Managing Director North America

Managing Director North America (New Rochelle, NY) 1. Dvlpg & implmtg mktg strategies for a French wine import & distribution business in the US, Canada & the Caribbean; 2. Implmtg the mktg mix: identifying the best products for the North American mkts, setting prices, & managing sales & promotional activities for these products in the region; 3. Dvlpg brand launch & promotion plans for specific wine brands (mktg analyses, benchmarks, forecasts & goals, branding strategy, annual calendars); 4. Analyzing the consumption trends for French wines in retail, restaurants & bars; 5. Coord'g media campaigns & web/mobile communications; 6. Team mgmt: hiring, training & supv'g employees engaged in wine mktg & distribution; 7. Creating & managing budgets; 8. Analyzing acctg & fin'l data (e.g., sales volumes, expenses, P&L) to improve revenues; 9. Coord'n w/ the headquarters in France: communicating w/ fin'l, mktg & production prof'ls daily & preparing reports & presentations for the top mgmt; 10. Tasting the wines to ensure quality & stability. Bus. trips (US, France, Canada, the Caribbean, approx. 4 d/mo). Must have: Bach deg in Mktg, Mktg Intelligence, Mgmt, or a rltd field; 5 yrs of post-degree exp in the job offd, as Export Mgr, Export Director, Mktg Mgr, or a similar role w/in a wine import/export company; Exp w/: managing mktg functions, logistics & compliance for a wine import/export business; leading teams; dvlpg a nat'l price structure for wine products; presenting at int'l wine fairs; Familiarity w/ winemaking processes for wines from France; Familiarity w/ the wine industries in the US, Canada & the Caribbean; Relationships w/ key distributors & retailers in the region. Salary $233,000/yr. Please send resumes to: Beverage Group International LLC d/b/a Cordier USA, 1 Radisson Plaza, Ste 701, New Rochelle, NY, 10801, Attn: Gregg Mutschler, [email protected]