Director, Retail Planning

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

SALARY: $151,200-$179,550, bonus and long-term incentive eligible

COMPANY:

Michelob ULTRA. Cutwater Spirits. Budweiser. Kona Brewing Co. Stella Artois. Bud Light. That’s right, over 100 of America’s most loved brands, to be exact. But there’s so much more to us than our top-notch portfolio of beers, seltzers, and more. We are powered by a 19,000-strong team that shares our passion to create a future with more cheers. We look for people with talent, curiosity, and commitment and provide the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

ROLE SUMMARY:

The Beyond Beer Director of Retail Planning plays a meaningful role in crafting strategic retail initiatives and ensuring executional perfection across national accounts. This position is responsible for business planning, performance management, retail analytics and tactical projects, all sought at delivering our commercial priorities. Success in this role requires outstanding organization, sophisticated data analytics expertise, confidence in delivering presentations and a collaborative approach to working with diverse partners.

JOB RESPONSIBILTIES:

Strategic Planning

• Lead channel specific business plans and annual budgets to deliver our commercial priorities.

• Develop tools to identify business opportunities across retail channels and chain divisions. Utilize data sources, such as Circana, Numerator, HERO and PowerBI

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve retail execution

Performance Management

• Measure national chain performance against critical metrics and commercial goals

• Identify gaps and collaborate with channel leads to take corrective action

• Develop comprehensive performance reports, tools and insights to guide strategic directions

• Build compelling presentations that clearly communicate results and business opportunities

Project Management

• Lead monthly Retail PRs and MEGA Cascades

• Track and communicate yearly KPI results across retail channels

• Lead Beyond Beer Sales, Travel & CRM Budgets

• Support retailer meeting content development

• Own Ad-Hoc projects to answer business-critical questions

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 6+ years field sales or National Accounts experience with in-depth knowledge of the alcohol industry.

• Expertise in data analytics and proficiency applying insights into actionable retail strategies

• Budget management experience

• Project management experience

• Expertise in Circana, Numerator, Excel, PowerPoint and PowerBI

• Effective communication, administrative and organizational skills

• Ability to work cross functionally with sales, commercial, marketing, brand, and category teams to develop retail strategies

• Ability to multi-task with numerous partners

• Ability to prioritize deadlines and tasks

WHY ANHEUSER-BUSCH:

Anheuser-Busch has always dreamed big. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. To reimagine what a beer company can be. And what, together with our people and our partners, Anheuser-Busch can do. Our collective impact is significant. Over the last decade alone, we have contributed more than $400 million to charitable organizations that support our communities, provided over 90 million cans of emergency drinking water, and, together with our wholesaler partners, invested more than $1 billion into responsible drinking initiatives. At the heart of these investments is our shared commitment to community – providing opportunity for our people, lifting our neighbors, and making a meaningful differ