Portfolio Associate

Salary:

- Have you ever wanted to work on the Beverage Alcohol industry's best brands and see what you could do with them - not only in BC but across Western Canada?_
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- Ever thought about what kind of labels or brand SHOULD be in the market but aren't?_
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- Wished that you were a part of a dynamic team of people who care as much about each other as they do the business? _

**This is the job for you**

Charton Hobbs, one of Canada's oldest and most successful wine and spirit importing companies, is looking to fill the role of **Portfolio Associate**, reporting to Portfolio & Marketing Manager based in Burnaby, BC.

**Job Summary**:
In this job, you will assist the Portfolio Manager in the development of our product assortment and portfolio development. This entails:

- Managing/supporting B&C Brands.
- Assist in management of special releases, luxury suppliers (back vintage offers) offers for Western Canada
- Managing brand plans, forecasts, and budgets for assigned Brands
- Managing supplier relationships to analyze brand performance and create innovative and result-driven promotional programs.
- Ensuring that all programs are properly tracked to evaluate and revisit effectiveness, provide ongoing budget management.
- Working closely with Marketing Team to manage supplier visits, presentations, itineraries, events, etc.
- Identifying opportunities for Tenders and manage listing process (Submit LAF, samples, etc).
- Gaining an excellent understanding of the product categories and their respective competitive and retail environments.
- Working with Marketing Team to develop POS (shelf talkers, neck tags, etc). Social media campaigns, Board display opportunities.
- Assisting in other projects as requested by VP and Portfolio Manager.

**The nitty gritty of Duties and Responsibilities**:

- **BCLS Oversight**
- Identify opportunities to sell new listings to BCLS's Category Managers
- Assist in building spend plans that maximize our sale potential - LTOs, marketing, sales incentives
- Develop and manage one-time buys and allocated products
- Maintain an open, continuous dialogue with BCLS Category Managers to;
- Maximize our distribution in BCLS stores
- Review possible de-lists;
- Develop with BCLS and CH Marketing and Commercial team action plans to address sales trends;
- Supplier substitute new products to recover lost volume;
- ** Supplier Relations**
- Assist in building business all Powerpoint presentations for Supplier Visits and attend all National phone conferences to discuss brand strategy and update National team on listing status.
- Review supplier periodic and annual forecasts in CH Order Model system by adjusting our forecasts.
- Assist in coordination of annual special release offers to W. Canada markets on select luxury suppliers (back vintages, large formats, etc)
- ** Western Canada Engagement**
- Work with Regional Provincial Sales Manager to introduce and educate Sales Teams on new and existing products for Roll Out Meetings or as product development takes place.
- Communicate your portfolio's capacity and opportunities to VP Alberta and Man/Sask Sales Director.

**Skills Required**:

- You have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree
- You have a minimum 2 years of experience in direct to consumer or trade marketing
- You have a proven track record and experience in MS Office with examples of past presentations
- You have strong Wine & Spirits Knowledge - WSET Level 2 minimum. WSET 3 is preferred.
- You preferably are bi-lingual
- You are very detail oriented and work at a strong pace. You have a strong sense of what your budgets are and can make good decisions to adjust on the go, communicating changes with your colleagues.
- You have a passion for winning and a good eye for what products work in markets.
- With this, you balance your enthusiasm for what you and your suppliers want to sell with feedback from colleagues and BCLS buyers who know their stuff.
- You have a deft hand at communicating plainly to all manner of international backgrounds and business models and the diplomacy to maintain and build great working relationships with our business partners Other: Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's license in the province employed and must meet the company's automobile insurance requirements. Must have and maintain a valid Canadian passport.

**Benefits**

Medical, dental and other benefits after a qualifying period. Competitive salary and benefit package plus performance bonus commensurate with performance, experience and existing trade relationships.
- The above information is representative of the work performed in this position, however it is not all-inclusive. The omission of a specific duty or responsibility does not exclude it from the position if the work is similar or related to the essential duties and responsibilities._