Kansas & Missouri Market Manager - Bandero Premium Tequila

Kansas & Missouri Market Manager - Bandero Premium Tequila

Location: Kansas City Metropolitan Area (Kansas or Missouri)

Territory: Kansas & Missouri

Distributor Partner: Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $100,000 | Health | Dental | Vision | PTO

About Bandero

Bandero Premium Tequila is a rapidly growing spirits brand built around premium quality, bold experiences and strong connections to sports and entertainment. We are looking for an experienced, highly connected Market Manager to lead the brand’s growth throughout the midwest, specifically Kansas and Missouri, while managing our relationship with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits across both states.

Position Overview

The Kansas & Missouri Market Manager will be responsible for expanding Bandero Tequila’s presence across both states, strengthening our Southern Glazer’s distributor partnership, securing new placements and building long term sales momentum.

The ideal candidate has established alcohol beverage sales experience in Kansas and Missouri -preferably within tequila or the broader spirits category - and brings existing relationships with distributor teams, retailers, bars, restaurants and beverage buyers.

Candidates must reside in the Kansas City metropolitan area. This role requires frequent travel throughout both states, with regular in-person availability in both states for distributor meetings, account visits, events and brand activations.

This person must also have a strong eye for social media content and the ability to capture and coordinate content at on-site activations and events.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Bandero Tequila’s growth and market development throughout Kansas and Missouri
• Serve as Bandero’s primary point of contact for Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits across both states
• Build strong relationships with distributor leadership, sales managers and sales representatives
• Develop and execute market-specific sales plans, goals and promotional programs with distributor teams
• Conduct regular distributor ride-alongs, sales meetings, product presentations and staff trainings
• Drive distributor engagement, new account placements, depletion growth and reorder activity
• Leverage existing buyer relationships to expand distribution across retail, restaurant, bar, hospitality and entertainment accounts
• Open new accounts and maintain a strong pipeline of on-premise and off-premise opportunities
• Identify and secure opportunities for displays, menu placements and regional chain authorizations
• Coordinate tastings, promotional programs, sporting events and brand activations
• Support sports and entertainment programming through account promotions, event execution and local market engagement
• Capture and coordinate social media content at accounts, events and brand activations
• Monitor distributor inventory, pricing, placements and sales performance
• Provide regular sales reports, market updates and competitive insights
• Collaborate with Bandero’s sales, marketing and operations teams to execute regional initiatives
• Travel regularly throughout Kansas and Missouri

Required Qualifications

• Alcohol beverage sales experience within Kansas and Missouri
• Established distributor, retailer and on-premise buyer relationships within the territory
• Experience managing distributor partnerships and working directly with distributor sales teams
• Demonstrated ability to open new accounts, grow sales and develop long-term buyer relationships
• Strong understanding of distributor management and the three-tier alcohol distribution system
• Must reside in, or be willing to relocate to, the Kansas City metropolitan area
• Strong knowledge of the territory’s retail, hospitality and entertainment markets
• Background in or strong understanding of sports marketing, sponsorships and fan engagement
• Ability to capture engaging social media content and coordinate with the marketing team
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and relationship-building skills
• Highly organized, self-motivated and comfortable operating independently
• Ability to travel frequently throughout both states and maintain regular in-person availability in Kansas City
• Willingness to work select evenings and weekends for tastings, events and brand activations
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications

• Existing relationships with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits teams in Kansas and Missouri
• Tequila or broader spirits industry experience
• Established connections with high-volume liquor retailers, regional chains, restaurant groups, bars, hotels and entertainment venues
• Experience launching or expanding a spirits brand across multiple states
• Experience executing sports-related partnerships, promotions or experiential events
• Strong understanding of both on-premise and off-premise sales strategies

If you’re interested, please email [email protected] and [email protected] with your resume, a brief overview of your relevant experience, and your availability for an initial call.

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