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Market Development Manager - Retail Wine (Houston, TX, US, 77002) @ E&J Gallo Winery

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<p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">Job Req ID: 107407 </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">Job Type: Full-time </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">Work Category: Field, </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">Application Close Date: 07/15/2026 </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">Sponsorship: Not Available </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">Compensation: $93,800 - $140,600</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://dmscdn.successfactors.com/67b35c79ec66688f3a93303d91bd9cccf14a078545db9c96f16926ff32cafc02/static_content/5e1852f52c9b4bc98e44/Gallo_Nov_2025_Job_Applicant_Privacy_Notice.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gallo Privacy Policy</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt"><strong>We are GALLO</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">We’re a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that’s consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” We have <a href="https://www.gallo.com/portfolio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">130+ brands</a> in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We’re home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. - Barefoot Wine &amp; High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and <span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">PGA of America.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement <a href="https://est1933.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/DocumentHandler/JobDescriptions/EQxlYQ9DfxpFrjB89jcoPxkB8DYzSqN3igko4xK6az9AWQ?e=ZDW4aP" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a></span></p> <p> </p><p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><span style="font-weight:bold;background-color:white">A Taste of What You&apos;ll Do</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><span style="background-color:white">Join GALLO as a Market Development Manager – Retail Wine and help grow beloved wine brands in retail accounts through strategic execution, strong distributor partnerships, and data-driven decisions. In this role you’ll spend most of your time in market working side-by-side with distributor reps, DMs and AMs to activate monthly programs, close distribution gaps, and drive points-of-sale. You’ll plan your time intentionally, prioritize high-opportunity accounts, coach and train distributor teams, and use tools like Account 360 and commerce marketing assets to monitor performance, identify opportunities, and pivot quickly to deliver results.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';background-color:white">You’ll bring a commercial mindset and curiosity—reviewing market and competitive data, surfacing pricing and assortment insights, and recommending actions to management. You’ll support e</span><span style="font-family:'Cambria Math';background-color:white">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';background-color:white">retail and digital activations, help commercialize local marketing, and represent GALLO at events and in the community. Practical financial stewardship (expense control) and compliance with quality, environmental and safety standards are part of the day-to-day. You’ll also contribute to recruiting and local communication efforts as needed and act with intrapreneurial ownership—taking initiative, learning from challenges, and holding yourself and partners accountable.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><span style="background-color:white">We’re looking for a collaborative, inclusive communicator who motivates distributor teams, builds strong cross-functional relationships, and makes sound, opportunity-focused decisions. Candidates who bring innovation, accountability, and a passion for wine retail will thrive. GALLO is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce and providing reasonable accommodations. If you’re energized by growing brands in market, coaching partners, and turning insights into action, we want to hear from you.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><span style="font-weight:bold;background-color:white">What You&apos;ll Need</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0px;margin-bottom:0.0px;vertical-align:middle;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white">Bachelor’s degree plus 2 years of Gallo winery or distributor sales reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of wine or spirits sales, marketing, restaurant/hospitality, or distributor experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 6 years of Gallo winery or distributor sales experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 7 years of wine or spirits sales, marketing, restaurant/hospitality, or distributor experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0px;margin-bottom:0.0px;vertical-align:middle;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white">Candidate is required to have a valid driver’s license, a safe driving record and reliable vehicle (if applicable) at the time of hire. This position will undergo a motor vehicle check (MVR) to confirm a history of safe and responsible driving. If needed, candidate must obtain the appropriate state driver’s license based on the position’s location within 30 days of hire.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0px;margin-bottom:0.0px;vertical-align:middle;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white">Required to obtain liquor license as required by state/locality.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0px;margin-bottom:0.0px;vertical-align:middle;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white">Required to travel by air and car in order to execute job functions.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0px;margin-bottom:0.0px;vertical-align:middle;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white">Required to see, taste, and smell wine and perform wine tastings as part of job functions.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0px;margin-bottom:0.0px;vertical-align:middle;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white">Required to be 21 years of age or older.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0px;margin-bottom:0.0px;vertical-align:middle;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white">Required to Travel by air and automobile up to 25% during the course of business.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0px;margin-bottom:0.0px;vertical-align:middle;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white">Experience demonstrating strong leadership, selling, time management, and public speaking skills.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0px;margin-bottom:0.0px;vertical-align:middle;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white">Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><span style="font-weight:bold;background-color:white">How You&apos;ll Stand Out</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0px;margin-bottom:0.0px;vertical-align:middle;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white">Bachelor&apos;s degree plus 4 years of Gallo winery or distributor sales experience to include a prior rotation as a Spirits Development Specialist, Spirits Development Specialist Sr, Business Intelligence Analyst Sr, Market Development Manager, Market Development Manager Sr, or Account Manager 1; OR Bachelor&apos;s degree plus 5 years of external alcohol sales experience to include on-premise experience.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0px;margin-bottom:0.0px;vertical-align:middle;color:#222222"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white">Experience selling or marketing Gallo brands.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt"><span style="color:#222222;background-color:white">To view the full job description, please click </span><a href="https://est1933.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/DocumentHandler/JobDescriptions/IQBjAdD7O9u0ToQni07i9uNOASqvtmN__4vgw5SRZSVnz2w?e=K07DGc"><span style="background-color:white">here</span></a><span style="color:#222222;background-color:white">.</span></p><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt"><strong>Our Benefits &amp; Perks</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt"><strong>The Fine Print</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. In addition to the salary, this position <strong>may</strong> be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires regular travel within your assigned territory. Occasional travel to company sites may be required as needed.</span> </li> <li style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">It is the Company’s policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">Gallo’s policy is to afford equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibiting discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt">Gallo is enrolled in the Department of Homeland Security&apos;s E-Verify program and will use the program to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees as required.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt"><u><a href="https://performancemanager4.successfactors.com/doc/custom/Gallo/E-Verify.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">E-Verify Notice</a></u></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt"><u><a href="https://performancemanager4.successfactors.com/Gallo/E-Verify+Right+to+Work+Poster+(English_Spanish)+(4.10.19).pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Right to Work</a></u></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt"><u><a href="https://dmscdn.successfactors.com/67b35c79ec66688f3a93303d91bd9cccf14a078545db9c96f16926ff32cafc02/static_content/78de28b8319e474188c9/Employee_Polygrap_Protection_Act_WH1462_02_2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Employee Polygraph Protection Act</a></u></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt"><u><a href="https://dmscdn.successfactors.com/67b35c79ec66688f3a93303d91bd9cccf14a078545db9c96f16926ff32cafc02/static_content/570a218d25cb4225a268/FMLA_WH1420_04_2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Family Medical Leave Act</a></u></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Gallo Sans';font-size:11.0pt"><u><a href="https://dmscdn.successfactors.com/67b35c79ec66688f3a93303d91bd9cccf14a078545db9c96f16926ff32cafc02/static_content/d8e18ed272eb415eb895/USERRA_05_2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USERRA Notice</a></u></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

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