myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community · 3 days ago
Business Development Manager
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Responsibilities
Builds demand for the brands by locating, defining, and executing against the most important business/category opportunities in the market.
Strengthens business relationships with key customers by engaging regularly to find growth opportunities.
Identifies new market opportunities for brands through close collaboration with distributor, agency, and customer personnel.
Monitors brand performance metrics to ensure alignment with market/brand/customer expectations.
Agrees on category-specific targets, timing, and KPIs for in-market sales and agency partners.
Locates potential business opportunities by contacting potential partners for cross-promotional, sponsorship, and media opportunities.
Leads local category & brand education opportunities and coordinates learning plans with relevant personnel.
Protects the company by being an expert in their marketing code and adhering to the code of conduct.
Refines and evolves the business development role by observing and recommending enhancements to engage with stakeholders.
Participates in creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and listened to.
Qualification
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Required
BA in business administration or a related field
3 -5 years of sales & brand activation experience
Existing or commitment to quickly complete WSET LI or equivalent education in Wines & Spirits
Ongoing category specific learning - formal & informal learning - liquid, consumer, category insights
Experience of beverage alcohol category and familiarity with On, Off and Non-Premise channel landscape
Track record of in-market & customer engagement - wants and likes to spend time actively in trade - listening to customers, observing shoppers/consumers and turning insights into actions
Category expertise - deep Diageo & competitor brand understanding
Negotiation skills - can manage local negotiations, including sponsorship agreements
Strong relationship building - based on transparency, empathy & trust
Sales Analysis - knows how to read sales and demand creation metrics - knows when intervention is necessary
Customer & consumer-centric - understand customer motivations and knows how best to appeal to shoppers/consumers to the benefit of customers and Diageo
Territory management - understands the BevAlc route to market and how to compliantly influence outcomes
Deep market knowledge - channel, customer, and consumer
Energy level - approachable and quick to engage with all partners - brings positive energy to customer, distributor, and agency interactions
Professionalism - polished but authentic - comfortable in public presentation situations
Self-starter - self-motivated and pro-active
Company
myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community
myGwork is the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$4.77MKey Investors
24 HaymarketInnovate UK
2023-08-17Series Unknown· $1.66M
2023-08-17Grant· Undisclosed
2021-12-07Series A· $2.12M
Recent News
2024-04-10
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