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Senior Brand Manager

Napavalleywineacademy
Novato, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/21/2025

About Us :

WX Brands and Bread & Butter Wines has taken the wine industry by….not overthinking it.

2 fastest growing wine brand in the US (super premium price segment) with the #1 Pinot Noir

6X consecutive Impact Magazine Hot Brand Winner and Blue Chip Winner, showing 10-years of consecutive & substantial growth

1 US Brand in Canada and #4 overall

1 Premium brand in the UK, #2 US Brand in Sweden, and #1 Pinot Noir in Norway

The results speak for themselves!

At Bread & Butter, we believe the best things in life are simple pleasures. The same is true for wine. Which is why we believe in making simply enjoyable wine without pretension. And we think it's best enjoyed the same way. No fuss over pairings or overthinking the terroir, just wine, meant to be enjoyed.

We leverage Don’t Overthink It as a way to celebrate simplicity and help free our audience from the complexities that prevent them from enjoying life to the fullest.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Global Director of Brand Marketing, the Senior Brand Manager will serve as the champion of the Mainstream Portfolio, highlighted by Bread & Butter Wines.

The Senior Brand Manager will support the Marketing Director in developing global brand strategies and leading business initiatives with the support of dynamic cross-functional teams. This role will be especially focused on US initiatives for Bread & Butter.

The Senior Brand Manager will act as lead and brand champion for other priority brands with support of the Marketing Director.

This role is based out of Novato, CA (Marin County) and has great flexibility between working from home and working in our Novato, CA headquarters.

Key Responsibilities

  • Playing a leadership role in Bread & Butter’s ambition to be a top 20 US wine brand.
  • Acting as a brand expert in the company with ownership of brand positioning and target consumer articulation for Bread & Butter and other priority brands.
  • Internal & External Brand Champion : Leveraging excellent presentation and story-telling skills, passion and energy to be the primary advocate for the brand internally (management presentations, sales meetings etc.) and externally (e.g. in front of key customers, PR events etc.).
  • Supporting Marketing Director in evaluation of all marketing activity to determine ROI and effectiveness of activity and help the organization understand how activity builds long term brand equity.
  • Development of long-term brand growth plan and annual business plans.
  • A supporting role in the management of all outside agency initiatives in support of the brands' business objectives including, but not limited to, advertising, media, experiential, programming, packaging, and public relations agencies where applicable.
  • Shared responsibility for the delivery of volume, share and profit objectives consistent with overall brand strategy, with P&L accountability for bottom line profitability.
  • Leading brand business analysis efforts. Continuously monitors business and brand health performance using internal and external data resources to identify issues and opportunities to drive both brand development and volume performance, and to deliver actionable insights.
  • Acting as internal liaison with cross functional teams, including but not limited to : Winemaking, Production, Legal, Compliance, Sales, Pricing and S&OP.
  • Supporting the long-term innovation strategy of the brand and leading the execution and go to market strategy of all new product introductions.
  • Developing actionable insights from depletion & scan data on a weekly and monthly basis.

Requirements (Education & Experiences)

  • Bachelor’s Degree in related field required; Master’s Degree preferred.
  • 7 years of brand marketing experience, ideally in the CPG industry.
  • Strong understanding of the 3-tiered distribution system and a passion for and desire to be immersed in the wine business.
  • Demonstrated success in developing junior-level talent.
  • Passion for building brands and proven track-record of breakthrough consumer advertising, retail activation, and media execution.
  • Proven success partnering with sales teams & mobilizing to achieve business goals.
  • Able to mobilize agencies around an inspiring vision and focused briefs / feedback.
  • Experience working with syndicated data sources (Circana / Nielsen) to make informed decisions.
  • Business acumen and strong analytical skills with a proven track record of utilizing trend analysis and quantitative data to produce actionable insights, financial and P&L understanding.
  • Think like a business owner – someone who can take initiative and get things done while having fun in an entrepreneurial environment.
  • Budget management expertise.
  • Business & Leadership Skills

  • WORK WITH FIRE & HUSTLE – Works with a sense of urgency. Takes ownership & does whatever it takes. Works hard & play hard. Celebrates successes.
  • KNOW YOUR STUFF – Gets it right the first time. Learns from mistakes. Is an expert in their field. Listens & learns from others.
  • LASER FOCUS – Understands & believes in the WX Vision. Behaves consistently, and in alignment, with our goals. Achieves more by doing less.
  • SELF STARTER – Ability to complete projects independently and with a spirit of urgency; manage multiple priority projects at once; demonstrate flexibility as priorities change.
  • VALUE & SUPPORT EACH OTHER – Works collaboratively as a team. Treats others with respect. Champions all forms of diversity.
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