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Sales Activation Manager

E. & J. Gallo Winery
401(k), profit sharing
United States, Nevada, Las Vegas
Nov 20, 2025

Job Req ID:106622

Job Type:Full-time

Work Category:Field

Application Close Date: 11/23/2025

Sponsorship:Not Available

Compensation: $95,570 - $151,000

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We're a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that's consistently recognized as a Glassdoor "Best Places to Work." We have130+ brands 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.

View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.

Job location: Seattle, WA or Las Vegas, NV

A Taste of What You'll Do

Are you passionate about driving sales success and streamlining communication processes? Join our dynamic US Sales Distributor Operations Team at Gallo as a Sales Activation Manager. In this role, you will be a critical link between Gallo and our Distributor partners, ensuring a consistent and efficient flow of information that leads to superior execution in the market. Your efforts will empower our Sales Teams-Directors, Business Development Managers (BDMs), and Market Development Managers (MDMs)-to spend more time in the field, ultimately boosting our market presence and performance.

As a Sales Activation Manager, you will leverage existing tools to build monthly presentations, reports, and progress updates, ensuring that 80% of the resources are ready for Sales Teams to customize based on local needs. You will develop a deep understanding of assigned markets, delivering timely and impactful communication to Distributors to enhance both On and Off-Premise sales execution. Serving as the primary sales contact within designated markets, you will collaborate with various teams, including BIM, DRIVE, and Sales Technology, to provide standard mid-month presentations and track key sales initiatives.

Your role will also involve developing strong working relationships with key Distributor contacts, particularly portfolio managers, to deliver execution reports and updates on critical initiatives. You will exhibit intrapreneurship by providing valuable feedback to improve Gallo's tech stack and tools, advancing technology, and fostering automation. Utilizing standard resources, you will curate content for internal meetings, business reviews, and market surveys, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and aligned with our goals.

We value innovation, initiative, and accountability. If you are ready to take bold steps, learn from experiences, and drive innovation in an established company, we invite you to apply and be part of a team that sets high expectations and achieves remarkable results. Join us at Gallo and contribute to our legacy of excellence.

What You'll Need

  • Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of analytics, financial forecasting, marketing, or Gallo or distributor sales experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High School diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 8 years of analytics, financial forecasting, marketing, or Gallo or distributor sales experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
  • Required to travel up to 25% of the time in order to conduct job duties.
  • 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.
  • Skilled in the use of MS word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint at an intermediate level; MS OneNote at a basic level.
  • Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions.
  • Experience interpreting complex data and reports.
  • Experience with organizational projects/initiatives.
  • 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

  • Master's degree plus 4 years of analytics, financial forecasting, marketing or Gallo or distributor sales experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of analytics, financial forecasting, marketing, or Gallo or distributor sales experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
  • Prior experience as Market Development Manager.

To view the full job description, please click here.

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.

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