No Complaints - Market Development Manager Sazerac Employee Review

5.0
Jul 30, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Sazerac is a company that truly invests in its employees. There are so many company systems dedicated to personal development, career development, and role specific development, almost to the point to where its annoying! Nevertheless, it is evident Sazerac cares a TON about employee retention, and employee development. - Schedule flexibility is truly up to you, if you'd prefer to work an 8-5, that's possible, but if you can get your work done sooner then that works too. This role is very results based, rather than time based. - Referring to the previous point, Even though this job is results based, there aren't any harsh penalties for not providing results. In my experience, as long as you are diligent and can explain a decline in sales or a lack of growth to your immediate manager, there is no penalty. As long as a genuine effort is shown, Sazerac is content.

Cons

- Despite a large focus on career development, growth might not come quickly, especially if you aren't willing to relocate. Expect to work a minimum of 1 1/2 to 2 years before any lateral or vertical growth opportunities are achievable. - Sometimes KPI's and incentive goals are large and unachievable unless a significant amount of effort is dedicated to them. Not impossible, but if hitting goals is a main focus, it could damage relationships with retailers. - This role is 95% field based, but there are many company systems, research, and emails that need dedicated time behind a computer. Often times it feels like there are too many meetings, emails, and time needed behind a laptop. It can take away from needed work if it piles up.

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- High autonomy with minimal management direction - 99.9% of the people there are AMAZING humans - Exposure to a large portfolio of well-known spirits brands. - Limited oversight or expectations - Remote and hybrid flexibility - QTRLY bottle program; opportunity to drive to Buffalo Trace and get discounted Bourbon

Cons

- No structured onboarding for new hires; boss didn't come into the office to meet me until multiple weeks after my start date. - Expect to figure out undocumented processes independently. Heavy push back if you ask for training documentation, usually because the trainer also doesn't know about the process ("Tribal knowledge" as they call it) - Culture is reactive rather than proactive; constantly fighting figures instead of investing into why there are so many fires to begin with. - Management communication is inconsistent and priority is illogical; many business best practices violated constantly - Deadlines change last minute and cause domino effect of multiple projects now being handled poorly. (management would rather amass a quick win, or a 'gold star' as they call it versus building something sustainable). - Concerns raised to leadership are often deflected rather than addressed. Corporate jargon filibuster of "we just need to make sure we are aligned on next steps" versus addressing the reason of misalignment and setting a plan going forward. - Speed is prioritized over sustainability, which creates recurring failures that consume more time than a thoughtful approach would have. - Internal processes are fragile and heavily dependent on individual tribal knowledge with no intuition available. - Annual raises are based on 3% flat increase, not based on merit - HR says they want you to work in your role 18-24 months before exploring another role in the company - Put in a position go against company guidelines in order to meet unrealistic deadlines - OOO is poorly planned to where you could end up as the only employee on the team while the other analysts are on vacation and you own all their daily processes without training or documentation - If you prefer working in office, you have the opportunity to share a 'hotel desk' with the other people there. Sometimes, you may come into the office and there be no desks available and you have to drive back home.

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