Wine Account Manager

Job overview

The Wine Account Manager role is onsite in Traverse City, MI, with Monday-to-Friday availability and flexibility to accommodate customer needs and special events. Minimum compensation is $58,600 per year, with total compensation increasing through commission, bonus, and incentive pay. Imperial Beverage is a Michigan family-owned beverage distributor focused on helping customers and communities succeed. The role exists to manage and grow beverage accounts by advising local bars, grocery stores, and restaurants on product selection, maintaining product presentation, and developing customer relationships that support sales and account success.

What you'll do

• Review daily sales routes and plan account visits.
• Meet with purchasers or managers, present products, maintain shelves, rotate products, check backstock, identify replenishment needs, discuss new product placement, upload orders, and prepare account recaps.
• Additional opportunities may include rewriting wine lists, sampling products with suppliers, and hand-selling at wine dinners.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

wine account manager

imperial beverage

traverse city mi

$58,600+ per year minimum

commission

bonus incentives

monday-friday availability

wine sales

account management

beverage distribution

customer relationships

advanced wine knowledge

michigan liquor control commission

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• HSA and FSA options
• 401(k) with employer match
• 3.5 weeks of PTO starting in year one
• training and career development
• paid volunteer time
• paid parental leave for full-time employees
• weekly pay
• safe-ride reimbursement
• referral bonuses.

Why this role

Requires advanced wine knowledge and sales experience; beverage sales experience is preferred. The role includes domestic and international trip opportunities to learn about the beverage industry.

About the employer

Imperial Beverage is hiring for this role. Industry: Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers. Sector: 42.