Beer and beverage producer scaling sales and on-premise channel presence
The Boston Beer Company operates a 1,000+ person beverage production and distribution business with a sales-first organizational shape—82 active sales roles against 7 engineering, suggesting a go-to-market focused operation. The tech stack reflects manufacturing and ERP maturity (SAP, Allen-Bradley, Rockwell Automation, Modicon) alongside active migration to SAP S/4HANA and supply-chain planning via Kinaxis, indicating infrastructure modernization while maintaining legacy industrial automation. Hiring velocity is accelerating with heavy intern/junior intake (199 of 232 roles), concentrated in sales and marketing channels.
Notable leadership hires: Head Brewer, Head Chef, Strategic Sourcing Lead
The Boston Beer Company brews and distributes beer and beyond-beer beverages across North America from its Boston headquarters. Founded in 1984, the company operates across production, on-premise (bars, restaurants, venues), and off-premise (retail) channels. The current project portfolio reflects a channel and account expansion focus: new product development, major account acquisition, campus and festival sampling, bartender education, and display merchandising. Pain points center on product visibility, availability, and depletion growth across accounts, alongside cost management in food-adjacent operations.
SAP (ECC and migrating to S/4HANA), Allen-Bradley, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Office suite, and Kinaxis for supply-chain planning. Industrial automation (Modicon, Fluke, Ignition, RSLinx, Wonderware) supports manufacturing.
Primarily the United States and Canada. The company is based in Boston, Massachusetts and operates across North American on-premise and off-premise distribution channels.
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