Customer Development Manager - Northeast

Job description

Work LocationBoston, MA, Hartford, CT, Philadelphia, PA Position Purpose: Acting on own initiative, the Customer Development Manager drives strategic growth and brand exposure across key retail accounts within a defined territory. This role leads account planning, forecasting, and the execution of sales initiatives to meet business objectives, working independently to deliver results. *CANDIDATES IDEALLY LOCATED IN BOSTON, MA, PHILADELPHIA, PA OR HARTFORD, CT*: Essential Duties: *Other duties as assigned - Responsible for managing and selling all brands within the Delicato Family Wines (DFW) portfolio in support of company sales goals - Manages direct sales calls on retail accounts to develop long-term working relationships with the wine buyers and key distributors / wholesalers to sell in programing and feature activity - Proactively communicates business issues and opportunities to DFW & Transcendent regional sales teams including programming and distribution gains and losses to assist in the forecasting process - Manages assortment in retail accounts by facilitating the new item process including distribution of new items, expansion of current items and identifying underperformi...