Market Manager, Hamptons (NY) - SEASONAL
- Job Title
- Market Manager, Hamptons (NY) - SEASONAL
- Job ID
- 27732036
- Location
- New York, NY 10013
- Other Location
- Eastern Suffolk County, NY
- Description
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The Market Manager is a full-time position for the Summer ’24 season (May 15 – September 15) and is pivotal in the meticulous management of all in-market events, where your primary goal is to guarantee their seamless execution while maintaining alignment with the broader brand strategy. This responsibility encompasses a diverse array of essential tasks aimed at ensuring excellent execution and amplifying the execution of each event, all while ensuring that they uphold the brand's consistency and integrity.
Key Responsibilities:- Coordinate the scheduling, staffing, and logistics of all in-market events.
- Serve as the primary point of contact to a team of Promotional Specialists, assisting with scheduling, reporting, and communication as needed.
- Perform quality control inspections to ensure that the execution meets the expectations of the client.
- Provide feedback to improve execution standards and results for On and Off Premise events.
- Handle logistics of all promotions within assigned geographic area of responsibility.
- Ensure that Promotional Specialists have the necessary training and materials prior to promotions.
- Manage promotional material inventory.
- Assist in any brand, trade, or special events in market.
- Ensure all events and staff adhere to company, DISCUS, and state-mandated regulations including sampler licenses if needed.
- Management of post-event responsibilities (ensuring event recapping is done accurately and on time, verifying the invoicing procedure is followed, qualitative feedback is collected and shared with client)
- Foster execution of flawless events (includes, but is not limited to, on-site sampling, engaging consumers, delivering key brand communications, distributing POS, and facilitating data capture)
- Schedule and confirm event activations with account management prior to execution.
- Liaise with local client sales teams, distributor partners, and retail partners on a daily/weekly basis.
- Interface with and manage third-party agencies
- Maintain a positive and proactive relationship with the local sales teams as well as account management and staff.
- Maintain account and distributor partner contact lists.
- Manage event budgets.
- Coordinate payment of all bar tabs or per event supplies directly with account partners or staff.
- Manage payroll process of all staff.
- Submit and review receipts to ensure they are compliant.
- Maintain and update scheduling of events in the Event Management System.
- Ensure timely submission of recaps to ensure data integrity.
- Review and approve event recaps within 48 hours of event.
- Identify and report on key performance indicators.
- Report event and overall program feedback to Brand Activation Supervisor.
- Work with Promotional Specialist to attain high-quality event photos that capture the brand experience.
- High School Diploma or GED
- 2+ years prior experience in event management
- Access to event staff personnel
- Strong budget management skills
- Strong communication and on-site problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritize and juggle many tasks
- Excellent presentation and organizational skills
- Effective training experience is preferred
- Knowledge of wine and spirits industry is a plus
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit and strong leadership skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Reliable transportation is a must
- Comfortable lifting/transporting event kits/boxes
- Eastern Long Island (Eastern Suffolk County) resident required, as will need to cover activations in Northfork and Southfork*
- Ability to work nights/weekends, as required
- Ability to travel (in-state) up to 70% of time
- Pay Range
- $70,000.00 Annually to $80,000.00 Annually