Manager, Community and Stakeholder Engagement

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision plans

401K with company match

Three weeks of vacation; 10 holidays

Job summary

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is seeking a Manager of Community and Stakeholder Engagement to lead outreach across the North Florida market, including Jacksonville, Daytona, Brevard, Gainesville and Ocala. The role runs Monday–Friday with occasional nights and weekends and requires travel within the state.

You will build strategic partnerships, elevate brand equity in communities, and align efforts with public affairs, marketing and CRM teams to support responsible investments and sponsorships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in community and stakeholder engagement or related fields.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (verbal and written).
• Fluency in English; Spanish a plus.
• Willingness to travel across the state and region; ability to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Drive community and stakeholder engagement within an assigned geography to elevate Coke Florida's brand equity.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and new stakeholders and community partners.
• Collaborate with Territory General Managers and Public Affairs to engage local officials.
• Participate in PACS meeting cadences to align strategies and initiatives.
• Coordinate with internal teams to execute community activation and sponsorships.
• Report on engagement activities and community contributions.

Skills

Community engagement

Stakeholder relations

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Project management

English fluency

Spanish (nice to have)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Who We Are:

• Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largest privately-held and the sixth largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.
• Coke Florida sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR.
• In 2026, for the 5th year in a row, Coke Florida was named as a US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. This program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance.

What We Offer

Eligible full time Coke Florida Associates can participate in our Total Rewards Program which includes:

• Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans
• 401K program with healthy company match
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Three weeks of vacation pay, and 10 company paid holidays*
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Competitive compensation

Coke Florida is looking for a Manager, Community and Stakeholder Engagement to work out of our North Florida market, working Monday-Friday with occasional nights and weekends

What You Will Do:

The Manager, Community and Stakeholder Engagement position will be responsible for driving community and stakeholder engagement within an assigned geography to elevate Coke Florida's brand equity across our communities to create an environment in which our business can grow unencumbered. As a rapidly growing beverage manufacturing, sales and distribution company, we are keenly focused on supporting our business operations by raising the company's visibility, building and maintaining key relationships and growing our community engagement and stakeholder relations capabilities. As a member of the Community and Stakeholder Engagement team, the position serves as an individual contributor and will report to the Sr. Director of the function. This role must sit in North Florida, (Jacksonville), as it will focus on the following locations: Jacksonville, Daytona, Brevard, Gainesville and Ocala.

Be accountable for driving community and stakeholder engagement within an assigned geography to elevate Coke Florida's brand equity across the communities where we live, work and play

• Partner with and provide strategic guidance to our Territory General Managers (TGMs) within assigned territory to execute and bring the company's strategic Community Pillar Programs to life
• Engage in the development of commercial activity to support community investments and cause marketing efforts
• Own and enhance the company's relationships with existing key stakeholders. Establish and maintain strong relationships with additional key stakeholders and community partners. These relationships may also include local boards with community partners/organizations.
• Collaborate with Territory General Managers and Public Affairs Team to foster and enhance relationships with local elected officials
• Participate in Coke Florida and TCCC's PACS meeting cadences to align key strategies and initiatives
• Establish a strong rapport with internal team members (CRM, Marketing, PGM and Marketing) to ensure effective execution of commercial activation with key stakeholders
• Recommend, activate, track and report on community engagement, contributions and sponsorships by the company

For this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience working in any of the following fields: community and stakeholder engagement, non-profit, or local community organizations
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (verbal and written)
• Fluency in English, Spanish a plus
• The ability to get things done without close supervision
• Strategic mindset and the ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities
• Ability to travel across the state and region as needed
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Coke Florida reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and to assign additional duties and responsibilities as needed.

Employment with Coke Florida is at-will. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.