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Brown-Forman

Produces and sells whiskey, vodka, wine

Field Sales Specialist - Cruises

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/14/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Miami, FL, USA
Hybrid
Sales & Account ManagementField Sales

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree and 2–3 years of sales or cruise channel experience are required.
  • Experience in international business, cruise lines, on-premise, and/or duty-free environments is preferred.
  • Ability to work autonomously and in a matrix organization is required.
  • Strong oral and written communication, presentation, and training skills are required.
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills are required.
  • Full literacy in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, is required.
  • Availability to travel 50% of the time is required.
  • Ability to plan, work as part of a team, build customer relationships, train and influence retail staff, give presentations, solve problems, and negotiate is required.
  • Cultural awareness reflecting the international nature of the travel retail business is required.
Responsibilities
  • Develop cruise brand initiatives focused on cruise pouring, identify industry trends and innovation, and translate insights into actionable brand strategies.
  • Optimize brand presence and visibility in onboard on-premise and retail off-premise channels.
  • Conduct brand and product training sessions for store staff and cruise crew.
  • Partner with the Brand Advocacy team to drive, expand, and lead dedicated onboard brand events.
  • Promote the use of Master Distillers for onboard activations, VIP tastings, masterclasses, pairing dinners, and elevated consumer experiences.
  • Lead relationships and business development with major cruise retail customers, including Starboard, Harding Brothers, Heinemann Americas, and Avolta.
  • Build and maintain relationships with key buyers from cruise lines and gift shops, as well as store-level personnel.
  • Assist with managing consumption reports, consolidating data, and providing analytical insights to support strategic action plans.
  • Collaborate with the Customer Marketing Manager and marketing agency to execute promotional campaigns and merchandising initiatives.
  • Identify and leverage local brand-building opportunities through merchandising and promotional activities.
  • Partner with local economy Brand Advocacy teams to bring brand knowledge to cruise channels by leveraging initiatives developed for both divisions, maximizing domestic events such as Tales and Vibe, and seeking synergy among channels.
  • Support sales and trade marketing plans by increasing consumer demand, strengthening customer relationships, executing customer marketing and promotional plans, and providing day-to-day sales support.
  • Ensure development of the company's brands and product portfolio in the cruises channel, aligning with brand-building philosophy and global brand strategies.
Desired Qualifications
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to succeed across planning, teamwork, customer relationships, training and influencing retail staff, presentations, problem solving, positive thinking, and negotiating.

About the company

Brown-Forman is a major American-owned spirits and wine company that sells well-known brands such as Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Tequila Herradura, Finlandia vodka, and Korbel wine. It operates by producing and marketing a portfolio of branded alcoholic beverages that are distributed worldwide, in more than 160 countries. The company's products are sold under multiple label brands across categories like whiskey, tequila, vodka, liqueur, and wine, supported by global marketing, distribution, and responsibility programs. Brown-Forman differentiates itself through its large, diverse brand portfolio, extensive global reach, and focus on responsible consumption and community involvement. Its goal is to maintain leadership in the global spirits and wine market, grow shareholder value, and promote responsible drinking and sustainability across its operations.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Louisville, Kentucky

Founded

1870

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What believers are saying

  • Q1 fiscal 2027 RTD sales rose 20%, led by New Mix up 48%.
  • Brown-Forman held flat organic net sales in Q1 despite softer alcohol demand.
  • Gross margin expanded 40 basis points, while free cash flow improved to $161 million.

What critics are saying

  • Canada keeps U.S.-made spirits off shelves in most provinces through fiscal 2027.
  • Developed markets Germany, France, and Spain fell 8% organic in Q1 fiscal 2027.
  • Tequila and used-barrel sales collapsed 12% and 61%, exposing Jack Daniel’s dependence.

What makes Brown-Forman unique

  • Jack Daniel’s and Woodford Reserve anchor a premium whiskey portfolio across 170 countries.
  • Brown-Forman keeps launching innovations, including Tennessee Blackberry RTD on September 16, 2026.
  • Archives-driven limited releases like Kentucky Boy, September 10, 2026, reinforce brand scarcity.

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Benefits

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Health Insurance
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Paid Vacation
  • Phone/Internet Stipend
  • Wellness Program

Company News

Yahoo Finance
Oct 19th, 2026
Brown-Forman and Simply Good Foods, both down about 70%, are buy-and-hold picks

Brown-Forman and Simply Good Foods have each fallen about 65% to 70% from their highs, yet both keep investing in their futures. Brown-Forman, maker of Jack Daniel's, is down roughly 65% from its November 2020 peak. Jack Daniel's sales were flat last quarter, and its ready-to-drink range grew 20%. Free cash flow rose $32 million to $161 million, and the dividend has been raised for 42 straight years. Simply Good Foods, which owns Quest, Atkins, and OWYN, is down about 70% from its 52-week high. Atkins sales fell 24.6% last quarter, and the company wrote down Atkins and OWYN by $331 million. Quest still grows, and brought in $230 million of $357 million in quarterly sales. The company bought back $213 million of its stock in nine months.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 16th, 2026
Chevron, DRDGOLD and Brown-Forman offer 3%+ dividend yields as Treasury yields near 5%

With long-term US Treasury yields near 5%, investors are weighing how to earn income without giving up equity upside. A Simply Wall St screen highlights three dividend stocks yielding above 3%: Chevron, DRDGOLD, and Brown-Forman. Chevron, an integrated energy group, has a market value of about $435.6 billion. It reports roughly $82.5 billion in US revenue and $78.8 billion internationally in its downstream business, and its upstream arm adds about $52.6 billion domestically and $55.1 billion abroad. DRDGOLD retreats gold tailings in South Africa. It has a market value of around $2.1 billion, a 38.1% net profit ratio, and a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.4x. Brown-Forman, maker of Jack Daniel's, earns about $3.9 billion from beverage alcohol products and is valued near $13.1 billion.

