Account Executive - Customer Development
Location: Charlotte, NC, US, 28277 Columbia, SC, US, 29201
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Date: Dec 18, 2025
Company: Gallo
Job Req ID: 106698
Job Type: Full-time
Work Category: Field
Application Close Date: 12/23/2025
Sponsorship: Not Available
Compensation: $99630 - $157795
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We are GALLO
We're a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that's consistently recognized as a Glassdoor "Best Places to Work." We have 130+ brands (https://www.gallo.com/portfolio/) 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 & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.
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A Taste of What You'll Do
Join Gallo Winery as an Account Executive - Customer Development and play a pivotal role in driving profitable share growth for our portfolio across assigned customer accounts. You will build and deepen relationships with buyers, category teams, distributor partners and cross - functional stakeholders to create and execute strategic joint business plans that grow distribution, visibility and sales both in - store and online. This role blends field engagement with data-driven insight-spending time on the market with wholesaler partners, analyzing sales and forecast data with Category Management, and presenting compelling business cases for new items and programs.
You are a collaborative problem - solver who inspires execution of chain priorities and distributor strategies, champions retailer advocacy, and embraces innovation to unlock e - retail and omnichannel opportunities. You will lead initiatives across shelf, cold box, assortment and promotional execution, manage resources by customer tier, and forecast business results while ensuring compliance with all regulatory, quality and safety requirements. Mentorship, succession planning and clear communication across internal teams and distributor organizations are core to success.
We welcome candidates who demonstrate intrapreneurship, ownership and an entrepreneurial mindset-people who take initiative, learn from risk, and hold themselves and others accountable. If you are energized by building brands, driving growth, and working collaboratively to shape the future of the wine and spirits category, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to help bring Gallo's brands to more consumers.
Job location is open to all North Carolina and South Carolina locations.
What You'll Need
Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of E. & J. Gallo Winery Sales, Gallo Affiliated or Non-affiliated Distributor sales experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of CPG sales/account management, retail sales/account management, or corporate business development reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 7 years of E. & J. Gallo Winery Sales, Gallo Affiliated or Non-affiliated Distributor Sales experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High school diploma or state-issued equivalency certificate plus 8 years of CPG sales/account management, retail sales/account management, or corporate business development reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
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.
Required to obtain Liquor License as required by state/locality.
Required to travel by air and automobile up to 50% during the course of business.
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.
Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
How You'll Stand Out
Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of Gallo winery or distributor sales or customer development experience to include a prior rotation as a Business Development Manager, Market Development Manager Sr, or Account Manager 2; OR Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of external alcohol sales experience to include account management experience.
Gallo account management or project analyst experience.
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Our Benefits & Perks
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.
The Fine Print
The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
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 may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Gallo is enrolled in the Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program and will use the program to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees as required.
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