Campus Retail Activation & Merchandising Specialist

Chobani; Kentucky; On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Health savings account

401k match

Tuition reimbursement

Fertility & childcare support

Parental leave

Wellness program

Paid time off

Holidays

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Chobani is seeking a Retail Sales & Execution Specialist for College & University accounts in Columbus. You will bring campus strategies to life with on-campus execution, ensuring products are available, visible, and properly merchandised across approved locations, while supporting new item launches and promotional programs.

You will work with Key Account Managers and cross-functional partners to drive activation, campus sampling, and events, manage a structured route, build relationships with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Retail sales, field execution, merchandising experience preferred.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Comfort working independently in stores and traveling to campuses.
• Ability to influence without authority and use mobile field tools.
• Manage a structured route schedule and lift/display in-store 30+ lbs.
• Calendar planning and organization; periodic lifting/bending/reaching.

Responsibilities

• Support Key Account Managers in executing customer strategies and business plans across College & University accounts.
• Serve as day-to-day field contact for campus locations and operator partners.
• Ensure products are available, merchandised, and represented across campus locations.
• Conduct campus visits/audits to identify gaps and opportunities.
• Plan and execute on-campus sampling, promotions, events, and student engagement programs.
• Coordinate campus activations with internal teams, agencies, distributors, and partners.
• Maintain ownership of execution standards across campuses or territories.

Skills

Retail sales

Field execution

Merchandising

Relationship-building

Communication

Independent in stores

Influence without authority

Mobile field tools

Route planning

Lifting 30+ lbs

Calendar planning

Overnight travel (infrequent)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Chobani is seeking a Retail Sales & Execution Specialist for College & University accounts in Columbus. You will bring campus strategies to life with on-campus execution, ensuring products are available, visible, and properly merchandised across approved locations, while supporting new item launches and promotional programs.

You will work with Key Account Managers and cross-functional partners to drive activation, campus sampling, and events, manage a structured route, build relationships with