SAZERAC COMPANY OVERVIEW

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, Traveller, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Svedka, Wheatley, BuzzBallz, Southern Comfort, Seagram’s V.O., Myers’s, Goldschläger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.
We’re proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” four times, and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of “world’s most award-winning distillery” through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.

Reporting to the Sr. Category Manager, the Category Manager - Military will lead datariven initiatives that uncover growth opportunities and improve performance across multiple retail partners, with a focus on the Military channel. This role will be critical in transforming syndicated and customer-specific data into meaningful insights that influence sales strategy, promotional planning, and retail execution. The Category Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams in sales, category management, and marketing, delivering insights that move the business forward.
Location: This is a fully remote role and may be based in Dallas, Texas.

Key Responsibilities: (job responsibilities may vary by state depending on regulatory and compliance standards for the state):

• Demonstrate the ability to synthesize & leverage multiple data points/insights (shopper, consumer, category, product) to create retail strategies on Assortment, Merchandising and Shelving that unlock growth.
• Analyze syndicated and customer data (Nielsen, Circana, retailer systems) to identify opportunities within key retail and Military channels.
• Partner with category managers and Military account teams to build data-backed recommendations and business reviews.
• Create dashboards and data visualizations (Power BI, Tableau) to track KPIs and identify trends
• Monitor Competitive Launches and their impact on business.
• Build reporting for Space to sales analysis across customers.
• Work on updating POS data reporting on monthly and quarterly basis.
• Prep, cleanse, and integrate multiple data sources for a complete analysis.
• Develop reports and tools that improve the use of data across the organization.
• Stay current on Military channel dynamics, trends, and compliance requirements.
• Manage ad-hoc analytics projects and support reporting automation to improve operational efficiency.