Business Development Specialist

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

Competitive Benefits

Purpose-Driven

Professional Development

Job summary

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a Business Development Specialist to support customer and channel teams by handling pricing submissions, item setup, and budgeting tasks.

You will analyze program performance, prepare sales reports, and communicate objectives to partners, with a focus on accuracy, profitability, and timely execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1–3 years of work experience.
• Strong financial acumen and analytical ability.

Responsibilities

• Submits pricing activities in customer portals with a focus on data accuracy, integrity, and consistency to ensure price execution is performed accurately and efficiently, to increase profitability, and to enhance customer and business experience by 40%.
• Administers new item set up and reset processes for customers and manages internal SKU maintenance, such as maintaining the authorized material list, for increased order accuracy and coherence to customer plans
• Supports financial management activities, including auditing deductions on customer invoices, customer trade marketing funding, etc., surrounding budget and customer invoices
• Owns, reviews, researches, and maintains daily, monthly, annual, and other periodic sales performance reports as well as other key business metrics to ensure the success of customer channel programs
• Communicates all customer activity details and sales objectives to necessary business partners through internal processes such as authorization tracker, look of success, etc., to ensure execution
• Conducts special projects and other duties as assigned by the direct supervisor

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Financial acumen

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Prioritization

Adaptability

MS Office

Retail Link familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Office Suite

Job description

Requisition ID: 271342

Locations: Charlotte

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Job Overview

The Business Development Specialist role supports customer and, or channel teams by performing administrative tasks that ensure business strategy success. The Business Development Specialist is responsible for the pricing submissions and item setup processes required across all customer programming. They assist in financial management activities regarding budgeting and customer invoicing. They must analyze program performance and develop selling stories to support business strategies.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Submits pricing activities in customer portals with a focus on data accuracy, integrity, and consistency to ensure price execution is performed accurately and efficiently, to increase profitability, and to enhance customer and business experience by40%
• Administers new item set up and reset processes for customers and manages internal SKU maintenance, such as maintaining the authorized material list, for increased order accuracy and coherence to customer plans
• Supports financial management activities, including auditing deductions on customer invoices, customer trade marketing funding, etc., surrounding budget and customer invoices
• Owns, reviews, researches, and maintains daily, monthly, annual, and other periodic sales performance reports as well as other key business metrics to ensure the success of customer channel programs
• Communicates all customer activity details and sales objectives to necessary business partners through internal processes such as authorization tracker, look of success, etc., to ensure execution
• Conducts special projects and other duties as assigned by the direct supervisor

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Advanced organizational, time management, and attention to detail skills are required
• Financial acumen is a must
• Basic analytical skills is a must
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments with time-sensitive deadlines
• Adept in agility, nimbleness, and flexibility
• Desire to grow in role with an eagerness to learn
• Competence in customer portals such as Retail Link and Vendor Managed Pricing preferred
• Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite (particularly MS Excel and MS PowerPoint) is required

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (4 years)
• Knowledge acquired through 1 to up to 3 years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Liberal Arts, Sociology, Psychology

Work Environment

Office Environment

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.