inventory software
Order processing systems
Microsoft Office Suite with strong Excel proficiency.
Kentucky Eagle was built on teamwork and equal opportunity. We will continue to be successful when people are treated fairly and allowed to advance and achieve their full potential. It is the policy of Kentucky Eagle to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Kentucky Eagle
is a family-built company, delivering the best beer, wine, and spirits come hell or high water. Our team strives for excellence in everything we do. We are leaders in the industry and we’re proud of it.
Full-time employees have access to a menu of great benefits including medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, LTD, STD, life insurance, and a 401k plan with a match up to 7.5%. We also offer paid vacation, paid sick, paid volunteer time, and paid parental leave.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Plan, direct, negotiate, and coordinate the pricing and programming of all
Spirits brands
for On and Off Premise channels for our Wine and Spirits division.
Negotiate, plan, collaborate, and communicate pricing & supplier portfolio initiatives as well as manage supplier relationships throughout the organization.
Maintain pipeline of new supplier, brands and packages.
Coordinate new supplier/brand launch.
Manage accurate pricing and price reports, charge-backs, and timely supplier accounts receivable.
Meet with all suppliers to plan out monthly, quarterly and, annual goals, etc.
Review A.R, goals, pricing, support, incentives, supplier plan and reporting for timely and accurate record keeping.
Manage inventory levels to meet customer demand.
Manage SKU rationalization process for all brands and packages.
Through Sales Management teams, implement corrective programs/support to change trend in the channel(s) not producing up to agreed upon goals.
Address supplier issues, goals, support changes, program updates/results.
Be responsive to supplier needs and internal representation of reporting and meeting preparation.
Manage meeting prep and meeting reports and recap notes.
Structure everyday pricing and deal levels for retail on all brands.
Create/assess the monthly chargebacks for all Spirit suppliers in On and Off Premise Channels.
Work with suppliers to create deals for sales spikes or from brands changing price/support.
Collaborate with Sales Management to drive improved programming and accuracy of programming and chargebacks.
Education and/or Experience
5+ years directly related experience managing multiple suppliers.
Experience evaluating and onboarding new spirits suppliers.
Contract negotiation and administration.
College degree preferred.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Current Alcohol Permit
Valid Driver's License.
Computer skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of:
Inventory software
Order processing systems
Microsoft Office Suite with strong Excel proficiency.
Kentucky Eagle was built on teamwork and equal opportunity. We will continue to be successful when people are treated fairly and allowed to advance and achieve their full potential. It is the policy of Kentucky Eagle to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law.
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