About the Role
Empire Merchants, a world-class distributor of fine wines and spirits, is seeking exceptional individuals to grow their careers. We offer a combination of excellent benefits, compensation, and superior industry training in a fun, high-energy environment.
Responsibilities
- Draw conclusions and make recommendations to management by analyzing sales data, census data, competitive information, scan data, pricing figures, and other applicable sources.
- Conduct analyses including sales forecasting, opportunity identification, and evaluation of program performance.
- Develop sales templates, track results, extract and manipulate data, and format reports as requested by management.
- Prepare materials for supplier planning meetings by aggregating and reviewing data.
- Attend and contribute to meetings by providing commentary on analyses or pulling relevant data.
- Evaluate the potential impact of pricing modifications or programming elements by reviewing sales data and forecasting sales.
- Uncover market and brand opportunities by understanding category, customer, and market dynamics.
- Measure risk to sales plan (gap analysis) by comparing the plan to historical data and marketplace developments.
- Collaborate with Business Managers, Division Manager, or General Sales Manager to identify business needs and design reports.
- Package data for sales materials by ascertaining needed information and converting data into concise facts and visuals.
- Uncover drivers for changes in sales performance by reviewing competitive and internal data.
- Measure ROI on selected programming by determining evaluation criteria.
- Develop business review content by analyzing sales performance and developing a business case.
- Complete all necessary training programs.
- Maintain customer and supplier confidence by keeping information confidential.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Ability to hold a Solicitor’s Permit required (where applicable).
- Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to operate a motor vehicle (where applicable).
- Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and climb or balance.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.
- Frequently lift and/or move up to ten pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Regularly exposed to a normal business office environment.
- Occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and high precarious locations.
Skills
- Highly fluent in Excel and relational database programs.
- Strong knowledge of Power Point.
- Results oriented professional.
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
- Diplomacy and discretion.
- Customer service skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work independently and/or within a team.
- Pays attention to detail.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
Location
- NY Metro area
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Financial, marketing or business analysis experience
- Consumer packaged goods or data provider (e.g. IRI, Nielsen) background a plus
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree preferred in related field and/or equivalent training and work experience required
Salary/Compensations
- $66,400 - $75,000
- Annual bonus potential
Benefits
- 16 Observed Holidays
- Health Plan options (medical, dental, vision, disability coverage, life insurance, parental leave, and other voluntary plans)
- 401K (with Company Contributions)
- PTO
- Vacation accrual
- Flexible Spending Account
- Pre-Tax Transit Commuter Program
- Industry certifications (WSET)
- Tuition reimbursement
About the Company
- Empire Merchants is a world-class distributor of fine wines and spirits.
- We are a thriving, established industry.
- We are a premier Distributor of Choice serving more than 10,000 NY Metro area restaurants, hotels, clubs and retail outlets.
