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Sazerac Company · 5 days ago

Program Manager - NTW

Martin County, KY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$83K/yr - $125K/yr

3+ years exp

Sazerac Company is a long-established, American family-owned business known for its award-winning bourbons and whiskeys. The NTW Program Manager will oversee G&I projects, ensuring they are well-coordinated and executed effectively while fostering cross-functional collaboration and driving innovation initiatives from concept to execution.

Food and BeverageWine And Spirits

Responsibilities

Provide mentorship, training and opportunity for the individuals in the department to grow within Sazerac based on their career development plan. Knows the career goals and plans for the team and works to develop and retain key successors in the organization

Maintain a master view of the innovation pipeline, ensuring milestones, deliverables, and KPIs are on track. Identify risks, blockers, and interdependencies early and communicate + proactively problem-solve with teams

Ensure all launches are executed with the highest level of readiness — from sell-in materials to retail execution. Act as the central point of contact for innovation progress updates

Establish well organized priorities for yourself. For projects and tasks this role manages, ensure the project team is comprised of the right team members, they understand their roles, updates are posted, and priorities are successfully completed. Ensure that progress is made on priorities and projects and that the level of informing is appropriate

Build clear, repeatable processes for tracking innovation & version control from concept through commercialization. Own the cadence of meetings, reports, and reviews related to innovation progress

Develop dashboards, scorecards, or trackers that give leadership visibility into progress and gaps. Act as the central point of contact for innovation progress updates. Support integration of innovation priorities into channel and customer planning

Work cross-functionally to identify, prioritize and execute cost savings projects that will not impact the quality of our products or service

Identify risks, blockers, and interdependencies early and communicate and proactively problem-solve with teams. Drive accountability across functions to ensure commitments are met

Partner with The Shop, Brand, Shopper Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain & Legal to ensure alignment and smooth execution of innovation projects

Utilize PDS system and available resources to identify areas for continuous self-improvement. Regularly dedicate time to growing the skills outlined in the Development Plan. For direct reports, conduct optimal performance discussions, articulate consistent skill evaluations, recommend actions and tactics, and measure progress

Qualification

Process designAgile MethodologiesProject Management CertificationTeam buildingJiraConfluenceMicrosoft TeamsExcelPowerPointCross-functional collaborationCommunication skillsResults-drivenOrganizational skillsProblem-solving