Associate Business Manager

Acosta; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Acosta in Charlotte, NC is seeking an Associate Business Manager to assist the Business Manager in delivering mutual client goals. You will support smaller clients with tactical communications, promotion planning, and sales presentations while coordinating with marketing and sales teams.

The role involves downstream execution tracking, post-promo analysis, and market analysis using data such as Nielsen and IRI as part of category reviews.

Qualifications

• Sales process understanding and client promotion systems.
• Strong presentation skills for client meetings.
• Negotiation and strategy development.
• Marketing analytics using data sources such as Nielsen/IRI.
• Finance concepts to interpret profit and volume.
• Logistics and order processing knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Support key clients with downstream execution tracking and promotions.
• Develop and deliver sales presentations for smaller clients.
• Assist in promotion planning, tracking, and post-promo analysis.
• Provide marketing analysis and category reviews for smaller clients.
• Communicate with clients and internal teams on tactical plans.

Skills

Sales

Presentation skills

Negotiation

Marketing analytics

Finance basics

Logistics

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor’s Degree or Experience

1+ year of marketing, sales, or sales support

Job description

The Associate Business Manager assists the Business Manager in executing the mutual business goals of Acosta and assigned clients. Under the direction of Business Manager manages the bulk of smaller clients’ responsibilities and supports the Business Managers with key clients.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Supports Business Partners with key clients:
  • Down-stream execution tracking.
  • Client tactical communication.
  • Liaison with Marketing.
  • Key metric tracking.
  • Promotion plans.
  • Post-promo analysis.
  • Development of sales presentations.
• Under the direction of the Business Manager:
  • Provides for tactical and strategic client communications for smaller clients.
  • Develops and delivers sales presentations for smaller clients.
  • Assists in promotion planning, execution tracking and post-promotion analysis for smaller clients.
  • Marketing analysis and category reviews for smaller clients.
• Meeting the physical requirements – listed below
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma/GED
• Bachelor’s Degree or Experience
• At least one+ year of marketing, sales, or sales support.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Sales skills to include understanding the sales process, contract paperwork, and client promotion systems.
• Presentation skills to include preparation, delivery, and handling questions.
• Negotiation skills to include strategy development and tactical technique.
• Marketing/Analytical skills to include accessing and interpreting IRI/AC Nielson data, post-promotion analysis, and category management.
• Finance skills to include ability to create profit and volume strategies and understand financial statements.
• Logistics skills to include knowledge of order processing, inventory tracking, client and customer distribution methods.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 35588
• Job Category Wholesale
• Posting Date 07/23/2026, 08:18 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Charlotte, NC, United States (Hybrid)