Partner Manager, Bathtub Gin - Kent

About Maverick Drinks Over the past 12 years, Maverick Drinks has developed one of the most compelling and innovative drinks portfolios in the UK. From craft and premium spirits to some of the most exciting emerging brands in the market, we have built our reputation around great products, strong customer relationships and doing things differently. We work across the UK On-Trade, retail, wholesale and ecommerce, combining the reach and expertise of Maverick Drinks with the wider Atom Brands and Master of Malt businesses. The Opportunity Bathtub Gin is one of our most important owned brands, and Kent represents a significant opportunity to build its distribution and visibility. We are looking for a Partner Manager dedicated exclusively to Bathtub Gin, with responsibility for developing the brand across the Kent On-Trade. This is a highly field-focused, new-business-led role. You will own the territory, identify the best opportunities for Bathtub Gin and systematically build distribution across independent pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels and other relevant licensed venues. Your job is simple to describe: make Bathtub Gin impossible to ignore in Kent. Requirements What You’ll Do Own the Bathtub Gin opportunity in Kent, developing a detailed understanding of the territory, its customers and the biggest opportunities for the brand. Build and continually develop a prioritised target universe of relevant independent pubs, gastropubs, bars, restaurants, hotels and other licensed venues. Spend the majority of your time in trade, prospecting, sampling and converting new customers. Deliver against clear Win It targets for new Bathtub Gin distribution points. Ensure new listings are in the Right Place – prioritising venues where Bathtub Gin has a genuine consumer and commercial opportunity rather than chasing distribution for distribution's sake. Develop compelling commercial propositions that give customers a clear reason to list and recommend Bathtub Gin. Secure Bathtub Gin across back bars, house pours, gin serves and cocktail menus, depending on the opportunity within each account. Activate It – support new and existing customers with staff training, tastings, menu activation, POS and relevant consumer-facing activity. Build strong relationships with owners, operators, GMs, bar managers and other key decision-makers across the territory. Work closely with our wholesale partners to ensure Bathtub Gin is readily available to customers across Kent. Identify clusters of opportunity and build density, creating areas where Bathtub Gin has meaningful presence rather than isolated listings. Develop high-profile lighthouse accounts that increase the visibility and credibility of Bathtub Gin within the Kent On-Trade. Monitor the performance of new accounts and take action to improve rate of sale and repeat purchase. Maintain accurate customer, pipeline, distribution and activity information within our CRM. Work closely with the Head…