Director of RTD Beverages

Requisition ID: 38166
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At Molson Coors, we tackle big challenges and defy the status quo. With a proud legacy of excellence, an incredible portfolio of beer, seltzers, spirits, and non-alcohol brands, and a bold vision for our future... we’re on the path to transforming the beverage industry. That requires remarkable individuals who are curious, tenacious, and never afraid to fail forward.
We seek, value and respect everyone’s unique perspectives and experiences knowing that we are stronger together. We collaborate as a team and celebrate each other’s successes.
Here’s to crafting careers and creating new legacies.
Crafted Highlights:

In the role of Director RTD Beverages, working in Chicago, IL , you will act as the marketing lead and brand champion for Molson Coors’ Ready‑to‑Drink (RTD) portfolio, overseeing strategy, positioning, commercial activation, and long‑term brand health across a diverse and fast‑growth set of brands including the Monaco portfolio,
Responsible for delivering against the RTD portfolio’s strategic, volumetric, and financial goals, the Director drives both near‑term performance and long‑range equity growth.
What You’ll Be Brewing

Defines strategic direction for assigned portfolio
Communication: Clearly communicates all portfolio programs. Provides clear direction and demonstrate leadership through meeting timelines. Understand brand strategies, link to channel strategies and ensure they are applied to the development of brand interventions
People Management: Attracts, leads, manages, and mentors employees in such a way to ensure retention, development, and superior performance of talent
Clearly communicate and provide direction by understanding brand strategies, linked to channel strategies, and apply them to the development of shopper programs and effective messaging
Planning: Ensures effective integration of brand portfolio with other Company functional areas, Resource allocation, financial planning for portfolio. Leads portfolio’s annual planning process
Brand Performance: Achieve volume, profit, and brand health targets
Drive execution across all elements of marketing mix
Partnership Management: Integration and collaboration with internal and external partners
This role will lead integration and transition efforts related to mergers & acquisitions, ensuring seamless brand, business, and capability integration across the enterprise. The Director serves as the primary point of contact for our Hornell Brewing partners on Arnold Palmer Spiked, stewarding a strong, collaborative relationship to ensure joint success.
Key Ingredients:

You have at least 10 years of industry experience
Demonstrated success leading a multi‑brand portfolio with significant financial responsibility
Experience in RTDs, FMBs, spirits‑based beverages, or high‑growth emerging categories preferred
Strong partner management experience, ideally with external brand owners / licensors
Experience leading integration or transition during M&A is highly valuable
Proven ability to drive strategic clarity, inspire teams, and deliver results in dynamic, fast‑paced environments
You love a challenge – you complete complex projects quickly and adeptly with your understanding of the business priorities
You are confident and competent – you are diplomatic, professional, and exercise great judgment in developing and maintaining excellent business relationships within the business
You are a skilled negotiator focused on the customer – your constant curiosity fosters your innovative style, and you can equally execute ideas given to you
You exhibit our core values
Beverage Bonuses:

We care about our People and Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around our key priorities
We care about our communities, and play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks, giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are
Engagement with a variety of Business Resource Groups, which can provide volunteer opportunities, leadership experience, and networking through the organization
Ability to grow and develop your career centered around our First Choice Learning opportunities
Participation in our Total Rewards program with a competitive base salary, incentive plans, parental leave, health, dental, vision, retirement plan options with incredible employer match, generous paid time off plans, an engaging Wellness Program, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with amazing resources
Access to cool brand clothing and swag, top events and, of course... free beer and beverages!
Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences
Benefits include 15 days vacation, 10 paid holidays, 4 personal floating holidays and 64 hours of sick time.
Employees identified through our succession planning process as “Ready Now” will be considered first. Those who are identified as Ready in Time or who are not formally on a succession plan will be considered in conjunction with external applicants if a “Ready Now” successor is not appointed.
Molson Coors is an equal opportunity employer. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment processes, please e-mail jobs@molsoncoors.com.
Pay And Benefits
At Molson Coors, we’re committed to paying people fairly and equitably for the work they do.
Job Posting Total Rewards Offerings : $149,400.00 - $196,100.00 (posting salary range) + 25 % target short term incentive + target long term incentive + $23,000 on average spent on benefits per employee, including but not limited to health, dental, vision, retirement with above market employer match, wellness incentives and EAP + paid time off (including holidays, vacation days and sick days).
The posting range provided above for salary is what we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We ultimately pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors that inform pay decisions including but not limited to the required work location, previous work experience, skill set and internal equity.