Idaho’s largest and fastest growing distributor, Hayden Beverage Company is accepting applications for a
General Manager of Idaho Wine Merchant Division. This position will run the day-to-day business operations of the IWM Sales Division and will be will be responsible for the division P&L and has latitude for independent direction in duties.
General Manager Of Idaho Wine Merchant Key Responsibilities
The primary function of an employee in this class is to perform duties that include working closely with the Executive Team, manage department heads and lead the Division to achieve strategic, competitive, and profit goals as defined by the President/COO.
- Participates in formulating and administering company policies, as well as directing and coordinating all activities to develop and implement long-range goals and objectives to meet business and profitability growth objectives.
- Review analyses of activities, costs, operations and forecast data to determine division progress toward stated goals and objectives.
- Promotes and maintains a professional and productive culture within the division and in regards to the division’s interaction with the rest of the departments.
- Confers with the President to review achievements and discuss required changes in goals or objectives resulting from current status and conditions.
- Provide leadership for employee relations through effective management, communications, coaching, training, and development.
- Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvement of issues and improved working relationships.
- Develop, review, update and implement business strategic planning, including sales, financial performance, product-market execution, and operational metrics.
- Oversee sales, operational functions to review sales, production and operating reports and resolve operational and facility problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays to meet future growth.
- Reviews and supports sales to oversee design concepts with fundamental or new technology used for new or existing products or improvement to provide cost reduction, safety, customer requirements and market growth.
- Develops and maintains presence and relationships with supplier partners as well as involvement in key supplier priorities and execution of initiatives.
- Reviews operations and plans to meet requirements for sales planning and to ascertain operational requirements to develop new brands and markets.
- Performs regular 1:1s with direct reports, sets goals and KPIs, holding team accountable for results and efficiencies.
The Qualified Candidate
- College degree or equivalent industry experience
- 10+ years of related experience preferred
- Demonstrate the ability to work independently while functioning as a member of a team through communication and engagement in self-directed resourcefulness and decision-making abilities
- Demonstrate outstanding presentation and persuasive sales and analytical abilities
- Demonstrate an exceptional ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with internal and external clients while providing high levels of service by communicating clear and timely responses to issues, requests, problems, and regular reporting
- Demonstrate ability to work independently while functioning as a member of a team through communication and engagement in self-directed resourcefulness and analytical thinking
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of beverage industry
- Must have an Acceptable Motor Vehicle record
- Pre-employment drug testing and background check required
Benefits
- Free product every month: beer, wine, Red Bull, Non-alcoholic beverages
- Discount on Hayden’s products
- Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans
- Company paid life insurance and STD
- Paid holidays and PTO packages
- Referral bonuses
- 401(k) with Match
- 529 Education Savings Plan with match (up to $4k)
- Gym membership reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Perks at Work Discount Program
- Safe Ride Home Program
About Hayden
At Hayden Beverage Co. we strive to be more than a team. We are a family. HBC is a rapidly growing beverage distribution company headquartered in Boise, ID, with 700+ employees in Idaho, Eastern Washington and Montana. Hayden is a hands-on work environment. Regardless of position, no job is beneath any team member and all team members are expected "to get their hands dirty" from time to time. We have two core goals; 1. Best executing distributor in the Northwest of any product and 2. Make our customers more profitable.
