Mahou USA Overview:
Established in 2023, Mahou USA is a combination of brands from Avery Brewing, Founders Brewing and Mahou Imports. Specializing in brews that are complex, in-your-face ales, with huge aromatics and tons of flavor, Mahou USA ranks among the top 10 largest craft breweries in the U.S. 
The brands under Mahou USA have received numerous awards from the World Beer Cup and the Great American Beer Festival, and RateBeer and BeerAdvocate users often rate its beers among the best in the world.

Mission of Mahou USA: To create moments of connection with our beers and beverages, which we joyfully and responsibly craft to be accessible and of the highest quality possible.

Quick Facts:
•	Top 10 largest craft brewery in the U.S. and one of the fastest-growing.
•	Ranked in the top breweries in the world by Ratebeer.com for the last five years.
•	Number of Employees: 500+ in the U.S.
•	History of Quality Brewing: Over 30 Years Craft Brewing Experience
•	Number of Brewing Facilities: 3 (2 - Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1 - Boulder, Colorado)
•	Number of Barrels Brewed Annually: Over 420,000 Barrels in 2023
•	Taprooms: 2 – Founders Taproom in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Avery Taproom and Restaurant in Boulder, Colorado

Industry: Food and Beverage Services
Company Size: 201-500 employees

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**SUMMARY **

The Brand Manager (BM) will play a critical role in understanding the consumer to assist in creating strategic brand plans, execution of marketing programs, and coordination across other marketing and company functions. The BM will also support data analysis to arrive at business insights that lead to actionable business decisions and actions. Responsible for creating marketing and sales materials and the communication of available assets. The BM will ensure brand activation, sponsorships, and partnerships are aligned with brand priorities. The BM must possess strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, project management skills to juggle multiple priorities at once, initiative and capacity to work independently, clear and articulate communication skills, and the ability to develop strong cross-functional relationships.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES **

Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.

- Development of strategic and annual marketing plans in collaboration with other marketing functions including execution of said plans. Marketing plans will address all components of the marketing mix including pricing, promotion, new product development, advertising, PR, digital marketing, and market and consumer research.

- Be a brand steward, understanding the Founders brand and consumer to assist in crafting marketing strategies that are consistent with the brand DNA and grow the business.

- Assisting in oversight of marketing budget. Responsible for delivering year-end budget at prescribed number and ownership of media budget.

- Collaborate with Creative Manager of outside creative and media agency to achieve brand objectives.

- Report to Senior BM with monthly updates on key business trends and provide analysis.

- Have an in-depth understanding of key marketing and sales programming that can impact the business.

- Work closely with sales to ensure execution of marketing programs in the field and identify opportunities to grow the business in the trade.

- Interact cross-functionally with finance, sales, retail, and production to proactively identify and address problems or opportunities. Prioritize solutions and opportunities that will have the greatest impact.

- Represent the brand at trade events, consumer promotions, sales meetings, and with distributors and customers as needed.

- Fully exploit and deploy existing sponsorship opportunities, maximizing the full value and utilization of our contracts to drive ROI and align with brand priorities.

- Be an active participant in the Founders culture, living our principles and inspiring others to do the same.

**QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE **

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or University in Marketing, MBA preferred.

- Two to four years related marketing experience, alcohol/beverage industry experience a plus.

- Ability to thrive in a complex, fast-paced environment and adaptable to change.

- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and strategic skills. Make complex ideas simple.

- Demonstrated ability in taking initiative to seek out opportunities and solve problems.

- Distinguished written and verbal communication skills including strong presentation skills

- Effective leadership and interpersonal skills. Must have the confidence and ability to communicate and influence at all levels and across functions, outside and inside the company.

- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage time and correctly prioritize multiple projects.

- A valued team player that is a role model for collaboration.

- Knowledgeable of and active within consumer trends.

- Consistently achieves desired outcomes on time and with a minimum of avoidable errors and issues.

- Experience with public relations and digital marketing a plus.

- Experience with partnership and sponsorship negotiation a plus.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.

**Compensation & Benefits: **

- Competitive Salary.

- Health, dental, vision, and other coverage for all employees starts date of hire.

- 401(k) matching

- Paid time off, volunteer time, and floating holidays

- Employee Assistance Program

- Paid sabbaticals with tenure

- Paid parental leave for all employee

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