District Manager - Houston

Job Description:

As a Certified B Corporation, Bonterra Organic Estates (formerly Fetzer Vineyards) has been guided by excellence, innovation, environmental stewardship, and responsible business practices since 1968. We are proud to offer exciting career opportunities across our California-based winery, Bonterra Organic Estates, and our distribution and commercial operations, Viña Concha y Toro USA (VCT USA).

Part of Viña Concha y Toro, the leading wine producer in Latin America and one of the world's largest wine companies
-The nation's primary importer of South American wines
-Sell highly-awarded wines. To name a few in our VCT USA portfolio:
• Don Melchor 2021 Wine Spectator #1 Wine of the Year 2024; 4x Top 10; 10x Top 100
• Bonterra Wine Enthusiast - American Winery of the Year 2016
• Casillero del Diablo is the official wine sponsor of the Mexico National Football Team

As District Manager based in the Greater Houston area, you will be responsible for chain execution and growing the VCT-USA portfolio across on and off premise channels throughout Houston metro, plus some in-market visits to Oklahoma. In this role, you will be responsible for the daily management of our wine brands in the distributor network and key accounts balancing time across off premise chain, independent retail, and on premise accounts.

This role is primarily sales and activation focused, responsible for driving performance and executing key initiatives to strengthen customer relationships and support commercial growth. You will influence results through effective communication, collaboration, and on the ground execution.

This is a remote role in the Houston metro area. Overnight travel is approximately 10%-15%.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for market-level sales activation and driving key brand programs.
• Build strong relationships with top retail accounts and local chains and identify key selling opportunities.
• Develop strong relationships with distributor teams to multiply efforts and gain share of mind.
• Coordinate market work-withs, surveys, and sales blitzes with distributor teams.
• Provide weekly market performance recaps and identify execution gaps to Region Manager.
• Track program compliance, competitive pricing, and feature execution.

Annual Business Planning
• Accountable for market activation and KPIs within assigned area of responsibility.

Depletions
• Execute all confirmed chain/brand programs applicable to assigned territory.
• Accountable for Luxury Brand Collection execution, where assigned.

Budget Management
• Adhere to assigned budget limits within assigned territory.

Distributor Management
• Distributor relationship priorities include:
o Key District Managers and Sales Reps
o Division Managers
o Chain Account Managers
• Attend GSM and training sessions

Market Impact
• Be present in the market 85%-90%.
• Conduct distributor 'work withs' and perform key account development.

Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in business/marketing or related field plus a minimum 2-5 years progressive sales experience in wine and spirits or beverage industry, or equivalent combination education/experience
• Account management including extensive knowledge of on- and off-premise wine channels and trade
• Knowledge and passion for both luxury/premium and commercial wines and excitement for selling a wide spectrum of price points and formats
• Valid Driver’s License and the ability to be insured
• Overnight travel approx 10%-15% of time; weekend & evening work as required

Preferred
• Experience selling imports and/or organic categories
• Circana/Nielsen information experience
• Wine education or certification (WSET or CSW preferred)

Physical Requirements - Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. & push/pull up to 30 lbs. on a frequent basis; ability to frequently sit/work at a desk for long periods of time; requires ability to frequently walk and occasionally stand, reach outward/upward, climb, crawl, squat, kneel, bend; requires hand and finger dexterity for keyboarding and frequently working at computer for extended periods of time. Additional physical requirements required as related to domestic/international travel via air & ground transportation

Benefits - First day Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability, Tax Savings (401k with company match), STD/LTD, paid vacation, sick leave, company holidays. Health Care and Dependent Care FSA benefits available to eligible employees

Compensation - incudes a base salary, annual incentive target, and transportation-related benefits

About Bonterra Organic Estates - Part of the Viña Concha y Toro family of wineries since 2011, our California winery operation includes Mendocino County winery, production and approximately 830 acres of vineyard locations.

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