Regional Manager: South East

About Lyre's Lyre’s exquisite range of lovingly crafted alcohol-free, classic spirits was borne from a quest to make the impossible possible. Every Lyre’s spirit looks, tastes and sashays around the palate just like the original. And yet, the absence of giggle juice enables revelers to remain clear-headed, of good cheer and in fine fettle to pursue whatever tickles their fancy the following day. In four years, we’ve expanded to more than 70 countries and we’re now recognized as the world’s most awarded non-alcoholic spirits range. Our ambition is to change the way the world drinks and deliver people real choice. To help us on our global conquest we now have a unique opportunity for a weapons-grade sales expert with the energy, ambition and drive to take ownership of sales and distributor activities in our South Eastern markets. About The Position Based in Florida, the Regional Manager - South East exists to provide best-in-class account, distributor, and customer management. Through the engagement of our partners and activation in our business channels, the role provides essential, market sales management in the North America business unit. This role must be critically aware of industry best practices, regional competition, and volume-driving strategies. Accomplishing this requires the demonstrated ability to develop effective presentations and to deliver solution-based recommendations that will positively affect both the business of our retail partners and our own business. Pre-existing key, national, and regional account relationships are highly valued. Key Responsibilities • Collaborate with Lyre’s national sales and marketing teams and distributor partners to drive commercial goals and brand activation in assigned market. • With the collaboration of sales leadership, manage key account prioritization, visits, and activities as necessary to accomplish assigned distribution and sales velocity targets. • Work within key accounts to develop and execute activations, including in-store tastings, consumer and trade events to drive awareness. • When necessary, provide timely responses to consumer inquiries and customer service requests. • Advocate on behalf of the brand through social media channels and online engagement, within brand standards. • Responsible for maintaining territory and tactical spends against assigned budgets and within relevant policies. • Conduct market activities to include staff trainings, menu listings, regional account management, retail displays, implementation of marketing objectives, etc. • Work closely with distributors and Lyre’s supply chain to manage and forecast needs, support incentives and ensuring sufficient levels of inventory of distributor warehouses within territory. • Maintain a thorough understanding of competitor activities within local markets and report to sales and marketing teams when relevant. • Prepare and participate in weekly sales meetings and ad-hoc meetings/trainings as needed. • Conduct quarterly business reviews with strategic accounts, distributor partners and internal partners, as needed. About You We're looking for someone with at least 5 years of sales experience with a combination of distributors and suppliers required ideally in CPG, Spirits, Hospitality or Food Service industries. You'll be comfortable working as part of a remote team and have flexibility to travel within assigned geographic region. To be successful in this role you'll need strong and persuasive communication skills including presenting and influencing internal and external stakeholders. We're looking for a self-starter who can prioritize, problem-solve, and confidently move through obstacles. Proficiency in MS Office Suite is a must and experience with supplier reporting tool VIP is ideal, as is previous inventory management experience. There are also some inherent physical demands to this role such as bending, stooping and lifting to be aware of. About The Perks Working for Lyre’s provides global market exposure in a high growth CPG category. We operate as a fully remote team and we pride ourselves on offering genuine flexibility for your working arrangements. Lyres offer best-in-class benefits packages including health care, competitive compensation, performance bonuses, four weeks paid vacation, ten paid holidays and employee equity plans. If this vacancy interests you, please apply using the links below to join us as we change the way the world drinks! ''