We are hiring an Area Manager to help drive William Grant & Sons’ next phase of growth in this dynamic, fast-growing region for premium and luxury spirits. Based in Nairobi, Kenya the role will manage our relationships and performance with long-established distributor partners in the attractive markets East Africa.

What We Can Offer You

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare
• Pension provision for local nationals is addressed by the statutory plan (this is currently under individual arrangements)
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of three times your annual basic salary.
• Product allowance so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands with your family and friends.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim funding each year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the sustainable growth of the William Grant & Sons portfolio across assigned markets (Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, Uganda, La Reunion, Mauritius and Seychelles), including delivery of the annual P&L targets.
• Implements best practice distributor management tools to embed a strong culture of planning and execution of performance and activation of brand priorities.
• Uses Route to Consumer approach to identify and unlock next generation growth opportunities for the portfolio.
• Leverages full cross-functional resources within William Grant & Sons to build long-term win/win relationship with distributors.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Ambitious, tenacious and highly organised, you have a track record of identifying growth opportunities and engaging colleagues and partners to help you deliver against them.
• Highly numerate with an equal focus on the top and bottom-line, you are used to operating in a complex and fast-moving environment to deliver results.
• Your entrepreneurial, collaborative style sees you build win-win relationships with all with whom you interact.
• You revel in the opportunity to spend frequent time in market to uncover insights which can drive performance.
• You will need to be able to communicate, at business level, in English with French desirable.