Retail Execution Specialist - Atlanta, GA

The Coca-Cola Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel required 76–100%

Benefits package

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta is seeking a Retail Execution Specialist to amplify shelf presence for Advanced Hydration brands. You will drive in-store merchandising, upsell, and brand ambassadorship across a large territory with a focus on data-based selling and program execution.

Ideal candidates have 0–2 years in sales/merchandising, are self-motivated, and can manage multiple stores. A valid driver's license and ability to lift 25–50 lbs are required; travel is 76–100% of the time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience preferred.
• 0-2 years’ experience in sales, merchandising, marketing, or customer service encouraged to apply.
• Must be located in Atlanta, GA or willing to relocate at your own expense.
• Strong selling skills and ability to influence store/ownership personnel with data-driven selling and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Sales growth and merchandising: grow base business, increase sales, optimize display space and productivity.
• Creative display management: install and maintain branded displays in-store.
• Brand ambassadorship: share product knowledge and insights with store personnel and customers.
• Program execution: sell-in promotional programs and ensure compliance.
• Collaboration: work with Coca-Cola Merchandisers and field team to execute plans and maintain inventory.
• Customer insights: report customer needs, problems, and competitive activities to internal teams.
• Territory account maintenance: manage planograms, decals, tags, and POS materials.
• Technology utilization: use company tech for daily reporting and data-driven insights.

Skills

Sales

Merchandising

Customer service

Influencing

Data-driven selling

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant experience

Job description

## Retail Execution Specialist - Atlanta, GAApply: US - GA - Atlanta: Full time: Posted Today: R-147912**Job Description Summary:****Join Team our team for an Exciting Career with Advanced Hydration!**If you’re interested in starting a career where sales, insights, sports and creativity intersect—you’ve come to the right place. Our Advanced Hydration Team is looking for a Retail Execution Specialist (RES) to join our team. Advanced Hydration seeks energetic, passionate, and positive individuals who want to join the biggest underdog fight in the history of consumer-packaged goods. Our Retail Execution Team will bring our OBSESSION with becoming #1 in Advanced Hydration to life in-store.As a Retail Execution Specialist (RES), you will be the ultimate ambassador for our Advanced Hydration Brands. You'll be responsible for amplifying the execution of our fan and athlete-loved brands on shelves and displays in-store, focusing on execution, merchandising, and upselling. Your role is crucial in driving sales growth and maximizing the presence of our brands within your assigned territory. **RESPONSIBILITIES:*** **Sales Growth and Merchandising**: Identify and capitalize on opportunities to grow the base business, increase sales, optimize display space, and improve productivity while maintaining excellent customer service.* **Creative Display Management**: Assist with the installation and maintenance of creative displays aligned with branding initiatives, creating disruption points throughout the store to engage consumers with our brands.* **Brand Ambassadorship**: Actively interact with store personnel and consumers to provide in-depth product knowledge and insights, ensuring a positive brand experience.* **Program Execution**: Efficiently execute all sales programs and initiatives, including selling-in promotional programs, ensuring customer compliance, and achieving maximum brand potential.* **Collaboration**: Partner with Coca-Cola Merchandisers and the Advanced Hydration Field team to execute sales and merchandising plans effectively, maintain product inventory levels, minimize out-of-stocks, and uphold company merchandising standards.* **Customer Insights**: Gather and report customer needs, problems, interests, and competitive activities, providing valuable input to internal teams for continuous improvement and increased customer goodwill.* **Territory Account Maintenance**: Handle tasks such as checking date codes, managing account adherence to plan-o-grams, replacing decals or tags, and transporting, building, and maintaining point-of-sale advertising and coupons for territory accounts as needed.* **Technology Utilization**: Utilize company-provided technology for real-time daily reporting, analyze reports, and leverage insights to drive success in-store.**REQUIREMENTS:*** Bachelor's degree or relevant experience preferred* Entry-level applicants with a willingness to learn will be considered; candidates with 0-2 years’ experience in sales, merchandising, marketing, or customer service are encouraged to apply* Must be located in Atlanta, GA or willing to relocate at your own expense* Strong selling skill set and ability to influence store/ownership personnel through fact-based data selling, problem solving, and creative thinking* Self-motivated with the ability to work independently within a large territory and multitask across a large number of stores* Strong interpersonal and time-management skills; ability to effectively communicate successes, challenges, and opportunities, verbally and in writing, cross-functionally and through all levels of management* Entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm for our brands and their purpose* Must be able to lift upwards of 25-50 lbs with frequent bending, reaching, and kneeling to support product display building and events* Occasional off-hours/weekend work, as needed* Must have a personal vehicle, maintain an excellent driving record, and hold a valid driver’s license for use during work hours; willingness to drive throughout the territory is essential, including the ability to drive long distances as needed* Motor Vehicle Records must satisfy company standards per Driving Policy The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.**Skills:****Pay Range:**United States: 57,800 - 69,400 USD*Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.***Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:**7.5*Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.***Location(s):**United States of America**City/Cities:**Atlanta**Travel Required:**76% - 100%**Relocation Provided:**No**Job Posting End Date:**October 30, 2026**Our Purpose and Growth Culture:**We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do 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. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.