Global Drinks Intel
Sep 18th, 2026
Brown-Forman takes Jack Daniel's Tennessee Blackberry into rtds.

Brown-Forman takes Jack Daniel's Tennessee Blackberry into rtds. Last updated: 18/09/2026 at 5:51 PM 18 September 2026 'After seeing the response, we knew it was the cocktail that earned its can ...' Brown-Forman has added a premix extension to the blackberry-flavoured SKU of flagship whiskey Jack Daniel's in the US, barely a year after the full-strength variant's release. The company, which added Tennessee Blackberry to the American whiskey's permanent portfolio in August last year, confirmed the launch in the country of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Blackberry Mixed With Lemonade this week. According to the brand owner, the RTD is a response to the viral trend of mixing Blackberry with lemonade that it observed last year. Available nationwide, the 4.8%-ABV premix has an SRP of US$11.99 per four-pack of 35.5cl cans. "When we launched Jack Daniel's Tennessee Blackberry last summer, fans quickly fell in love with its signature cocktail of Tennessee Blackberry and refreshing lemonade," said Jack Daniel's RTD brand director at Brown-Forman, Mary Beth O'Mara. "After seeing the response, we knew it was the cocktail that earned its can, and we're excited to bring it to our friends in a format that makes it even easier to enjoy." Of Jack's other flavoured variants, Tennessee Honey also has an RTD sibling that features lemonade, albeit at a stronger ABV of 7%. In results for the three months to the end of July, when group sales dipped by 1%, Brown-Forman noted that Jack's three flavour extensions not including Blackberry - Apple, Fire and Honey - were in marked decline sales-wise, while its RTD operations delivered an 11% top-line lift.

The Bourbon Flight
Sep 17th, 2026
Brown-Forman announces $500 million debt offering.

Brown-Forman announces $500 million debt offering. LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Brown-Forman Corp. announced Thursday it has priced a $500 million debt offering that the Louisville-based spirits company could use for purposes ranging from refinancing existing debt to stock repurchases, acquisitions and capital investments. The company said it priced $500 million of 5.375% senior unsecured notes due Oct. 15, 2031. Brown-Forman, one of Kentucky's largest publicly traded companies and the owner of brands including Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve and Old Forester, said proceeds from the five-year notes will be available for general corporate purposes. Potential uses include paying dividends, repurchasing Brown-Forman shares under authorized stock repurchase programs, repaying or refinancing existing debt, including commercial paper, and providing additional working capital. The company also said proceeds could be used for capital expenditures, acquisitions and funding pension plan obligations. The offering provides Brown-Forman with $500 million of additional long-term financing at a fixed interest rate as the company manages its capital needs and existing debt obligations. Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc. are serving as joint book-running managers for the offering. The debt offering comes as Brown-Forman navigates a challenging environment for the global spirits industry. Earlier this month, the company reported fiscal 2027 first-quarter net sales of $911 million, down 1% from the same period a year earlier. Operating income declined 3% to $252 million, while diluted earnings per share increased 6% to 38 cents. Brown-Forman President and CEO Lawson Whiting said at the time that the company's first-quarter results were largely in line with expectations and that innovation continued to provide growth opportunities despite pressure in portions of the company's portfolio. Brown-Forman reaffirmed its full-year outlook when it released those results. The company has deep ties to Kentucky's signature bourbon industry. In addition to its Louisville headquarters, Brown-Forman's Kentucky operations and brands include Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Old Forester and Cooperage operations and other production and warehousing assets. Brown-Forman said the notes will be offered through a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus filed as part of an effective shelf registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the prospectus and prospectus supplement relating to the senior notes may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. Brown-Forman Corporation is a global leader in the spirits industry, responsibly building exceptional beverage alcohol brands for more than 155 years. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, The Bourbon Flight is guided by its founding promise, "Nothing Better in the Market." Its premium portfolio includes Jack Daniel's Family of Brands, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, New Mix, el Jimador, Herradura, The Glendronach, Glenglassaugh, Benriach, Diplomático Rum, Gin Mare, Fords Gin, Chambord, and Slane. With approximately 4,900 employees worldwide, The Bourbon Flight proudly share its passion for fine-quality spirits in more than 170 countries. Learn more at brown-forman.com.

StockTitan
Sep 17th, 2026
Jack Daniel’s maker sets terms for a $500 million bond offering

The 5.375% notes are due Oct. 15, 2031; net proceeds may fund dividends, stock repurchases, debt repayment, working capital and acquisitions.