Retail Execution Jr. Coordinator - Costa

Kellanova Co; Perímetro Urbano Barranquilla; On-site; COP 24,000,000 - 42,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kellanova in Barranquilla is seeking a Retail Execution Coordinator to lead in-store execution and drive market insights into growth. You will connect Sales, Operations, and field agencies, monitor KPIs, and push category availability and visibility across Colombia.

Ideal candidates have a background in CPG or related commercial roles, strong Excel skills, and the ability to travel for field visits. This is a full-time role based in Barranquilla with opportunities to influence store execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Marketing, or related field.
• 1+ year of experience in CPG, Sales, Commercial Execution, Trade Marketing, or related function.
• Knowledge of local market dynamics across Modern Trade, Convenience, and Distributor channels.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting performance indicators.
• Intermediate Excel and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate channel priorities and initiatives with merchandising agencies to ensure consistent execution of commercial strategies across customers and channels.
• Identify opportunities to improve category turnover by analyzing market share, inventory levels, and performance indicators.
• Track sales volumes, execution KPIs, and compliance with commercial plans.
• Provide actionable feedback on competitor activities and pricing strategies observed at the point of sale.
• Conduct field visits to identify execution opportunities and implement initiatives that boost productivity.

Skills

CPG knowledge

Sales analytics

Excel proficient

Field travel

English (intermediate)

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Are you passionate about driving flawless in-store execution and turning market insights into business growth? Join our team as a Retail Execution Coordinator. You’ll be responsible for leading commercial execution within your assigned territory, ensuring the consistent implementation of company priorities while maximizing category availability, visibility, and rotation. As a key connector between Sales, Operations, Customer Marketing, and field execution agencies, you will drive execution excellence, monitor performance indicators, and generate actionable insights that help accelerate business results across the Colombian market. This is a role based in Barranquilla

A Taste Of What You’ll Be Doing

• Commercial Execution Leadership: Coordinate channel priorities and initiatives with merchandising agencies to ensure consistent execution of commercial strategies across assigned customers and channels.
• Category Performance Management: Identify opportunities to improve category turnover by analyzing market share, inventory levels, out-of-stock situations, and category performance indicators.
• Sales & Execution Monitoring: Track sales volumes, execution KPIs, and compliance with commercial plans, ensuring timely actions to maximize business performance.
• Market Insights Generation: Provide actionable feedback on competitor activities, product launches, pricing strategies, and opportunities identified at the point of sale.
• Continuous Improvement & Customer Engagement: Conduct customer and field visits to identify execution opportunities and implement initiatives that increase productivity and execution effectiveness.

We’re Looking for Someone With

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Marketing, or a related field.
• +1 year of experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Sales, Commercial Execution, Trade Marketing, or related commercial functions.
• Knowledge of local market dynamics and customers across Modern Trade, Convenience, and Distributor channels.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting commercial and execution performance indicators.
• Intermediate proficiency in Excel and data analysis tools.
• Intermediate English skills.
• Availability to travel and conduct field visits with customers and points of sale.

If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information.

Get to Know Us

At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Tresor, Crunchy Nut, among others.

Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.

Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED &I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.

Mars, Incorporated has acquired Kellanova in a transaction that brings together iconic brands, storied legacies and outstanding capabilities with a view to shape the future of snacking. Kellanova will continue to hire business‑necessary roles while being fully integrated into Mars. You can learn more here: https://www.mars.com/news-and-stories/press-releases-statements/mars-completes-acquisition-of-kella…

You can learn more at www.futureofsnacking.com, and our hiring teams will be happy to discuss further questions if your application advances in the hiring process.

Let’s shape the future of snacking.

Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here.