Account Activation Specialist- On Premise

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Time Type:

Full time

Remote Type:

Job Family Group:

Sales

Job Description Summary:

The Account Activation Specialist- On-Premise is responsible for driving new business and accelerating product placement within bars, restaurants, and hospitality accounts. This role focuses on opening new accounts, building strong relationships with decision-makers, and executing strategic brand initiatives to increase visibility and sales. The specialist partners closely with sales teams and suppliers to ensure successful account launches, menu placements, and promotional execution in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

Lead activation of new premise accounts, consumer strategies, and insure the delivery of business goals.

• Employ strategies that strengthen position to be the wholesaler of choice in the accounts opening.
• Coordinate with IT and Credit to ensure proper and timely set-up of all new accounts.
• Act as liaison for new account during set-up process and transition to assigned sales
• Punch orders for new high-profile accounts during the transition to the assigned sales team
• Manage and evaluate through Trade Development all promotional spending by account priority with regards to performance and implement corrective business building actions.
• Organize tasting and sales pitches to new accounts

Facilitate how we source, tag, and engage with all new accounts; a unified Breakthru Beverage approach.

• Manage the maintenance behind new account channel tagging.

Conduct safe and responsible interactions with the public and responsibly handle beverage alcohol product.

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or equivalent training and work experience
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Business Planning
• Proficient PC skills using MS Office and other various computer programs including presentation software
• Must be a results-oriented professional with verbal/written communication skills using diplomacy and discretion as well as customer service skills
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and/or within a team, pay attention to detail and meet deadlines
• Analytic and Reporting skills
• Utilize sound judgement and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume, team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous sales experience
• Trade Marketing knowledge of On Sale
• Proficient in use of social media

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to remain in a stationary position at times; communicate and operate a computer and telephone.

Competencies:

• Accountable for results which impact the department.
• Selects best option from a set of defined procedures/ solutions using common sense and experience of similar situations.

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of this position, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks and duties. Responsibilities, tasks, and duties of individual jobholders may vary from the above description.

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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.