NY Business Manager - Luxury Gin

New York-based Business Manager for a luxury gin brand, focused on building demand in high-image accounts across New York (with potential expansion to Miami). Lead with commercially sharp, culturally connected, and engaging presence to convert relationships into measurable sales growth. Key responsibilities include opening high-quality accounts across New York, developing prestige accounts to drive liquid-to-lips velocity and repeat orders, building advocacy among bartenders, buyers, hotel teams, and distributors, securing menu placements, staff trainings, tastings, and activations, and delivering compelling commercial presentations with disciplined follow-up. Strong emphasis on trade engagement, market momentum, and cross-functional collaboration with distributors to drive market growth. Ideal candidate has 4+ years in premium or luxury spirits, strong relationships in luxury hospitality, and the maturity to manage events and brand moments, including Fashion Week and evening activations.